Letter: T-S Ar.42.153

Letter T-S Ar.42.153

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Shelfmark
T-S Ar.42.153
Primary Language
Arabic

Description

Letter of appeal for charity. In Arabic script. Written in two columns. Asking the addressee to exchange the writer's possessions for food. Mentions Abū ʿAlī al-Parnas and the judge Efrayim. The writer is without work "and the mice have eaten my clothing." (Information in part from Baker/Polliack catalog)

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Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 42, fol. 153; TS Arabic Box 42, f. 153
Input date
In PGP since 2019
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.42.153. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/21109/, accessed November 23, 2024.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/21109/