Letter from the elderly Joseph b. Peraḥya Ibn Yijū in Mazara, Sicily, to his sons Peraḥya and Moses in Egypt, dated 1156 CE. Joseph writes that he had asked a scribe - a muʿallim - to write the letter for him, but the muʿallim refused and Joseph had to write the letter himself. The letter discusses familial matters, including the rescue of Moses from pirates, and the hoped-for marriage of Peraḥya to Joseph\u2019s niece. Joseph also requests that the Nagid write to the Muslim commanders of Mazara and Messina and to the leaders of the Jewish community in Sicily - Dāʾūd b. Ṣāliḥ, Abū l-Faraj Ibn Masnūt, and the physician Rabīb - to arrange for his family to travel to Sicily.<\/p>" }, { "label": "Date of Creation", "value": "1156 CE" }, { "label": "Title", "value": "Letter" }, { "label": "Author(s) of the Record", "value": "CUL" }, { "label": "Material", "value": "Paper" }, { "label": "Classmark", "value": "T-S 16.288" }, { "label": "Recipient(s)", "value": "Peraḥya b. Joseph b. Peraḥya Ibn Yijū; Moses b. Joseph b. Peraḥya Ibn Yijū" }, { "label": "Donor(s)", "value": "Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908" }, { "label": "Subject(s)", "value": "Cairo Genizah" }, { "label": "Associated Name(s)", "value": "Dāʾūd b. Ṣāliḥ; Abū l-Faraj Ibn Masnūt; Rabīb (physician)" }, { "label": "Language(s)", "value": "Hebrew; Judaeo-Arabic" }, { "label": "Layout", "value": "51 lines + marginalia (recto); 47 lines (verso)" }, { "label": "Author(s)", "value": "Joseph b. Peraḥya Ibn Yijū" }, { "label": "Scribe(s)", "value": "Joseph b. Peraḥya Ibn Yijū" } ], "@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-00016-00288/canvas/1", "https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/iiif/MS-TS-00016-00288/canvas/2" ], "@type": "sc:Range", "@id": "https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/iiif/MS-TS-00016-00288/range/DOCUMENT", "label": "Letter" }], "description": "
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