State document: T-S Ar.42.162

State document T-S Ar.42.162

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Shelfmark
T-S Ar.42.162
Primary Language
Arabic

Description

Petition, or an official letter in Arabic script. The sender may be named Hibatallāh b. Bū Naṣr. The addressee's name appears in the first line; maybe Abū l-Ḥasan. Deals mainly with business matters but contains many petition-like phrases, maybe to soften the sender's impatience, and all the information about accounting. Also contains the "yujaddid taqbīl al-arḍ" phrase "the slave renews the kissing of the ground" (for the usage of the phrase, see Khan, ALAD, pg. 313, 433), and the phrase "fī khidma mālik al-riqq" (see Khan, ALAD, pg. 345, 368, 434). The letter could perhaps be addressed to a state official involved in business activities. Described in Baker and Polliack as "letter, possibly addressed to a caliph. Needs further examination. Reused on verso for dense accounts in Arabic script, mentioning numerous materia medica.

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Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 42, f. 162; TS Arabic Box 42, fol. 162
Input date
In PGP since 2019
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.42.162. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/21115/ (accessed February 25, 2026).