Letter: T-S Ar.36.131

Letter T-S Ar.36.131

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S Ar.36.131
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Recto: Letter from a man of Qayrawān, perhaps in Jerusalem. In Judaeo-Arabic. This is an eloquent letter of appeal for charity. He says he has made pilgrimage to his current location ("may God build it") and lost all his money. He was embarrassed to turn to any of his countrymen other than the addressee. The biblical verses on verso may belong together with this document.

Additional metadata

Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 36, fol. 131; TS Arabic Box 36, f. 131
Input date
In PGP since 2019
Image
Transcription
Translation

T-S Ar.36.131 1r

°
1r

T-S Ar.36.131 1v

1v
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    Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.36.131. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/20693/ (accessed June 9, 2026).