State document: T-S NS 306.18

State document T-S NS 306.18

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S NS 306.18
Primary Language
Arabic

Description

Official letter/report in Arabic script. 6 lines preserved from near the beginning. (There are also a few lines legible as mirror-image imprints only, including the phrase "adām Allāh saʿādatuh,") Narrow sheet with a wide right margin, a format seen in ca. 13th century documents. Probably from a provincial amīr to the capital. The sender reports that his father the amīr Fāris al-Dīn has sent some crops (qalīl ghalla) to the noble addressee, who is then flattered for several lines.

Additional metadata

Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Input date
In PGP since 2019
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S NS 306.18. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/25179/, accessed December 22, 2024.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/25179/