Letter: T-S Ar.54.92b

Letter T-S Ar.54.92b

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S Ar.54.92b
Primary Languages
Arabic
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Recto, with the address on verso: Mercantile letter from Yehuda b. Moshe to Abū l-ʿAlāʾ Yūsuf b. Dāʾūd Ibn Shaʿyā, in Fustat. In Arabic script, elegantly written. Dating: mid-11th century, as the addressee is known from other Geniza letters from this time. Mainly dealing with business in flax, it seems. Mentions the names of other merchants. Needs further examination. Verso: Mercantile letter in Judaeo-Arabic, in an unusual, somewhat crude hand. Might be an addendum to the Arabic-script letter, as it does not appear to be a complete letter in its own right, and it concerns the same issues (reports on flax production from the Rīf). Mentions Abū Yaḥyā (Nahray b. Nissim?) several times.

Additional metadata

Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 54, fol. 92b; TS Arabic Box 54, f. 92b
Input date
In PGP since 2019
Image
Transcription
Translation

T-S Ar.54.92b 1r

1r

T-S Ar.54.92b 1v

1v
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