Cairo Genizah : Letter

Upper right-hand corner of a letter from Yefet b. Manasseh al-Qaṭāʾif to his brother, the scribe Ḥalfon b. Manasseh.

Physical Location: Cambridge University Library
Classmark: T-S NS J303(c)
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Author(s): Yefet b. Manasseh
Scribe(s): Yefet b. Manasseh
Date of Creation: 11th-12th century
Recipient(s): Ḥalfon b. Manasseh; Ḥalfon b. Manasseh
Language(s): Judaeo-Arabic
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Associated Name(s): Yefet b. Manasseh al-Qaṭāʾif
Note(s): The fragment does not appear to join with the other two fragments at this class mark (which are pieces of other letters from Yefet).
Extent: 1 leaf. Leaf height: 8.3 cm, width: 4.7 cm.
Material: Paper
Condition: Torn, stained, rubbed
Layout: 10 lines (recto); 3 lines (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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Physical Location: Cambridge University Library
Classmark: T-S NS J303(c)
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Author(s): Yefet b. Manasseh
Scribe(s): Yefet b. Manasseh
Date of Creation: 11th-12th century
Recipient(s): Ḥalfon b. Manasseh; Ḥalfon b. Manasseh
Language(s): Judaeo-Arabic
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Associated Name(s): Yefet b. Manasseh al-Qaṭāʾif
Note(s): The fragment does not appear to join with the other two fragments at this class mark (which are pieces of other letters from Yefet).
Extent: 1 leaf. Leaf height: 8.3 cm, width: 4.7 cm.
Material: Paper
Condition: Torn, stained, rubbed
Layout: 10 lines (recto); 3 lines (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