Literary text: T-S Ar.52.208

Literary text T-S Ar.52.208

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Shelfmark
T-S Ar.52.208
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 52, f. 208; TS Arabic Box 52, fol. 208
Input date
In PGP since 2021

Description

Halakhic text in Judaeo-Arabic. See FGP for joins and further information. Enumerating the factors that disqualify a person for testifying. The fourth group is "those who lack muruwwa (roughly: virtue, manliness)." 4a: He who plays backgammon or chess or fasāfis ("fleas") or nawā ("fruit pits") or dice, or the like, if he gains money or benefit from it. 4b: He who plays in the bathhouse or with rams or with dogs or other such animals, if he gains money or benefit from it. 4c: He who eats in the marketplace."

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