Letter: T-S NS J560
Letter T-S NS J560Description
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.