Letter: T-S NS 305.53

Letter T-S NS 305.53

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Shelfmark
T-S NS 305.53
Primary Language
Arabic
Secondary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Letter in Arabic script, with a few words in Hebrew script. Dating: Probably 12th or 13th century. Mentions al-shaykh Bū Zikrī in l. 2. Seems to mainly be giving instructions about business transactions. The Hebrew script ("38 or 37") probably indicates the price of a commodity. Further down, "the door of the maṭbakh" and "the maṭbakh" are mentioned, referring to a sugar refinery (the sale of sugar is mentioned in l. 3). On recto there is another text in Arabic script, which seems to be technical instructions of some kind, but needs examination.

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

T-S NS 305.53 1r

°
1r

T-S NS 305.53 1v

°
1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S NS 305.53. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/25104/ (accessed October 15, 2026).