Genizah MS T-S AS 149.17

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Unknown
Publication Date
2011-02-24
Publisher
Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit
Language
jrb
Type
Manuscript
Physical Medium
Paper
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Citation
Unknown. (2011). Genizah MS T-S AS 149.17. [Manuscript]. http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/231369
Format
torn, holes, rubbed, stained
Abstract
Letter of Abū l-Maḥāsin b. ʿAlī the trader, introduced by citations from Proverbs 3:4, Psalms 37:11 and 119:165. Mentions consigments of medical commodities such as betel palm (fawfal), amomum (qāqulla) and quince (safarjal), a doctor's visit and names such as Naḥūm the perfumer and Abū Manṣūr b. al-Ṣāʾiḡ (goldsmith), cousin of the writer.
Keywords
Letter, Medical
Sponsorship
Sponsored by the Jewish Manuscript Preservation Society, the Friedberg Genizah Project Inc., and the Arts and Humanities Research Council, UK
Identifiers
T-S AS 149.17
This record's URL: http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/231369
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