Letter: Moss. II,110.2

Letter Moss. II,110.2

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Moss. II,110.2
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Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Autograph letter by Avraham Maimonides to Moshe b. Peraḥya. Dating to 1205–1237 CE, based on Avraham Maimonides years of service as Rayyis al-Yahūd. It is a recommendation for the bearer, the French rabbi R. Yeḥiel [b. Yiṣḥaq Ẓarfatī], to the community of rabbis (ʿulamā' al-sharīʿa) in Palestine and Jerusalem. Moshe b. Peraḥya served as a judge in the Rīf, including in Minyat Zifta and Minyat Ghamr; he was the brother of Yosef b. Peraḥya. On verso is a donation list with many names, conceivably for a fundraiser on behalf of the bearer of the letter. Information entirely from Mordechai Akiva Friedman's edition and discussion.

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Avraham Maimonides

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Jerusalem

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Cambridge University Library, Mosseri
Historical shelfmarks
Mosseri L112
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In PGP since 2017
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Moss. II,110.2 1r

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1r

Moss. II,110.2 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Mosseri, Moss. II,110.2. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/26685/ (accessed June 2, 2026).