Letter: Yevr.-Arab. II 1458

Letter Yevr.-Arab. II 1458

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Yevr.-Arab. II 1458
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Letter from David Ḥazzan, in Jerusalem, to Eliyya Levi, in Fustat/Cairo. Written in Judaeo-Arabic. The writer describes the difficult financial state of himself and of the Qaraites in Jerusalem, and how "we are in the fire from [the Rabbanites'] oppression." He mentions that he got sick and nearly died, recovered, relapsed and nearly died, and recovered again. Also mentions Gaza. Needs examination.

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National Library of Russia, Firkovitch (Firk.); Antonin
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In PGP since 2020
National Library of Russia, Firkovitch (Firk.); Antonin, Yevr.-Arab. II 1458. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/31683/, accessed December 30, 2024.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/31683/