Letter: T-S Ar.30.178

Letter T-S Ar.30.178

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Shelfmark
T-S Ar.30.178
Primary Languages
Hebrew
Judaeo-Arabic

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India Book VII, 39: Business letter. Introduction in Hebrew, body in Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions the arrival of the Yemeni merchants (v3). Also mentions R. Shemuel Ismāʿīl b. Yūsuf and someone named Ibn ʿAddād: "I mentioned the matter of the dinar, and he went crazy and swore באלילו"—by his אליל? Goitein read this as signifying that Ibn ʿAddād must be Christian or Muslim, but his notes do not reveal specifically how he understood this word.

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Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 30, f. 178; TS Arabic Box 30, fol. 178
Input date
In PGP since 2017
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Translation

T-S Ar.30.178 1r

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1r

T-S Ar.30.178 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.30.178. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/9214/ (accessed August 16, 2026).