Cairo Genizah : Letter

Samuel he-Ḥaver ha-Meʿulle b. Moses he-Ḥaver

Cairo Genizah

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Part of a letter written and signed by Samuel he-Ḥaver ha-Meʿulle b. Moses he-Ḥaver, in Tyre, to Ephraim he-Ḥaver b. Šemarya he-Ḥasid, in Fusṭāṭ. It concerns two sisters, Sittān, wife of Ṣedaqa b. Ezra, and Sarah, wife of Ḥalfōn ha-Levi b. Yefet, of the Tyre Jewish community, who are trying to claim their inheritance after their father, Ḥalfōn, died in Fusṭāṭ, as well as other financial affairs involving members of each community. Dated to c. 1045 CE. </p>