Letter: T-S K25.175

Letter T-S K25.175

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S K25.175
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Letter/petition in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Likely early 13th century. Dealing with communal politics and controversies at length, but in vague terms. It likely has to do with Avraham Maimonides' decision regarding the appointment of 3 judges in Alexandria (see Mordechai Akiva Friedman, "The Nagid, the Nasi and the French Rabbis: A Threat to Abraham Maimonides' Leadership" Zion 82 (2017) 193–266). This letter is addressed to someone titled Sayyidnā or at least someone close to him; mentions R. Yiṣḥaq throughout (possibly Yiṣḥaq b. Ḥalfon); also mentions (at the bottom of verso) a judge named Ḥananel ha-Ḥasid, likely the well-known Ḥananel b. Shemuel. The last line of the fragment also mentions an evil man possibly named Abū l-ʿAlāʾ Munīr. Needs further examination. (Identifications provided by Amir Ashur and Mordechai Akiva Friedman.)

Additional metadata

Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS K, 25, f. 175; TS Box K, 25, f. 175; TS K, 25, fol. 175; TS Box K, 25, fol. 175
Input date
In PGP since 2021
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Transcription
Translation

T-S K25.175 1r

°
1r

T-S K25.175 1v

°
1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S K25.175. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/34883/ (accessed August 24, 2026).