Letter: T-S AS 204.111

Letter T-S AS 204.111

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T-S AS 204.111
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Letter from Avraham Maimonides, autograph. In Judaeo-Arabic. Begins with the motto הנה אל ישועתי. Addressed to the ḥaver, morenu ve-rabbenu, Yosef. This is a letter of recommendation for Yaʿqūb b. Dani'el: "he is in in grave need" (fa-huwa fī ḍurūra akhīdha wa-ʿindahu qaṭʿa(?) wa-qillat ḥīla); "appoint a guardian for him" (? tawaṣṣā bihi); "he is deserving"; mentions Peraḥya and other people in the margin; then, "encourage them to help him according to your ability" (tuḥarrikhum fī ḥaqqihi ḥasaba ṭāqatika). Information largely from Friedman's Dictionary (pp. 11, 209, 308, 762). ASE.

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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
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In PGP since 2019
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S AS 204.111. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/22704/, accessed November 23, 2024.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/22704/