Letter: T-S NS 99.50

Letter T-S NS 99.50

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S NS 99.50
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

Description

Family letter in Judaeo-Arabic addressed to Sitt Ṭāʾūs (from her husband?). Rudimentary hand. Dating: probably ca. 14th–15th century. The sender expresses longing and cites the winter to justify his delay due. He says he knows all about her suffering, but other people suffer worse, some men are away from their families/wives for years and years, but this has not yet happened to him (וגמיע מא אנתי פיה מן אלדאיקה אנא עארף בה ואלנאס יגרא עליהם אעצם מן הדה ויגיבו ען ביתהם סנה וסנתין ותלתה ואנא בלחמד ללה מא גרי עלי שי מן הדה אלי אלגאיה). On verso there are many greetings and expressions of longing for various people, including Sitt Yāqūt the wife (bayt) of Makārim/Mukarram/Mukram (מכרם). The scribe (מסטרהא) Sulaymān adds his own greetings at the end, including for his dear son and daughter.

Additional metadata

Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Input date
In PGP since 2020
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S NS 99.50. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/26271/ (accessed June 7, 2026).