Cairo Genizah : Letter

Cairo Genizah

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Recto: letter, which is a reply to the verso. The writer reports that Abū Isaac had spoken to the family of the addressee’s paternal uncle, and they believe that the excommunication (?) is fully deserved (it is unclear who has been excommunicated). It is also reported that one family can’t marry into another family because there are Muslims in it. Verso: letter mentioning that the writer had arrived safely and had informed the community about what happened. The writer asks the addressees to inform Abū ʿAlī that he is worried about Abū l-Ḵayr and asks his brother Abū Isaac to speak to his paternal uncle’s family to negotiate peace in a family feud. The letter also mentions Abū ʿAlī and Abū Zikrī. </p>

Letter (T-S 8J10.16)

Recto: letter, which is a reply to the verso. The writer reports that Abū Isaac had spoken to the family of the addressee’s paternal uncle, and they believe that the excommunication (?) is fully deserved (it is unclear who has been excommunicated). It is also reported that one family can’t marry into another family because there are Muslims in it. Verso: letter mentioning that the writer had arrived safely and had informed the community about what happened. The writer asks the addressees to inform Abū ʿAlī that he is worried about Abū l-Ḵayr and asks his brother Abū Isaac to speak to his paternal uncle’s family to negotiate peace in a family feud. The letter also mentions Abū ʿAlī and Abū Zikrī.

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Physical Location: Cambridge University Library
Classmark: T-S 8J10.16
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Language(s): Judaeo-Arabic
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Associated Name(s): Abū Isaac; Abū ʿAlī; Abū l-Ḵayr; Abū Zikrī
Extent: 1 leaf. Leaf height: 16.7 cm, width: 6.1 cm.
Material: Paper
Condition: torn, holes, rubbed
Layout: 23 lines (recto); 22 lines (verso)
Provenance: Donated by Dr Solomon Schechter and his patron Dr Charles Taylor in 1898 as part of the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection
Funding: The digitisation of the Taylor-Schechter Cairo Genizah Collection has been sponsored by the Jewish Manuscript Preservation Society, the Friedberg Genizah Project Inc., and the Arts and Humanities Research Council, UK.
Author(s) of the Record: CUL

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Information about this document

Physical Location: Cambridge University Library
Classmark: T-S 8J10.16
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Language(s): Judaeo-Arabic
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Associated Name(s): Abū Isaac; Abū ʿAlī; Abū l-Ḵayr; Abū Zikrī
Extent: 1 leaf. Leaf height: 16.7 cm, width: 6.1 cm.
Material: Paper
Condition: torn, holes, rubbed
Layout: 23 lines (recto); 22 lines (verso)
Provenance: Donated by Dr Solomon Schechter and his patron Dr Charles Taylor in 1898 as part of the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection
Funding: The digitisation of the Taylor-Schechter Cairo Genizah Collection has been sponsored by the Jewish Manuscript Preservation Society, the Friedberg Genizah Project Inc., and the Arts and Humanities Research Council, UK.
Author(s) of the Record: CUL