Cairo Genizah : Letter; list

Letter; list (T-S 20.144)

Recto: rhymed letter to Solomon b. Judah (Gaʾon), mentioning Judah b. Samuel. At the foot of the page are magical symbols. Verso: various lists, one of which refers to the death of Ibn Abū l-Fadl ha-Parnas, in 1206 CE.

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Physical Location: Cambridge University Library
Classmark: T-S 20.144
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Date of Creation: 1025–1051 CE; 1206 CE
Recipient(s): Solomon b. Judah (Gaʾon)
Language(s): Hebrew; Judaeo-Arabic
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Associated Name(s): Judah b. Samuel; Abū l-Fadl ha-Parnas, son of
Extent: 1 leaf. Leaf height: 39 cm, width: 10 cm.
Material: Paper
Condition: Torn, faded
Layout: 46 lines + marginalia (recto); various 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 20.144
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Date of Creation: 1025–1051 CE; 1206 CE
Recipient(s): Solomon b. Judah (Gaʾon)
Language(s): Hebrew; Judaeo-Arabic
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Associated Name(s): Judah b. Samuel; Abū l-Fadl ha-Parnas, son of
Extent: 1 leaf. Leaf height: 39 cm, width: 10 cm.
Material: Paper
Condition: Torn, faded
Layout: 46 lines + marginalia (recto); various 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