Letter: CUL Or.1080 J282

Letter CUL Or.1080 J282

Metadata

Shelfmark
CUL Or.1080 J282
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Letter to a certain [...] [Kelil] ha-Yofi Ḥemdat ha-Yeshiva b. Yosef ha-Zaqen. In Judaeo-Arabic. Generous space between the lines. Mentions the news that the addressee and others arrived in al-ʿArīsh safely, and the subsequent arrival of couriers (najjābīn) who reported the addressee's arrival in Bilbays. Mentions the arrival of a letter from the Gaon in Iyyar (כתאב מן הדרת הגאונות תכון לעד) containing instructions about appointing a parnas (ויסמא פיה פרנאס ותאריכה אייר). Greetings to many people: Abū l-Barakāt; al-Baghdādī; Abū l-Faraj; Hiba; Abū Saʿd; and Yūsuf.

Related Places

Mentioned
al-ʿArīsh, Bilbays

Additional metadata

Provenance
Probably Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Oriental Manuscripts
Historical shelfmarks
ULC Or 1080 J 282
Input date
In PGP since 2020
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Translation

CUL Or.1080 J282 1r

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1r

CUL Or.1080 J282 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Oriental Manuscripts, CUL Or.1080 J282. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/19820/ (accessed August 20, 2026).