Letter: T-S Ar.50.64

Letter T-S Ar.50.64

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Shelfmark
T-S Ar.50.64
Primary Languages
Arabic
Judaeo-Arabic

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Letter addressed to Abū Zikrī b. Eliyya ha-Dayyan, in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic. The writer addresses Abū Zikrī first (figuratively) as his 'father' and later as his cousin (ibn ʿamm). Most of the content is missing. The writer sends regards to his uncle (Eliyyahu the Judge), Eliyyahu's wife, the ṣughayyira, and Samḥūn (=Simḥa ha-Kohen). Verso: Apart from the address, also contains a list of Jewish names in Arabic script, including al-Raʾīs; al-Makīn; al-Dayyān; Asad; Abū l-Faraj Mutasawwiq(?); Bayān al-Muqaddasī; al-Sadīd b. al-Thiqa; al-Najīb b. al-Kāmukhī.

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Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 50, fol. 64; TS Arabic Box 50, f. 64
Input date
In PGP since 2020
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Translation

T-S Ar.50.64 1r

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1r

T-S Ar.50.64 1v

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1v
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