Letter: T-S Ar.8.32

Letter T-S Ar.8.32

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S Ar.8.32
Primary Language
Arabic

What's in the PGP

  • Image

Description

Family letter in Arabic script. It seems the sender is congratulating his father on his move to New Cairo, together with the sender's mother and a woman referred to as al-Ḥasana. Also mentions the amīr Sayf al-Dawla, accompanied by a blessing for him: "fa-ʾasʾal Allah ʾan yajʿaluhu fī ḥayyiz al-salāma". Consists almost entirely of blessings. Needs further examination. Reused on recto for an Aramaic text, apparently (per FGP) Zechariah 3:2, 9; 4:2 (tosefta to the haftarot).

Related Places

Mentioned
Cairo

Additional metadata

Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 8, fol. 32; TS Arabic Box 8, f. 32
Input date
In PGP since 2019
Image
Transcription
Translation

T-S Ar.8.32 1r

1r

    T-S Ar.8.32 1v

    °
    1v
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