Cairo Genizah : Letter

Solomon b. Šemarya (Karaite teacher)

Cairo Genizah

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Begging letter, with a long, flattering preamble, from Solomon the Younger b. Šemarya, the Karaite teacher (המלמד הקרא), to the dignitary David ha-Sar, who is extolled in the most excessive manner. Continues on verso, where reference is made to Solomon’s dealings with ‘the doctors’ (הרופאים), before concluding in a similarly verbose and flattering style.</p>

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