Letter: T-S AS 147.53

Letter T-S AS 147.53

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S AS 147.53
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Letter from a certain Bū ʿUmar. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Probably no earlier than 13th century. Asking the addressee to ask al-Qāḍī al-Murtaḍā for 1,294 1/4 dirhams. On verso, rhyming jottings in Judaeo-Arabic and Arabic script (note that the word that looks like אלעזר is actually אלעדר). (Information in part from CUDL)

Additional metadata

Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Input date
In PGP since 2018
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Transcription
Translation

T-S AS 147.53 1r

°
1r

T-S AS 147.53 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S AS 147.53. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/29131/ (accessed March 10, 2026).