Letter: T-S AS 166.281

Letter T-S AS 166.281

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Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Might be from a provincial teacher. "...that which we were hoping for from benefiting the children... on Passover... he brought a teacher with him from Fustat named Ibn [...]... did not heed his words... returning your son to this... what I expected from them... I have sent you (pl.) (letters) from Manṣūr(a?)... (and) from Damīra... (and I have not received a) response, please send me a letter informing me... in Minyat Ghamr, for they said to me, 'Stay... they will make arrangements for you'... (if [...]) I will stay with them, and if not I will enter (Fustat)...." Might also mention al-Maḥalla in l. 2.

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