Letter: T-S 16.259

Letter T-S 16.259

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S 16.259
Primary Language
Hebrew

What's in the PGP

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Description

Late commercial letter to Isaac regarding the shipping of goat wool. Mentions a number of individuals, including Cosimo (קוזמו), Simon (סימון), Moshe Juwaylī (משה גויילי), Yaʿaqov Granāṭī (יעקב גרנאטי), Yaʿaqov Tabūlī (יעקב ן טבולי), Ḥusayn Aghā (חסין אגא), Muṣṭafā (מצטפי), and Shemuʾel and Yosef. Customs taxes (מכס), the cities of Rosetta (רשיד) and Venice (ויניציאה), and ships’ captains (קפטאן) are also mentioned. Dated Wednesday 2 Tammuz ‘after midnight’ (written as ב with two sublinear dots to differentiate from כ). A large amount of the letter is written in the margins. (Information from CUDL.)

Related Places

Mentioned
Rosetta, Venice

Additional metadata

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

T-S 16.259 1r

°
1r

T-S 16.259 1v

°
1v
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