Letter: T-S 12.311

Letter T-S 12.311

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Shelfmark
T-S 12.311
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Letter from Ṭoviyya b. ʿEli ha-Kohen to his cousin the judge Natan b. Shelomo of Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: ca. 1140 CE. Very damaged/faded. Mentions lawsuits involving a group of Jews from Ḥevron. Also might mention a market inspector (muḥtasib) (last line of upper margin). (Information from Goitein's index card.)

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Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
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In PGP since 2017
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Translation

T-S 12.311 1r

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1r

T-S 12.311 1v

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1v
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