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Cairo Genizah : History: Egyptian Scroll

Samuel b. Hošaʿana (Third in the Academy)

Cairo Genizah

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Title page of the ‘Egyptian scroll’, a historical poem composed by Samuel the Third b. Hošaʿana in Egypt during the rule of the Fatimid caliph al-Ḥākim (996–1021 CE). The title is followed by a Judaeo-Arabic poem, rhyming in -nī, written in red ink and vocalised with Arabic vowel signs. In the right margin the first line of the poem is repeated in black ink.</p>


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