Calendrical; legal document T-S Ar.29.186
- Holding institution:
- Cambridge University Library
- Data provider:
- Cambridge University Library
- Title:
- Calendrical; legal document T-S Ar.29.186
- Date:
- 12th century
- Description:
- Recto: calendrical treatise, dealing with the number of days in the different types of years of the Hebrew calendar and the length of the day in hours and parts (חלקים). Verso: petition to a Fatimid vizier regarding the repayment of a debt. The writer asks for help in dealing with the head of the arsenal, Abū l-Aʿsar, who is claiming the repayment of a debt the writer had never contracted. Dated to the middle of the 12th century.Condition: Torn, holesLayout: 27 lines (recto); 10 lines (verso)
- Language:
- Judeo-Arabic
Arabic - Type (Narrower):
- Manuscripts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Provenance:
- Donated by Dr Solomon Schechter and his patron Dr Charles Taylor in 1898 as part of the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection
- Medium:
- Paper
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Library
- Rights:
- 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 licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. - Identifier:
- T-S Ar.29.186
- Is part of:
- The Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection