Letter: T-S 10J16.32

Letter T-S 10J16.32

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S 10J16.32
Primary Language
Hebrew

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Description

Business letter in Hebrew. Dated Friday 13th [...]. Dating: second half of the 16th century, according to Avraham David. Mentions Shemuʾel, Yaʿaqov and Yiṣḥaq. Reports that a ship arrived from שיטיליש (possibly Sitia, Crete) bearing sakhtiyān (a kind of leather) and carpets. Likewise a ship arrived from מודון (Methoni, Greece). Jottings include the names Yiṣḥaq and Yosef. (Information from CUDL and FGP.)

Related Places

Mentioned
Methoni

Additional metadata

Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Box 10 J 16, fol. 32; TS Box 10 J 16, f. 32; TS 10 J 16, fol. 32; TS 10 J 16, f. 32
Input date
In PGP since 2018
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Transcription
Translation

T-S 10J16.32 1r

°
1r

T-S 10J16.32 1v

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1v
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