Letter: T-S AS 176.384

Letter T-S AS 176.384

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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).