Letter: T-S Ar.50.193

Letter T-S Ar.50.193

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S Ar.50.193
Primary Language
Hebrew

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Description

Letter draft from Jerusalem to the community of Palermo. In Hebrew. Dating: 11th-century, from the time of Daniel b. ʿAzarya Gaon (who also bore the title Nasi and seems to be the person alluded to in line 8). The letter deals with the death of an Egyptian merchant and his inheritance. On the other side there is a treatise on the laws of ritual slaughter.

Related Places

Destination
Palermo
Origin
Jerusalem

Additional metadata

Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 50, fol. 193; TS Arabic Box 50, f. 193
Input date
In PGP since 2020
Image
Transcription
Translation

T-S Ar.50.193 1r

°
1r

T-S Ar.50.193 1v

°
1v
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