Cairo Genizah : Letter

Cairo Genizah

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Letter seeking to make arrangements for the ransom of the Gaʾon (possibly Masliaḥ Gaʾon) and his children, after they were captured by pirates. The writer says he has written to the Nagid (possibly Moses b. Mevoraḵ) and asked him to request that a naval commander rescue the Gaʾon and his children when the boat they are on has docked at Tripoli (Lebanon). Ca. 1120 CE.</p>

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