Letter: T-S Ar.7.39

Letter T-S Ar.7.39

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S Ar.7.39
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Letter probably from Sulaymān al-Maghribī, in Gaza, to his brother-in-law ʿAbd al-Wāḥid al-Ṣā'igh, probably in Fustat/Cairo. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Late, after 1425 CE because the currency ashrafī is mentioned– which was first minted under Sultan al-Ashraf Barsbay in this year. So this fragment is likely 15th or 16th century. Among other matters, the writer complains that a certain woman passes the holiday with her own family and not with the writer. This is a very long and nearly complete letter. Needs further examination. Information in part from Goitein's note card. ASE

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Origin
Gaza

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Additional metadata

Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 7, fol. 39; TS Arabic Box 7, f. 39
Input date
In PGP since 2019
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Transcription
Translation

T-S Ar.7.39 1r

°
1r

T-S Ar.7.39 1v

°
1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.7.39. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/8157/ (accessed July 10, 2026).