Legal document: T-S Ar.41.50

Legal document T-S Ar.41.50

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S Ar.41.50
Primary Language
Arabic

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Description

Legal document in Arabic script. Dating: Late Mamluk or early Ottoman-era. Seems to be a deathbed declaration of a Jewish man. Mentions the Jews of Jūjar and of Cairo. Most of the names are damaged and only partially preserved. He enumerates the goods and sums owed him by others. Ending and signatures in the right margin.

Related Places

Mentioned
Cairo, Jūjar

Additional metadata

Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 41, f. 50; TS Arabic Box 41, fol. 50
Input date
In PGP since 2019
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Transcription
Translation

T-S Ar.41.50 1r

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1r

T-S Ar.41.50 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.41.50. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/21069/ (accessed October 7, 2026).