Letter: MS L606, fol. 1 + MS L606, fol. 4

Letter MS L606, fol. 1 + MS L606, fol. 4

Metadata

Shelfmark
MS L606, fol. 1 + MS L606, fol. 4
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

Description

Two fragments of a communal letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Resembles the hand of one of the later Maimonidean Nagids, and headed by their motto הנה אל ישועתי. Addressed to 'al-shaykh al-ajall Abū Manṣur." Also mentions ʿIwaḍ al-Kohen; the good traits of somebody (דו ראיי ותדביר ושיכוכה), and how for the sake of the good of the community, the two should reach an agreement (אן תכונו ראיי ואחד וקלב [ואחד).

Additional metadata

Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Input date
In PGP since 2017
Jewish Theological Seminary Library, MS L606, fol. 1 + Jewish Theological Seminary Library, MS L606, fol. 4. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/15737/ (accessed November 8, 2025).