skip to content

Cairo Genizah : Letter; petition

Cairo Genizah

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Letter by a Jew, called Fadāʾil, asking for financial assistance. He had lived in Alexandria for six years, and then he moved to Fusṭāṭ. He informs the recipient that he is a poor widower with a family to support, is unable to find work or pay the poll tax. He asks the recipient for help to hire a boat back to Alexandria.</p>


Want to know more?

Under the 'More' menu you can find , and information about sharing this image.

No Contents List Available
No Metadata Available

Share

If you want to share this page with others you can send them a link to this individual page:
Alternatively please share this page on social media

You can also embed the viewer into your own website or blog using the code below: