Letter: T-S NS J560

Letter T-S NS J560

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S NS J560
Inferred Date
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic
Secondary Language
Arabic

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Description

Letter addressed to Abū Kathīr Efrayim al-Ḥibr (=Efrayim b. Shemarya), in Fustat. Dating: ca. 1007–1055 CE, based on the years when Efrayim b. Shemarya was active– but this range may be narrowed through further examination of the chronology of events in the letter (e.g. if they relate to the Mount of Olives communal dispute of Hoshaʿna Rabba 1029 CE). Compare with: T-S Misc.35.11 (PGPID 1357), Moss. VII,142 (PGPID 898). In Judaeo-Arabic, with the address in Arabic script. Narrating a communal event (or controversy?) involving a procession up a mountain (the Mount of Olives?): “the Rayyis didn’t go up the mountain… going up the mountain… the horns and drums… the qāḍī went up with him… the qāʾid… they prayed a Yoṣer… (then more about liturgy?)… it would be too much to explain… madhhab… copies… I sent… and peace.” Needs further examination.

Related People

Recipient
Efrayim b. Shemarya

Related Places

Destination
Fustat

Additional metadata

Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Input date
In PGP since 2019
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Transcription
Translation

T-S NS J560 1r

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1r

T-S NS J560 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S NS J560. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/26519/ (accessed October 15, 2026).