Letter: T-S AS 164.228

Letter T-S AS 164.228

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S AS 164.228
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. May be the handwriting of Abū Sahl Levi and addressed to his son Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi. Not a great deal of content is preserved, except that he is talking about the capitation tax (al-jāliya) and refers to inflation (ghalā) and "the burning of Fustat" (ḥarīq Miṣr). (So perhaps shortly after 1168 CE? See T-S NS J174 and citations there.) The addressee's mother and siblings send their greetings.

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Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Input date
In PGP since 2022
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Transcription
Translation

T-S AS 164.228 1r

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1r

T-S AS 164.228 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S AS 164.228. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/35680/ (accessed August 25, 2026).