Letter: JTS MS 8254.13

Letter JTS MS 8254.13

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JTS MS 8254.13
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Judaeo-Arabic

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Letter from Moshe Maimonides to Abū l-Munā. Autograph. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: ca. 1168–1204 CE, based on the years when Maimonides was active in Egypt. Abū l-Munā is asked to convey Moshe's gratitude to Najm [al]-Dīn on account of the benefaction he bestowed by helping a certain prisoner. Moshe cannot come in person to thank him.

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Moshe Maimonides

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Jewish Theological Seminary Library
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MS 8254, fol. 13
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In PGP since 2021
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Jewish Theological Seminary Library, JTS MS 8254.13. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/32290/ (accessed August 7, 2026).