Cairo Genizah : Medical; culinary

Medical; culinary (T-S Ar.11.28)

Notes on the preparation of food. The medical purpose of the foodstuffs described is not made explicit. The text includes pickling of vegetables in vinegar, the preparation of rose water and another, meat-based, recipe.

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Physical Location: Cambridge University Library
Classmark: T-S Ar.11.28
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Language(s): Judaeo-Arabic
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Note(s): The scribe uses a fuller phonetic transcription of Arabic words, e.g. תום for ثم and אנאר for النار.
Extent: 1 leaf. Leaf height: 15.2 cm, width: 12.8 cm.
Material: Paper
Condition: Tiny holes
Layout: 14 lines (recto); 13 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 Ar.11.28
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Language(s): Judaeo-Arabic
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Note(s): The scribe uses a fuller phonetic transcription of Arabic words, e.g. תום for ثم and אנאר for النار.
Extent: 1 leaf. Leaf height: 15.2 cm, width: 12.8 cm.
Material: Paper
Condition: Tiny holes
Layout: 14 lines (recto); 13 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