Letter: T-S Ar.54.76

Letter T-S Ar.54.76

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S Ar.54.76
Primary Languages
Arabic
Judaeo-Arabic

What's in the PGP

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Description

Letter(s). The first 9 lines are in Arabic script (the hand is practiced), followed by 9 lines in Judaeo-Arabic (the hand is crude). It may be one and the same sender/scribe. The Arabic portion mentions congratulations; possibly sesame oil (sīraj, l. 3); that the sender sent something to the Rayyis, who is asked for a favor; that Abū l-Ḥasan b. al-[...] was also present at the time this letter was written and kisses the addressee's hands and serves him. The Judaeo-Arabic portion mentions "a Hebrew letter"; urges the addressee to respond quickly before the holiday; asks for "a separate ruqʿa in my name and in the name of Sulaymān"; and may allude to a legal case between himself and Sulaymān in the countryside (al-Rīf). He reports that "they have begun" with the addressee's silk and asks if they should start dyeing the 10 ruṭaylāt of silk. Needs further examination (especially the Arabic portion). ASE

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Additional metadata

Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 54, fol. 76; TS Arabic Box 54, f. 76
Input date
In PGP since 2019
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Transcription
Translation

T-S Ar.54.76 1r

°
1r

T-S Ar.54.76 1v

°
1v
Image Permissions Statement
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.54.76. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/21277/ (accessed June 9, 2026).