Letter: T-S AS 223.276

Description

Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Probably from the circle of Avraham Maimonides or the pietists who came after him, and referring to (Moshe) Maimonides, peace be upon him. Dating: probably 13th century. Rough translation: "... the divine overflow which my m[aster] left with me... and my master knew all of the... God-fearing, and the slave (=I) copies/conveys it from [...] which my ancestors knowledgeable in the [...] copied/conveyed... Israel, among the 'people of the path' (ahl al-ṭarīq) who are... the son of Maymūn, peace be upon him, and the slave... and the slave's opinion concerning the [...] of worship/obedience, and my master... and he will not 'honor the mighty' (Leviticus 19:15), and this... Peraḥya... the congregation, lest... the honoring that is not legitimate... and although it is not unknown that...." AA. ASE.