The account of Nathan ha-Kohen b. Isaac ha-Bavli (Nathan the Babylonian) of the exilarch and the Babylonian academies. This is the Judaeo-Arabic original text of a c. 10th-c. piece of historical writing, which was until the discovery of this fragment only known in its Hebrew translation. One of the most important sources for the history of the Babylonian exilarchate and the academies. This copy is in the hand of Nathan b. Samuel he-Ḥaver (active 1128-1153). A later hand has written the name al-Šayḵ Abū Isḥāq [\u2026 al-A]mšāṭī in a space on verso, presumably the owner.<\/p>" }, { "label": "Title", "value": "Letter" }, { "label": "Author(s) of the Record", "value": "CUL" }, { "label": "Material", "value": "Paper" }, { "label": "Classmark", "value": "T-S Misc. 35.48" }, { "label": "Note(s)", "value": "Belongs with T-S Ar.48.121.; Associated manuscripts: T-S Ar.48.121" }, { "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 ha-Kohen b. Isaac ha-Bavli; Nathan b. Samuel he-Ḥaver; Abū Isḥāq al-Amšāṭī" }, { "label": "Language(s)", "value": "Hebrew (isolated Tiberian vocalisation); Judaeo-Arabic" }, { "label": "Layout", "value": "16 + marginalia (recto); 14 lines (verso)" } ], "@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-MISC-00035-00048/canvas/1", "https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/iiif/MS-TS-MISC-00035-00048/canvas/2" ], "@type": "sc:Range", "@id": "https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/iiif/MS-TS-MISC-00035-00048/range/DOCUMENT", "label": "Letter" }], "description": "
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