Letter: T-S 8.118

Letter T-S 8.118

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S 8.118
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic
Secondary Language
Hebrew

What's in the PGP

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Description

Recto and upper part of verso: Formulary for an elaborate letter of appeal for charity from a dignitary. Lower part of verso: Copy of a letter in which the sender reports that the addressee's letter arrived with his relative Ḥalfon. He says that "I lifted it to my eyes and [placed] it on my forehead like tefillin (כטוטפת)." There is a mention of blame and reproof (...ʿatb mā wa-tawbīkh...). The sender blames something on a youth/servant (al-ghulām).

Additional metadata

Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Input date
In PGP since 2017
Image
Transcription
Translation

T-S 8.118 1r

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1r

T-S 8.118 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S 8.118. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/7089/ (accessed June 5, 2026).