Letter: T-S Misc.28.19

Letter T-S Misc.28.19

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Shelfmark
T-S Misc.28.19
Primary Languages
Hebrew
Judaeo-Arabic

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Letter of appeal for charity from Isḥāq b. Avraham to the Nagid Moshe b. Mevorakh (1112–26 CE). What remains is almost entirely in Hebrew, though the body of the letter was in Judaeo-Arabic. "Few petitions by individuals in distress entreating Moshe's assistance are extant. However, the 'broken-hearted' Jew whose torn letter to Moshe Nagid b. Mevorakh preserves, aside from the salutation and the address, some biblical verses about answering the prayers of the needy, was undoubtedly only one of many who sought Moshe's succor." Cohen, Jewish Self-Government, p. 278.

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Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Box Misc. 28, f. 19; TS Box Misc. 28, fol. 19
Input date
In PGP since 2020
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Translation

T-S Misc.28.19 1r

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1r

T-S Misc.28.19 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Misc.28.19. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/23407/ (accessed October 14, 2026).