Letter: T-S 8.186

Letter T-S 8.186

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T-S 8.186
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Note on parchment. Addressed to al-Shaykh al-Makīn. Making a request about obtaining silver for the sender, and passing on a message to Abū Saʿd al-Ḥazzān(?) regarding (purchasing?) a store. The sender adds in the margin that he is going to New Cairo (פאנא סאלך אלקאהרה). Dating: ca. late 12th or 13th century. On recto: Esther 1:1-3, with verse divisions, and writing exercises in the margins. (Information in part from CUDL.)

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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
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In PGP since 2023
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T-S 8.186 1v

1v

T-S 8.186 1r

1r
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