Letter: L-G Misc. 116

Letter L-G Misc. 116

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L-G Misc. 116
Primary Languages
Hebrew
Judaeo-Arabic

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Letter of appeal for charity. In Judaeo-Arabic, with a long Hebrew introduction. Asking for assistance in the petitioner’s difficult times of poverty and illness, mentioning his benefactor Abū l-Rabīʿ Sulaymān. Dating: ca. 13th century. This is the handwriting of Berakhot b. Shemuel, who wrote numerous such letters (presumably on behalf of other people.) (Information in part from CUDL.)

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Bodleian Library and Cambridge University Library (jointly owned) , Lewis-Gibson
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West. Coll. (Westminster College), Frag. Cairens., f. 116; West. Coll. (Westminster College), Frag. Cairens., fol. 116
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L-G Misc. 116 1r

1r

L-G Misc. 116 1v

1v
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Bodleian Library and Cambridge University Library (jointly owned) , Lewis-Gibson, L-G Misc. 116. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/35025/, accessed November 23, 2024.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/35025/