Letter: T-S Misc.36.178

Letter T-S Misc.36.178

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Shelfmark
T-S Misc.36.178
Primary Language
Hebrew

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Letter and panegyric from ʿEli b. ʿAmram the ḥaver to Shemuel ha-Nagid Ibn Naghrela of Granada. Dating: Before 1056 CE (the year of the death of Shemuel ha-Nagid). ʿEli writes that every Shabbat when the Torah scrolls are taken out of the ark, he adds to his prayers for Daniel b. ʿAzarya additional prayers for Shemuel ha-Nagid and his sons (Yehosef and Elyasaf). ʿEli mentions that this is his first time writing to Shemuel. It seems that the letter was occasioned by a donation received from Shemuel. (Information from Tova Beeri, "ʿEli He-Ḥaver ben ʿAmram: A Hebrew Poet in Eleventh Century Egypt" [Hebrew], Sefunot 8 (2003), 290–91.)

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Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Loan 38.178; TS Box Misc. 36, f. 178; TS Box Misc. 36, fol. 178
Input date
In PGP since 2021
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Translation

T-S Misc.36.178 1r

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1r

T-S Misc.36.178 1v

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1v
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