Letter: T-S Ar.42.70

Letter T-S Ar.42.70

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S Ar.42.70
Primary Language
Arabic

What's in the PGP

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Description

Letter, possibly a draft. In Arabic script. Fragment (bottom part only). The sender may be a merchant writing from Qūṣ (l. 3) or describing his journey to the town. The letter contains many greetings, including to the sender's mother and father and siblings. He requests a correspondence letter towards the end.

Related Places

Mentioned
Qūṣ

Tags

Additional metadata

Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 42, fol. 70; TS Arabic Box 42, f. 70
Input date
In PGP since 2019
Image
Transcription
Translation

T-S Ar.42.70 1r

°
1r

T-S Ar.42.70 1v

°
1v
Image Permissions Statement
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.42.70. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/21159/ (accessed August 6, 2026).