Letter: T-S NS 297.74

Letter T-S NS 297.74

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S NS 297.74
Primary Language
Arabic

What's in the PGP

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Description

Mercantile letter in Arabic script. Verso is the first page. Mentions 100,000(!) mithqāls; Bū l-Faraj; a ship; the sender has enclosed a second letter for his brother Bū ʿAlī; goes on to mention Bū l-Ḥasan and Bū l-Faḍl. Needs further examination.

Related Places

Mentioned
Fustat

Additional metadata

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

T-S NS 297.74 1r

°
1r

T-S NS 297.74 1v

°
1v
Image Permissions Statement
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S NS 297.74. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/24914/ (accessed August 7, 2026).