Letter: T-S AS 173.53

Letter T-S AS 173.53

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S AS 173.53
Document Date
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Dated: 444, probably 444 AH = 1052/53 CE, but could theoretically be [1]444 Seleucid = 1132/33 CE. Approximately three lines on recto are preserved. The sender refers to the addressee as 'my brother' and alludes to how well he has treated him. Mentions a letter from Abū Saʿīd.

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Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Input date
In PGP since 2023
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Transcription
Translation

T-S AS 173.53 1r

°
1r

T-S AS 173.53 1v

°
1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S AS 173.53. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/38593/ (accessed August 25, 2026).