Letter: T-S Ar.7.8

Letter T-S Ar.7.8

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S Ar.7.8
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

What's in the PGP

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Description

Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Approximately 20 lines are preserved across two fragments. reused on verso for literary text (including the first Hebrew phrases from verses of Psalms 95:1-101:8,102:4-103:22). Written in a square hand with some space between the lines. Dating: likely 12th or 13th century. The sender may be named Abū l-Maḥāsin (upper left). Mentions someone named Bū Manṣūr. Needs examination for content.

Additional metadata

Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 7, f. 8; TS Arabic Box 7, fol. 8
Input date
In PGP since 2019
Image
Transcription
Translation

T-S Ar.7.8 1r

°
1r

T-S Ar.7.8 1v

°
1v

T-S Ar.7.8 2r

°
2r

T-S Ar.7.8 2v

°
2v
Image Permissions Statement
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.7.8. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/21301/ (accessed July 10, 2026).