Paraliterary text: T-S AS 213.7

Paraliterary text T-S AS 213.7

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T-S AS 213.7
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Primary Languages
Arabic
Unidentified (Hebrew script)

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Recto: Possibly a horoscope (or a birth record for a boy?). In Arabic script. Mentions "al-mawlid al-saʿīd," Alexandria, the year 552 AH (=1157/58 CE). In the margin, twice, "The name is ʿAlī b. Zīz." Verso: List of 13 Greek or Latin-sounding names (e.g., Gregorius, Adrianus). Or simply magical names? In Hebrew script.

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Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Input date
In PGP since 2022
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T-S AS 213.7 1r

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1r

T-S AS 213.7 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S AS 213.7. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/35450/ (accessed August 28, 2026).