Letter: T-S NS J298

Letter T-S NS J298

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S NS J298
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

India Book VII, 40: Letter sent from an unidentified man, in Alexandria, to his brother, possibly in Shayzar (Syria). In Judaeo-Arabic. The sender has recently returned from a long visit to Yemen. The addressee has recently moved from Ḥamāh to Shayzar (a smaller town nearby), and is planning to emulate his brother and travel overseas. On verso there are jottings. (Information from CUDL.)

Related Places

Mentioned
Hama, Shayzar

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Additional metadata

Provenance
Geniza
Material support
Paper
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Input date
In PGP since 2018
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Transcription
Translation

T-S NS J298 1r

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1r

T-S NS J298 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S NS J298. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/9792/ (accessed August 16, 2026).