Letter: T-S AS 166.134

Letter T-S AS 166.134

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Shelfmark
T-S AS 166.134
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Letter from an unidentified sender, in Safed, to Mordekhay Ibn ʿAjla, in Egypt. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: late, probably no earlier than 15th century. Greets numerous people at home. Mentions financial difficulties. The bearer is Yeshuʿa b. Quwaysimāt. Mentions Cypriots (קבארצה) and Cyprus (קוברצי). Needs further examination.

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Mentioned
Cyprus
Origin
Safed

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Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Input date
In PGP since 2019
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Translation

T-S AS 166.134 1r

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1r

T-S AS 166.134 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S AS 166.134. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/22477/ (accessed August 6, 2026).