Letter: T-S NS 314.6a

Letter T-S NS 314.6a

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S NS 314.6a
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic
Secondary Language
Arabic

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Description

Fragment of a letter from Ismāʿīl b. Yūsuf b. Benaya. Sent to Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic, with the address in Arabic script. Dating: No later than 1038 CE, since it mentions a letter from Hayya Gaon, who is still alive. Refers to somebody who fled into 'the lands of the Turks' and then into 'the lands of the Persians.' (Information from Goitein's index card.)

Related People

Mentioned
Hayye bar Sherira

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Additional metadata

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

T-S NS 314.6a 1r

°
1r

T-S NS 314.6a 1v

°
1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S NS 314.6a. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/8656/ (accessed October 11, 2026).