Credit instrument or private receipt: T-S Ar.39.185

Credit instrument or private receipt T-S Ar.39.185

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S Ar.39.185
Primary Language
Arabic

What's in the PGP

  • Image

Description

Order of payment or receipt in Arabic script: li-yatasallam al-muʿallim ʿAlī.... It is not clear what is being paid or handed over. 11 qadaḥs of something? The glyph appears at the top and an elaborate but crude ʿalāma appears in the middle (compare AIU XII.51 for a similar format).

Additional metadata

Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 39, f. 185; TS Arabic Box 39, fol. 185
Input date
In PGP since 2019
Image
Transcription
Translation

T-S Ar.39.185 1r

°
1r

T-S Ar.39.185 1v

°
1v
Image Permissions Statement
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.39.185. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/20799/ (accessed August 24, 2026).