Cairo Genizah : Letter

Letter (T-S AS 147.37)

Recto: recommendation letter on behalf of the elder Samuel by Joshua Maimonides ha-Nagid to the congregation in Fusṭāṭ. Verso: Hebrew prayer (ha-raḥaman).

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Physical Location: Cambridge University Library
Classmark: T-S AS 147.37
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Author(s): Joshua Maimonides (Nagid)
Date of Creation: 1310-1355 CE
Language(s): Judaeo-Arabic; Hebrew (sporadic Tiberian vocalisation)
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Associated Name(s): Samuel the elder
Note(s): Verso is inverted in relation to recto. On verso some of the bgdkft letters are marked with rafe.
Extent: 1 leaf. Leaf height: 14 cm, width: 11.7 cm.
Material: Paper
Condition: torn, holes, rubbed, faded, stained
Layout: 11 lines,
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 AS 147.37
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Author(s): Joshua Maimonides (Nagid)
Date of Creation: 1310-1355 CE
Language(s): Judaeo-Arabic; Hebrew (sporadic Tiberian vocalisation)
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Associated Name(s): Samuel the elder
Note(s): Verso is inverted in relation to recto. On verso some of the bgdkft letters are marked with rafe.
Extent: 1 leaf. Leaf height: 14 cm, width: 11.7 cm.
Material: Paper
Condition: torn, holes, rubbed, faded, stained
Layout: 11 lines,
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