Letter: T-S Ar.39.486

Letter T-S Ar.39.486

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S Ar.39.486
Primary Language
Arabic

What's in the PGP

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Description

Long mercantile letter in Arabic script. Damaged and very difficult to read. Mentions names such as ʿAbd al-Raḥmān and Abū Isḥāq Ibn al-Qābila ("Son of the Midwife," a family name). Needs examination.

Additional metadata

Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 39, fol. 486; TS Arabic Box 39, f. 486
Input date
In PGP since 2019
Image
Transcription
Translation

T-S Ar.39.486 1r

°
1r

T-S Ar.39.486 1v

°
1v
Image Permissions Statement
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.39.486. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/20972/ (accessed July 22, 2026).