Letter: T-S 8Ja1.4

Letter T-S 8Ja1.4

Shelfmark: T-S 8Ja1

Primary Language: Judaeo-Arabic

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Letter from an unknown writer in Qūṣ to an unknown addressee in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: 12th century. The writer reports that the children and their mother arrived safely in Qūṣ after a terrible Nile voyage that lasted 45 days. The writer sends various instructions to be executed in Fustat. He mentions numerous people including Abū Naṣr, Abū Surūr b. al-Amʿaṭ, Abū l-Makārim Ibn Nufayʿ (whose son also arrived safely in Qūṣ), Abū l-Munajjā, and Abū ʿAlī. Information from Goitein's attached transcription. Same sender as ENA NS I.33 (PGPID 12398).

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

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T-S 8Ja1 4v

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T-S 8Ja1 4r

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T-S 8Ja1 1r

T-S 8Ja1 1v

T-S 8Ja1 2r

T-S 8Ja1 2v

T-S 8Ja1 3r

T-S 8Ja1 3v

T-S 8Ja1 5r

T-S 8Ja1 5v

T-S 8Ja1 6r

T-S 8Ja1 6v

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How to cite this record:: Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S 8Ja1. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/9209/ (accessed June 2, 2026).