Letter: Yevr.-Arab. II 1420

Letter Yevr.-Arab. II 1420

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Letter from an unknown writer in Jerusalem to Yeshuʿa Rofe, Fustat (Ẓoʿan). In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Catalogued as 17th century. The writer also greets the Qaraite community of Cairo (Miṣr ha-semukha Ẓoʿan). The purpose of the letter is to inform the addressee that Umm כאסכיה(?) died on the 24th of Nisan. The writer describes her funeral arrangements. Needs further examination.