Letter: T-S NS J373

Letter T-S NS J373

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T-S NS J373
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Letter addressed to Elʿazar he-Ḥasid. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Probably 13th century. The substance of the letter begins in l. 15 (wa-siwā dhālika...) after a long and fawning introduction. It seems that the sender waited for al-Thiqa in Gaza but he never came. So he left without him and walked with Zayyāta(?) to near Muṭaylib(?) before he got tired. He rented (probably an animal) to travel to Bilbays for 4 nuqra dirhams. They reached אלכשבי on Friday but they weren't in time to catch up with al-ʿAbbāsa (a caravan? another town?). So he traveled onward alone until he reached Bilbays before Shabbat and spent Shabbat with Ibn Bishāra. He woke up on Sunday and departed for—the letter ends here. Excerpts: וסוי דלך אנני אתנית אלתקה פי גזה פמא וצל פרבת(?) אנא וחדי ומשית מע זיאתה(?) אלי קריב מטילב פצעף קלבי ען אלמשיי פאכתרית אלי בלביס בארבעה דראהם נקרה וצלנא אלכשבי יום אלגמעה פקאלו מא ילחקו אלעבאסה פקמת וחדי משית משי . . . . סמאוי פלחקת בלביס באלעשי ואסבת ענד אבן בשארה וקמת יום אלאחד תוגהת. On verso there is a list of materia medica in Arabic script. AA/ASE.

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Mentioned
Bilbays

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

T-S NS J373 1r

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1r

T-S NS J373 1v

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1v
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