Letter: T-S Misc.36.134

Letter T-S Misc.36.134

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Shelfmark
T-S Misc.36.134
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. The writer asks for a copy of Saadya Gaon's tafsīr of Ezra and Daniel or his tafsīr of Proverbs and Job or one of his commentaries ("parārīsh") on the Torah. He doesn't want it to be like the tafsīr of Psalms, which was written in a lousy hand (ghaliq al-khaṭṭ). The addressee might borrow these books from a friend. The writer's wife and 'mawlā' (father?) send regards. There is a marginal note that ends "if _____, do not send me anything."

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Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Loan 38.134; TS Box Misc. 36, f. 134; TS Box Misc. 36, fol. 134
Input date
In PGP since 2019
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Translation

T-S Misc.36.134 1r

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1r

T-S Misc.36.134 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Misc.36.134. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/23472/ (accessed June 10, 2026).