Letter: AIU XII.157

Letter AIU XII.157

Metadata

Shelfmark
AIU XII.157
Primary Language
Arabic

Description

Letter in Arabic script. Dealing with family and small business matters. Dating: Perhaps 12th–14th century, based on handwriting and language, but that is a guess. The sender complains about a lack of letters for the last 15 days. 4 lines from the bottom, he (or she) tells the addressee not to be too hard on Yūsuf regarding the ʿūd (=aloeswood?) and then mentions some prices and urges the addressee to respond. On verso, greetings to various people including the addressee's father. The letter was written on Tuesday, 10 Shaʿbān. A note underneath in a different hand may record when it arrived (last decade of Shaʿbān).

Additional metadata

Collection
Alliance Israélite Universelle
Historical shelfmarks
AIU XII 157
Input date
In PGP since 2020
Alliance Israélite Universelle, AIU XII.157. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/31068/ (accessed June 6, 2026).