Letter: T-S 8J7.1

Letter T-S 8J7.1

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Shelfmark
T-S 8J7.1
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Short letter from Avraham b. Natan Av ha-Yeshiva ("the head of the (Palestinian) Academy") to an unknown recipient (called only Rabbenu). In Judaeo-Arabic. Acknowledging the receipt of a large consignment of "kaysī" cheese and the corresponding heksher (certificate of kashrut) brought by Ṣadaqa b. Shemarya. According to Goitein's notes, the sender "at that time" was the Jewish Chief Justice of Cairo, and he is writing to his colleagues in Fustat. (Information in part from CUDL.)

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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS 8 J 7, f. 1; TS 8 J 7, fol. 1; TS Box 8 J 7, f. 1; TS Box 8 J 7, fol. 1
Input date
In PGP since 2017
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Translation

T-S 8J7.1 1r

1r

T-S 8J7.1 1v

1v
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