Letter in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Manasseh, ca. 1135. A woman, the daughter of Hilāl \u2018Šayḵ al-Yahūd\u2019, originally from Ashkelon, petitions Yaḥyā ha-Sar. She asks for financial support for herself and her children, because she used to be supported by her two brothers in Ashkelon (one named Saʿd, serving as \u2018ḵādim al-yahūd\u2019), but the two brothers are facing difficulties of their own and have cut her off. Gil identifies the addressee as Ḥiyya b. Yiṣḥaq b. Samuel ha-Sefaradi, and dates the letter to ca. 1135 CE.<\/p><\/p>" }, { "label": "Date of Creation", "value": "1100-1138 CE" }, { "label": "Title", "value": "Letter" }, { "label": "Author(s) of the Record", "value": "CUL" }, { "label": "Material", "value": "Paper" }, { "label": "Classmark", "value": "Or.1080 J40" }, { "label": "Recipient(s)", "value": "Yaḥyā ha-Sar" }, { "label": "Donor(s)", "value": "Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908" }, { "label": "Subject(s)", "value": "Cairo Genizah" }, { "label": "Associated Name(s)", "value": "Hilāl (Šayḵ al-Yahūd); Saʿd; Ḥiyya b. Yiṣḥaq b. Samuel ha-Sefaradi" }, { "label": "Language(s)", "value": "Judaeo-Arabic" }, { "label": "Layout", "value": "24 lines (recto; verso is blank)" }, { "label": "Scribe(s)", "value": "Ḥalfon b. Manasseh" } ], "@type": "sc:Manifest", "attribution": "Provided by Cambridge University Library. Zooming image © Cambridge University Library, All rights reserved. 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 published free of restrictions, under the terms of the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.", "structures": [{ "canvases": [ "https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/iiif/MS-OR-01080-J-00040/canvas/1", "https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/iiif/MS-OR-01080-J-00040/canvas/2" ], "@type": "sc:Range", "@id": "https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/iiif/MS-OR-01080-J-00040/range/DOCUMENT", "label": "Letter" }], "description": "
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