Letter: T-S NS 31.17

Letter T-S NS 31.17

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S NS 31.17
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Draft, opening only. Expresses longing for the addressee, doubt whether the sender's previous letters reached the addressee ('before my departure from Fustat'). Mentions Rabbenu Shabbetay.

Related Places

Mentioned
Fustat

Additional metadata

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

T-S NS 31.17 1r

°
1r
Alan Elbaum's digital edition (2023).

Recto

  1. ומן אסתיחאשי לנטרה מן וקת פארקתה אלי אלאן
  2. ומא אכרת כתבי ענה בל אנפדת אליה כתאב מן
  3. קבל ספרי מן מצר ולם אעלם אן כאן וצל אליה אולא
  4. פיעלמני בדלך ישא(?) [מ]רנא ורבנא שבתי
  5. הממונה על קהלו והוא ראשם ותפארתם

T-S NS 31.17 1v

°
1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S NS 31.17. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/25266/ (accessed October 14, 2026).