Letter from Labrāṭ b. Moses Ibn Siḡmār in al-Mahdiyya to his younger brother Abū Zakariyya Judah b. Moses Ibn Siḡmār in Fusṭāṭ, congratulating him on the birth of his firstborn. He encourages Judah to continue his study of the Mišna and Talmud, but recommends that he not neglect the study of Arabic calligraphy. He also mentions that Ayyūb b. Tamīm, ruler of Tunisia, had appointed Zakkār b. ʿAmmār as Nagid of the Jewish community in Sicily. He discusses the trade between Tunisia, Sicily and Egypt, describes the bad political state in Tunisia, Sicily and Spain and mentions efforts to redeem a Bible codex which was stolen during the invasion of Tunisia. Ca. 1058-1061 CE. Address on verso in Arabic and Hebrew script.<\/p>" }, { "label": "Date of Creation", "value": "1058-1061 CE" }, { "label": "Title", "value": "Letter" }, { "label": "Author(s) of the Record", "value": "CUL" }, { "label": "Material", "value": "Paper" }, { "label": "Classmark", "value": "T-S 16.179" }, { "label": "Note(s)", "value": "Verso is written transversely in relation to recto." }, { "label": "Recipient(s)", "value": "Abū Zakariyya Judah b. Moses Ibn Siḡmār" }, { "label": "Donor(s)", "value": "Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908" }, { "label": "Subject(s)", "value": "Cairo Genizah" }, { "label": "Associated Name(s)", "value": "Zakkār b. ʿAmmār (Nagid); Ayyūb b. Tamīm (Sicilian ruler)" }, { "label": "Language(s)", "value": "Judaeo-Arabic" }, { "label": "Layout", "value": "57 lines + marginalia" }, { "label": "Author(s)", "value": "Labrāṭ b. Moses Ibn Siḡmār" } ], "@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-00016-00179/canvas/1", "https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/iiif/MS-TS-00016-00179/canvas/2" ], "@type": "sc:Range", "@id": "https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/iiif/MS-TS-00016-00179/range/DOCUMENT", "label": "Letter" }], "description": "
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