Letter: T-S Ar.48.293

Letter T-S Ar.48.293

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S Ar.48.293
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

What's in the PGP

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Description

Letters in Judaeo-Arabic. Quite faded. Dating: Probably Ayyubid or Mamluk-era, based on the hands and the layout. The letter on recto mentions a deep regret for leaving [...]. The letter on verso is addressed to 'adonenu' and is signed by Moshe b. לתק.... It mentions that the messenger sent by the addressee only arrived after al-Shaykh al-Ṣafiyy went to Cairo.

Related Places

Mentioned
Cairo

Additional metadata

Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 48, f. 293; TS Arabic Box 48, fol. 293
Input date
In PGP since 2020
Image
Transcription
Translation

T-S Ar.48.293 1r

°
1r

T-S Ar.48.293 1v

°
1v
Image Permissions Statement
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.48.293. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/21197/ (accessed August 16, 2026).