11th-century letter from Elijah (probably in Salonika) to his brother, a scholar (probably in Fusṭāṭ). The letter mentions Elijah\u2019s compatriot, Abū ʿAlī, who had visited Fusṭāṭ and brought back letters from Elijah's brother, and letters for a community leader, Elijah b. Šabbetay, dealing with the case of a Jewish man in prison. Elijah\u2019s brother had sent him a gift of a scroll of Esther on parchment, and in return Elijah sent his brother a collection of piyyuṭim. Elijah describes friction between the Karaites and Rabbanites in Byzantium and requests his brother\u2019s help in championing the Karaite cause.<\/p>" }, { "label": "Date of Creation", "value": "11th century" }, { "label": "Title", "value": "Letter" }, { "label": "Author(s) of the Record", "value": "CUL" }, { "label": "Material", "value": "Parchment" }, { "label": "Classmark", "value": "T-S 20.45" }, { "label": "Donor(s)", "value": "Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908" }, { "label": "Subject(s)", "value": "Cairo Genizah" }, { "label": "Associated Name(s)", "value": "Elijah b. Šabbetay" }, { "label": "Language(s)", "value": "Hebrew" }, { "label": "Layout", "value": "62 lines + 17 lines (recto; verso is blank)" }, { "label": "Author(s)", "value": "Elijah" } ], "@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-00020-00045/canvas/1", "https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/iiif/MS-TS-00020-00045/canvas/2" ], "@type": "sc:Range", "@id": "https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/iiif/MS-TS-00020-00045/range/DOCUMENT", "label": "Letter" }], "description": "
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