Cairo Genizah : Letter; note

Letter; note (T-S 6J5.10)

Recto: letter asking a woman to lend her draperies for a special occasion. The owner of the draperies is described as lending out curtains and other hangings regularly, for others to decorate their homes with them. The fabrics were apparently originally part of the woman’s bridal bedding outfit. The letter ends by asking whether Abū l-Maḥāsin has arrived.

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Physical Location: Cambridge University Library
Classmark: T-S 6J5.10
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Language(s): Judaeo-Arabic; Hebrew
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Associated Name(s): Abū l-Maḥāsin
Note(s): Verso is written inverted in relation to recto.
Extent: 1 leaf. Leaf height: 8.5 cm, width: 13.5 cm.
Material: Paper
Condition: rubbed
Layout: 8 lines (recto); 4 lines (verso)
Provenance: Donated by Dr Solomon Schechter and his patron Dr Charles Taylor in 1898 as part of the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection
Funding: The digitisation of the Taylor-Schechter Cairo Genizah Collection has been sponsored by the Jewish Manuscript Preservation Society, the Friedberg Genizah Project Inc., and the Arts and Humanities Research Council, UK.
Author(s) of the Record: CUL

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Information about this document

Physical Location: Cambridge University Library
Classmark: T-S 6J5.10
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Language(s): Judaeo-Arabic; Hebrew
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Associated Name(s): Abū l-Maḥāsin
Note(s): Verso is written inverted in relation to recto.
Extent: 1 leaf. Leaf height: 8.5 cm, width: 13.5 cm.
Material: Paper
Condition: rubbed
Layout: 8 lines (recto); 4 lines (verso)
Provenance: Donated by Dr Solomon Schechter and his patron Dr Charles Taylor in 1898 as part of the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection
Funding: The digitisation of the Taylor-Schechter Cairo Genizah Collection has been sponsored by the Jewish Manuscript Preservation Society, the Friedberg Genizah Project Inc., and the Arts and Humanities Research Council, UK.
Author(s) of the Record: CUL