Letter from Iraq sent by Jacob the doctor to his family back in Juma Mazidat (גומה מזידת), reporting on an epidemic disease in Šamṭūniyya, where the writer and his son have travelled. The letter mentions the return from the Hajj of the Sheikh Abū al-Riḍā, the merchant from Baghdad. The writer describes the illness as an epidemic (\u2018no house was spared\u2019), causing long-lasting fevers (17 days in his case). The son of the writer, called Abū Barakāt, fell ill as well, with strong fevers and shaking. A visit to the house of the sheikh Abū Sa\u2018d ibn Ḵalaf is mentioned.<\/p>" }, { "label": "Title", "value": "Letter; medical" }, { "label": "Author(s) of the Record", "value": "CUL" }, { "label": "Material", "value": "Paper" }, { "label": "Classmark", "value": "T-S 8J40.8" }, { "label": "Donor(s)", "value": "Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908" }, { "label": "Subject(s)", "value": "Cairo Genizah" }, { "label": "Associated Name(s)", "value": "Abū l-Riḍā; Abū Barakāt" }, { "label": "Language(s)", "value": "Judaeo-Arabic" }, { "label": "Layout", "value": "24 lines (recto); 7 lines (verso)" }, { "label": "Author(s)", "value": "Jacob" } ], "@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-TS-00008-J-00040-00008/canvas/1", "https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/iiif/MS-TS-00008-J-00040-00008/canvas/2" ], "@type": "sc:Range", "@id": "https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/iiif/MS-TS-00008-J-00040-00008/range/DOCUMENT", "label": "Letter; medical" }], "description": "
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