Cairo Genizah : Letter

Letter (T-S 13J28.21)

Recto: draft of a letter to a community with a recommendation for Yešuʿa b. Joseph. Mentions Elijah Roš ha-Yešiva, with the continuation of the letter on verso. Verso: letter in Arabic script. 11th-13th century.

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Physical Location: Cambridge University Library
Classmark: T-S 13J28.21
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Date of Creation: 11th-13th century
Language(s): Judaeo-Arabic; Hebrew; Arabic
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Associated Name(s): Yešuʿa b. Joseph; Elijah Roš ha-Yešiva
Note(s): Three lines on recto are inverted in relation to recto.
Extent: 1 leaf. Leaf height: 25.5 cm, width: 20.8 cm.
Material: Paper
Condition: torn, holes, rubbed
Layout: 17 lines + marginalia (recto); 10 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 13J28.21
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Date of Creation: 11th-13th century
Language(s): Judaeo-Arabic; Hebrew; Arabic
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Associated Name(s): Yešuʿa b. Joseph; Elijah Roš ha-Yešiva
Note(s): Three lines on recto are inverted in relation to recto.
Extent: 1 leaf. Leaf height: 25.5 cm, width: 20.8 cm.
Material: Paper
Condition: torn, holes, rubbed
Layout: 17 lines + marginalia (recto); 10 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