Letter: T-S NS 264.7

Letter T-S NS 264.7

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S NS 264.7
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

Description

Verso, with the address at the top of recto: Family letter addressed to 'my child, Rivqa.' In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: late 14th century. Likely sent from al-Maḥalla to Fustat, to al-Ḥakīm Abū [...] near the Palestinian synagogue. The sender has heard upsetting news involving a Christian and the physician (al-ḥakīm) Abū l-Ḥasan and the financial problems of the addressee. Reports that Shemuel and Mūsā are doing well. The sender has sent with his nephew (ibn akh) Wajīh 8 cubits of raw (khām) fabric and 4.5 cubits that are fulled (maqṣūra). Mentions various other people, including Abū Saʿīd. Ends "quickly quickly quickly" (surʿa suʿa surʿa).

Additional metadata

Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Input date
In PGP since 2023
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S NS 264.7. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/38492/, accessed December 2, 2024.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/38492/