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

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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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Provenance
Geniza
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
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Transcription
Translation

T-S Ar.42.153 1r

°
1r

T-S Ar.42.153 1v

°
1v
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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 October 14, 2026).