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Cairo Genizah : Letter

David Beḥor, Joseph Ṣarūr

Cairo Genizah

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Letter in Judaeo-Arabic, dealing with financial matters (sums given in 'silver', פצה). It is written in two different hands, the second hand adding a postscript beginning 'from me, your brother Joseph Ṣarūr'. The address on verso reads ‘to my brother ... Saʿadya (סעדיא) ha-Levi known as Furayḵ from me, David Beḵor (בכור, ie 'first born' - the older brother)’. Mentions people including Menaḥem and Abraham Zraḥiyya. C. 16th-17th century. </p>


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