Letter: T-S NS J411

Letter T-S NS J411

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T-S NS J411
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Letter from an old cantor to the Nagid Shemuel b. Ḥananya. In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. He is complaining that his post was taken by someone other than his son. He lived in the synagogue compound and whenever he heard the voice of the other cantor, his illness grew worse. "It is in fitting with our sense of justice that any one should retain his position. If my son is treated like this during my lifetime, what will happen to him after my demise?" He mentions that he has "cast himself down" (fa-qad ramā nafsahu) and that his severe illness costs him at least 5 dirhams every day. (Information in part from Goitein, Med Soc II, pp. 89–90).

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Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Input date
In PGP since 2019
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T-S NS J411 1r

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1r

T-S NS J411 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S NS J411. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/26476/ (accessed October 14, 2026).