Cairo Genizah : Letter

Letter (T-S 10J5.6)

Recto: postscript of the letter on verso, asking the recipient to take care of the bearer of the letter, Ṣedaqa b. Saʿadya, known as Abū ʿAsar al-Ṭahhān (the miller). In a different hand is greetings to the community from Šela ha-Kohen b. Ṣadūq b. Maṣliaḥ b. Z[...], Samuel b. Ḥalfon the doctor, David b. Isaac b. ʿEli and Musallam b. Barakāt b. Isḥāq. Verso: letter from Ashkelon, reporting the capture of Jerusalem by the Crusaders.

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Physical Location: Cambridge University Library
Classmark: T-S 10J5.6
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Author(s): Šela ha-Kohen b. Ṣadūq b. Maṣliaḥ b. Z[...]; Samuel b. Ḥalfon the doctor; David b. Isaac b. ʿEli; Musallam b. Barakāt b. Isḥāq
Origin Place: Ashkelon
Language(s): Judaeo-Arabic; Hebrew; Arabic
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Associated Name(s): Ṣedaqa b. Saʿadya (known as Abū ʿAsar the miller)
Note(s): Associated manuscripts: T-S 20.113
Extent: 1 leaf. Leaf height: 12.6 cm, width: 18.7 cm.
Material: Paper
Condition: torn, holes, rubbed
Layout: 10 lines + marginalia (recto); 12 lines + marginalia (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 10J5.6
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Author(s): Šela ha-Kohen b. Ṣadūq b. Maṣliaḥ b. Z[...]; Samuel b. Ḥalfon the doctor; David b. Isaac b. ʿEli; Musallam b. Barakāt b. Isḥāq
Origin Place: Ashkelon
Language(s): Judaeo-Arabic; Hebrew; Arabic
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Associated Name(s): Ṣedaqa b. Saʿadya (known as Abū ʿAsar the miller)
Note(s): Associated manuscripts: T-S 20.113
Extent: 1 leaf. Leaf height: 12.6 cm, width: 18.7 cm.
Material: Paper
Condition: torn, holes, rubbed
Layout: 10 lines + marginalia (recto); 12 lines + marginalia (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