Letter: T-S NS J491

Letter T-S NS J491

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S NS J491
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Letter in the hand of Yefet b. Menashshe. Probably addressed to his brother Ḥalfon b. Menashshe (fl. 1100-1138 CE), since their other brother Abū l-Surūr Peraḥya is mentioned three lines from the bottom. Fragment (left side of recto). Reports on various business transactions. Mentions a bag (kharīṭa) containing tutty and something else (מנד?); scammony (maḥmūda); kohl; Byzantine wormwood (afsantīn rūmī). Mentions someone named Makārim.

Related People

Sender
Yefet b. Menashshe ha-Levi
Recipient
Ḥalfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi

Additional metadata

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

T-S NS J491 1r

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1r

T-S NS J491 1v

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1v
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