Cairo Genizah : Letter

Letter (T-S 16.64)

Fragment of a letter from the brothers Joseph and Nissim, sons of Berachiah, in Qayrawan, to the merchant Joseph b. Jacob Ibn ʿAwkal, in Fusṭāṭ. The letter was written after Abraham b. ʿAtaʾ accepted the position of Nagid in the year 1015, and before Israel b. Samuel b. Ḥofni became Gaʾon in 1017 (i.e. ca. 1015-1017 CE). Mosseri III.231.1 accompanied this letter with all the enclosures. Address on verso.

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Physical Location: Cambridge University Library
Classmark: T-S 16.64
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Author(s): Joseph b. Berachiah; Nissim b. Berachiah
Origin Place: Qayrawan
Date of Creation: 1015-17 CE
Recipient(s): Joseph b. Jacob Ibn ʿAwkal
Language(s): Judaeo-Arabic
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Associated Name(s): Abraham b. ʿAtaʾ (Nagid); Israel b. Samuel b. Ḥofni (Gaʾon)
Note(s): Similar letters are found at T-S 13J29.9; T-S 16.42; T-S NS J388; and Mosseri IV.10.; Associated manuscripts: T-S 13J29.9 T-S 16.42 T-S NS J388 Mosseri IV.10 Mosseri III.231.1
Extent: 1 leaf.
Material: Parchment
Condition: Badly torn, holes, faded, rubbed
Layout: 49 lines + marginalia (recto); 2 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 16.64
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Author(s): Joseph b. Berachiah; Nissim b. Berachiah
Origin Place: Qayrawan
Date of Creation: 1015-17 CE
Recipient(s): Joseph b. Jacob Ibn ʿAwkal
Language(s): Judaeo-Arabic
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Associated Name(s): Abraham b. ʿAtaʾ (Nagid); Israel b. Samuel b. Ḥofni (Gaʾon)
Note(s): Similar letters are found at T-S 13J29.9; T-S 16.42; T-S NS J388; and Mosseri IV.10.; Associated manuscripts: T-S 13J29.9 T-S 16.42 T-S NS J388 Mosseri IV.10 Mosseri III.231.1
Extent: 1 leaf.
Material: Parchment
Condition: Badly torn, holes, faded, rubbed
Layout: 49 lines + marginalia (recto); 2 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