Cairo Genizah : Letter

Letter (T-S NS J4)

Letter of a prisoner (13th century CE), who reports that he has been mistreated by a guard from the Maghreb. He asks a notable to intervene on his behalf with a judge. Mentions Abū l-ʿImrān.

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Physical Location: Cambridge University Library
Classmark: T-S NS J4
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Date of Creation: 13th century
Language(s): Judaeo-Arabic; Hebrew
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Associated Name(s): Abū l-ʿImrān
Note(s): Verso is written inverted in relation to recto.
Extent: 1 leaf. Leaf height: 16.6 cm, width: 12 cm.
Material: Paper
Condition: Stained, slightly rubbed
Layout: 14 lines + marginalia (recto), 7 lines with 7 lines inverted (verso)
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 NS J4
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Date of Creation: 13th century
Language(s): Judaeo-Arabic; Hebrew
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Associated Name(s): Abū l-ʿImrān
Note(s): Verso is written inverted in relation to recto.
Extent: 1 leaf. Leaf height: 16.6 cm, width: 12 cm.
Material: Paper
Condition: Stained, slightly rubbed
Layout: 14 lines + marginalia (recto), 7 lines with 7 lines inverted (verso)
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