Recto: a letter from Maḍmūn b. Ḥasan in Aden to Abraham Ibn Yijū in India, ca. 1135 CE. This fragment is in Maḍmūn\u2019s hand, but T-S NS J1 is a copy of the same letter written by Maḍmūn\u2019s scribe. The letter details the misconduct of Bama, Ibn Yijū\u2019s servant. Bama had been living quite the high life in Aden. He had found himself accommodation and ordered Maḍmūn to cover his (extensive) living expenses, but worst of all, \u2018most of the time\u2019 he has met with Maḍmūn he\u2019s been blind drunk. Maḍmūn is disgusted by Bama\u2019s behaviour and wonders why on earth Ibn Yijū has sent him to Aden. Verso: Ibn Yijū\u2019s accounts in his own hand.<\/p>" }, { "label": "Date of Creation", "value": "1135 CE" }, { "label": "Title", "value": "Letter; accounts" }, { "label": "Author(s) of the Record", "value": "CUL" }, { "label": "Material", "value": "Paper" }, { "label": "Classmark", "value": "T-S 20.137" }, { "label": "Note(s)", "value": "Associated manuscripts: T-S NS J1" }, { "label": "Recipient(s)", "value": "Abraham Ibn Yijū" }, { "label": "Donor(s)", "value": "Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908" }, { "label": "Subject(s)", "value": "Cairo Genizah" }, { "label": "Associated Name(s)", "value": "Bama (servant of Ibn Yijū)" }, { "label": "Language(s)", "value": "Judaeo-Arabic" }, { "label": "Layout", "value": "50 lines" }, { "label": "Author(s)", "value": "Maḍmūn b. Ḥasan" }, { "label": "Scribe(s)", "value": "Maḍmūn b. Ḥasan" } ], "@type": "sc:Manifest", "attribution": "Provided by Cambridge University Library. Zooming image © Cambridge University Library, All rights reserved. This image may be used in accord with fair use and fair dealing provisions, including teaching and research. If you wish to reproduce it within publications or on the public web, please contact genizah@lib.cam.ac.uk. This metadata is published free of restrictions, under the terms of the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.", "structures": [{ "canvases": [ "https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/iiif/MS-TS-00020-00137/canvas/1", "https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/iiif/MS-TS-00020-00137/canvas/2" ], "@type": "sc:Range", "@id": "https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/iiif/MS-TS-00020-00137/range/DOCUMENT", "label": "Letter; accounts" }], "description": "
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