Letter: T-S NS 163.84 + T-S Ar.7.14

Letter T-S NS 163.84 + T-S Ar.7.14

Shelfmark: T-S NS 163.84 + T-S Ar.7.14

Primary Language: Judaeo-Arabic
Secondary Language: Hebrew

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Two fragments comprising the upper part of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Addressed to "al-ḥaver al-jalīl" (misspelled אלחבר אלגיל). The writer also uses the letter sin (שׂ) in place of the more standard samekh. The section preserved is mainly a deferential preamble including copious thanks for the addressee's letter and "the piece (al-qiṭʿa) which you gifted me in it." The body of the letter begins with a response to something the addressee said about a Hebrew phrase על כן לא יד (possibly 1 Samuel 5:5) and he responds with an allusion to another Hebrew phrase כן יי(?) כל. There are Arabic jottings in the upper margin. Join: Alan Elbaum.

Provenance: Geniza
Collection: Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks: TS Arabic Box 7, fol. 14; TS Arabic Box 7, f. 14
Input date: In PGP since 2019

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T-S NS 163.84 1v

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T-S Ar.7.14 1v

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T-S NS 163.84 1r

T-S Ar.7.14 1r

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T-S Ar.7.14: No attribution or license noted.
T-S NS 163.84: No attribution or license noted.

How to cite this record:: Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S NS 163.84 + Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.7.14. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/21286/ (accessed July 20, 2026).