Letter: T-S Misc.8.71

Letter T-S Misc.8.71

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Shelfmark
T-S Misc.8.71
Primary Languages
Aramaic
Hebrew
Judaeo-Arabic

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Letter. "Discussion or record concerning the case of a man, Sulaymān, who is suspected of being an informer (מוסר). His testimony is given verbatim, ‘in the Arabic language’ (בלשון ערב). It cites Maimonides, Mišne Tora, Ḥovel u-Mazziq 8:9–10, and refers to the Nagid. Verso is written upside-down in relation to recto." Dating: probably 13th or 14th century. (Information mainly from GRU via FGP.)

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Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Box Misc. 8, fol. 71; TS Box Misc. 8, f. 71
Input date
In PGP since 2020
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Translation

T-S Misc.8.71 1r

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1r

T-S Misc.8.71 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Misc.8.71. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/23511/ (accessed August 24, 2026).