Letter: MS 8254.16

Letter MS 8254.16

Metadata

Shelfmark
MS 8254.16
Inferred Date
Primary Languages
Hebrew
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Letter from Yehuda b. Ṭuviyyahu to Moshe Maimonides. In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. Congratulating him on his marriage? Dating: ca. 1168–1204 CE, based on the years when Maimonides was active in Egypt. NB: The identifications and bibliography on FGP (an autograph responsum of Avraham Maimonides) actually refer to MS 8254, fol. 17.

Related People

Sender
Yehuda b. Ṭuviyyahu
Recipient
Moshe Maimonides

Additional metadata

Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Historical shelfmarks
MS 8254, fol. 16
Input date
In PGP since 2017
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Transcription
Translation

MS 8254.16 1

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MS 8254.16 2

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  • MS 8254.16: Images provided by the Jewish Theological Seminary Library (JTSL) CC-Zero / Public Domain
Jewish Theological Seminary Library, MS 8254.16. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/15897/ (accessed June 2, 2026).