State document: T-S Ar.42.55

State document T-S Ar.42.55

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S Ar.42.55
Primary Language
Arabic

Description

State document, in Arabic script. Probably a report, petition, or recommendation from Ṭalḥa al-Qibṭī to a dignitary, probably in Cairo. Dating: Probably Ayyubid-era or later, based on hand and formulary. Not addressed to the caliph (as Baker and Polliack suggest) but merely to a dignitary. The addressee is asked to look after the bearer ʿUthmān al-[...] and three other men and all of their companions, and "not to abandon them to the Miṣrīs (either Egyptians or people of Fustat)." On verso, there are jottings and possibly a draft of another petition. Needs further examination. (Information in part from Baker & Polliack Catalogue.)

Related Places

Mentioned
Cairo

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Additional metadata

Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 42, f. 55; TS Arabic Box 42, fol. 55
Input date
In PGP since 2019
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.42.55. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/21155/ (accessed February 24, 2026).