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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 25.19

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Shelfmark

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 25.19

Collection

Cambridge University Library (Cambridge, United Kingdom)

Item Nature

Document Type

One leaf document

Writing

Writing Material

Paper

Ink

Brown (iron-gall)

Ruling

Ruling Existence

No ruling can be seen

Number of Written Lines

Date

Date Century

11th Century CE

Date Observations

According to Moshe Gil, the letter was written ca. 1046.

Place

Locality of Writing

Fustat

Localities Mentioned in Document

Būṣīr, Egypt

Estimated Geographical Area

Orient

Place Observations

Būṣīr mentioned in the letter is the place of its destination.

Language

Judeo-Arabic

Document Text

Letter

Vowels and Signs

Hebrew Vocalisation

No vowels or accents

Other

Item History

Donated by Dr Solomon Schechter and Dr Charles Taylor in 1898 as part of the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection.

Previously listed as T-S Ar.25.19.

Repository Library Link

https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-TS-MISC-00025-00019/1 (Date accessed: 2025-12-15)

Further Bibliography

Moshe Gil, In the Kingdom of Ishmael‎ (in Hebrew) (Tel Aviv University, 1997), vol. 2, #245.

Created: 15 Dec 2025, 8:47 p.m. by Dagmara Budzioch

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2025, 1:31 p.m. by Dagmara Budzioch

Entry Authors: Dagmara Budzioch

How to cite this page: Dagmara Budzioch, 'Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 25.19', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/items/1157/ on 2025-12-16.

Item Images

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 25.19: 1r

Graphic Elements

Letter

Aleph

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 25.19: Letter - #36409

Specimens

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 25.19: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Cambridge University Library (Cambridge, United Kingdom)