Letter: T-S 13J34.12

Letter T-S 13J34.12

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S 13J34.12
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

What's in the PGP

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Description

Polite letter in Judaeo-Arabic, in which the sender explains that he had been reluctant to visit the addressee, as he surmised that his 'brother' Abū Zikrī Yaḥyā b. Menashshe (cf. Halper 383) was visiting, and he was not on speaking terms with the latter. He would now like to come, especially with regard to the friendship which had existed between him and the addressee's late son. The blessings for the addressee include "the restraining of the hand of those who rule by oppression." (Information from Goitein's index card and CUDL.)

Related People

Mentioned
(Abū Zikrī) Yaḥyā b. Menashshe al-Ṣayrafī

Additional metadata

Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS 13 J 34, f. 12; TS 13 J 34, fol. 12; TS Box 13 J 34, fol. 12; TS Box 13 J 34, f. 12
Input date
In PGP since 2017
Image
Transcription
Translation

T-S 13J34.12 1r

°
1r

T-S 13J34.12 1v

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1v
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