Literary text: T-S AS 164.224

Literary text T-S AS 164.224

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S AS 164.224
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Narrative text in Judaeo-Arabic (should be checked against Alf Layla). On recto a man is telling another man, "I would like to marry you to my daughter," followed by various flattering phrases. On verso there is a rather shocking scene: "... and he approached her to chop off her head (ליצרב ענק[הא])... and found her sleeping, with her little boy sleeping on her chest... and the other with his head on her shoulder... and he said, 'My soul! How can I kill my wife?'"

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Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Input date
In PGP since 2024
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Transcription
Translation

T-S AS 164.224 1r

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1r

T-S AS 164.224 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S AS 164.224. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/39375/ (accessed August 25, 2026).