Letter: T-S AS 86.170

Letter T-S AS 86.170

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S AS 86.170
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

What's in the PGP

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Description

Family letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Quite faded. Dating: 15th–17th century. Addresses Aharon and Mordekhay, one or both of whom may be the sender's maternal uncle (khālī). Mentions Jerusalem. Regards to various people, mostly called al-muʿallim (אלמעלים), including Raḥamim, Shelomo, and Ibrāhīm. Further down mentions the names Khalīfa, Farajallāh (פרגאלא) and ʿOvadya.

Related Places

Mentioned
Jerusalem

Additional metadata

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

T-S AS 86.170 1r

°
1r

T-S AS 86.170 1v

°
1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S AS 86.170. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/23003/ (accessed October 7, 2026).