Letter: T-S NS 320.113

Letter T-S NS 320.113

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Shelfmark
T-S NS 320.113
Primary Languages
Arabic
Hebrew

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Description

Letter addressed to a dignitary named Yefet. Opens with Hebrew praises and wishes for a speedy recovery, then switches into Arabic (in Arabic script) for the body of the letter, which opens with a quotation from the Qaraite sage Yūsuf al-Baṣīr (fl. early 11th century). The continuation of the letter is lost. The Yefet in question may well be Ḥasan/Yefet b. Abī Saʿd Ibrāhīm al-Tustarī, on whom see further T-S 16.50, given the Qaraite content, the grand titles of the addressee, and the fact that he's called ḥemdat ha-nesiʾut (his father-in-law was the Qaraite nasi Ḥizqiyahu). This presumably dates from some time between his marriage ca. 1040–47 and his conversion to Islam ca. 1064. (Alan Elbaum and Marina Rustow)

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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 320.113 1r

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1r

T-S NS 320.113 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S NS 320.113. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/25382/ (accessed July 22, 2026).