Letter: T-S NS 306.235

Letter T-S NS 306.235

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S NS 306.235
Primary Language
Arabic

What's in the PGP

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Description

Letter in Arabic script. Well preserved and neatly written. Addressed to 'my brother.' The sender received the addressee's letter with news of the death of Muḥammad al-Nīlī(?), and he now sends phrases of condolence. The next part seems to be an update on the construction of a waterwheel (sāqiya), together with 'my brother' and Ṣāfī. The sender expects to be finished within a couple of days. "As for the site where the [...] was, maybe I/we/he will make (or: there will be made) something else to the east and to the west (ilā l-qibla wa-l-gharb shayʾ ākhar). Needs further examination.

Additional metadata

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

T-S NS 306.235 1r

°
1r

T-S NS 306.235 1v

°
1v
Image Permissions Statement
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S NS 306.235. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/25205/ (accessed June 17, 2026).