Legal document: L-G Glass 40

Legal document L-G Glass 40

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L-G Glass 40

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Recto: part of a large letter to the courtier Avraham b. Yashar (Abraham b. Sahl Tustari). The writer wishes him recovery from his illness, and has been praying for his health. He sends greetings to Avraham’s son Yefet (Abu 'Ali al-Ḥasan), who is to be married soon. The date is unknown but must be earlier than Avraham's death in 1047 CE. Biblical quotations are vocalised. The writer had sent a previous letter with illness-related quotations from the sages, and this letter presents illness-related verses from the Bible. The theme is that God sends illness as a trial only to the most righteous. Verso: a calligraphic Karaite legal document (engagement deed or ketubba?). Dated Sunday, the 11th of Nisan xxx4, from somewhere on the Nile (Pishon), probably Fustat. The groom is the Nasi David Yedidyah b. Yoshiyahu b. Shelomo b. [Da]vid b. Bo'az b. Yeshoshafat b. Yoshiyahu b. Sha'ul b. 'Anan. The bride is Bahiyyah bt. Shelomo b. Se'adyah. Information in part from the Cambridge University Digital Library. ASE.

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Bodleian Library and Cambridge University Library (jointly owned) , Lewis-Gibson
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West. Coll. (Westminster College), Fragments under Glass, fol. 40; West. Coll. (Westminster College), Fragments under Glass, f. 40
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Bodleian Library and Cambridge University Library (jointly owned) , Lewis-Gibson, L-G Glass 40. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/30147/ (accessed October 13, 2026).