מכתב: T-S Ar.54.91

מכתב T-S Ar.54.91

מספר מדף: T-S Ar.54.91

שפה עיקרית: Judaeo-Arabic

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Family letter written by Abū l-Faraj to Abu ʿImran in Fustat at the time of R. Ḥananel (early 13th century). The writer reports that he inquired about Muhadhdhab from two Jews who arrived from Minyat Zifta and learned that he has recovered from his illness. He is now well (fī ʿāfiya) & left his house (kharaj al-ṭarīq) & returned to work (taṣarraf). The writer also inquires four times after al-ṣaghīra, 'the little one,' referring to the recipient's wife. This urgent request for information can be explained by the fact that the plague was then raging in Cairo in 1216. Hananel will forward an answer together with his letter to Abu al-Tahir. (Information from Mediterranean Society, V, p. 113.) Note that this dating is tentative; Goitein writes that this document is dated Kislev 1528 = November/December 1216 (Med Soc V, p. 538, n. 375). But he almost certainly meant to cite T-S 6J6.20. By contrast, T-S Ar.54.91 is not dated and does not refer to a 'great plague' but rather to 'the wakham.' ASE.

Collection: Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks: TS Arabic Box 54, f. 91; TS Arabic Box 54, fol. 91
תאריך קלט: In PGP since 2020

How to cite this record:: Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.54.91. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/3918/, accessed November 23, 2024.
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