Letter: T-S AS 176.384

Letter T-S AS 176.384

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T-S AS 176.384
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Verso: Letter fragment. In Judaeo-Arabic. Discusses at length a family in distress on account of poverty and the capitation tax; the specific details are not clear. The word "complaint" (shakwā) appears several times. Written by Meʾir b. Hillel b. Ṣadoq (active mid-12th century in Alexandria).

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Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Input date
In PGP since 2021
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Translation

T-S AS 176.384 1r

°
1r

T-S AS 176.384 1v

1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S AS 176.384. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/34772/ (accessed August 6, 2026).