Letter: Yevr.-Arab. II 1390

Letter Yevr.-Arab. II 1390

Description

Letter from Shemuel ha-Levi b. Avraham ha-Levi, in Jerusalem, to ʿOvadya Kohen and his son Nissim Kohen, presumably in Fustat/Cairo. They are Qaraites. Written in Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew. Dated: Sunday, 23 Elul 5522 AM (תאבד מכהן), which is 1762 CE. But catalogued as 1770 CE. Needs further examination for the content.