Recto: letter from the Palestinian Gaʾon Solomon b. Judah in Jerusalem, in his son Abraham\u2019s hand, to Solomon ha-Rofe b. ʿEli, in Tripoli, dated 1039 CE. Solomon b. Judah writes about Nathan b. Abraham, a young challenger who had set himself up as a rival Gaʾon in Ramla and had written letters to Egypt soliciting support. Solomon was livid and describes how he set off for Ramla and excommunicated Nathan and his supporters. He warns Solomon b. ʿEli that any letters arriving from Nathan should be ignored as they are \u2018iniquitous scribblings and mischievous missives\u2019. Verso: address and, in a different hand and ink (brown), a Hebrew piyyuṭ referring to the story of Pharaoh and the exodus, concluding in two lines at the top of recto.<\/p>" }, { "label": "Date of Creation", "value": "1039 CE" }, { "label": "Title", "value": "Letter; piyyuṭ" }, { "label": "Author(s) of the Record", "value": "CUL" }, { "label": "Material", "value": "Paper" }, { "label": "Classmark", "value": "T-S 16.261" }, { "label": "Note(s)", "value": "Verso text written transversely in relation to recto." }, { "label": "Recipient(s)", "value": "Solomon b. ʿEli (doctor)" }, { "label": "Donor(s)", "value": "Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908" }, { "label": "Subject(s)", "value": "Cairo Genizah" }, { "label": "Associated Name(s)", "value": "Nathan b. Abraham" }, { "label": "Language(s)", "value": "Hebrew" }, { "label": "Layout", "value": "32 lines + marginalia (recto); 27 lines + marginalia (verso)" }, { "label": "Author(s)", "value": "Solomon b. Judah Gaʾon" }, { "label": "Scribe(s)", "value": "Abraham b. Solomon b. Judah Gaʾon" } ], "@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-00016-00261/canvas/1", "https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/iiif/MS-TS-00016-00261/canvas/2" ], "@type": "sc:Range", "@id": "https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/iiif/MS-TS-00016-00261/range/DOCUMENT", "label": "Letter; piyyuṭ" }], "description": "
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