Letter: T-S 13J10.13

Letter T-S 13J10.13

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T-S 13J10.13

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Recto: poetic letter with an acrostic spelling ‘Ḥalfon ben Mevoraḵ (מבוכר), Saʿadya ha-Mumḥe’. Evidently a line is in the wrong sequence in the poem, which should have given the acrostic מבורכ, i.e. Mevoraḵ. Written in inverted letters are 5 lines of a poem that was the original text on the page. Verso: two poems, one written inverted. One poem has an acrostic Mevasser (מבסר) ben Mevoraḵ Saʿadya. Information from CUDL. Previous description: "Letter that is a muleteer recommendation written between 1031 and 1035. In l. 4, the muleteer Faraj is also mentioned as charged with fetching parts of a Bible manuscript. Cf. T-S NS 320.7, T-S 8J15.25 and T-S 12.655. (Goitein, Med Soc IV, p. 448 = ix, D, n. 19.)." Goitein must have had a different shelfmark in mind.

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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS 13 J 10, fol. 13; TS Box 13 J 10, fol. 13; TS 13 J 10, f. 13; TS Box 13 J 10, f. 13
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In PGP since 2017
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T-S 13J10.13 1r

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1r

T-S 13J10.13 1v

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1v
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