Letter: MS 8254, fol. 12

Letter MS 8254, fol. 12

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MS 8254, fol. 12
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Recto: Letter fragment, probably addressed to Moshe Maimonides. In Judaeo-Arabic. Reporting on the arrival of Abū l-Mufaḍḍal and mentioning a letter to Abū l-Fakhr al-Ṣayrafī b. Saʿīd. Possibly mentioning the capitation tax (jizya) of someone's father. Verso: Letter from Moshe Maimonides. Autograph. Giving instructions to a certain judge to go to the dyehouse (maṭbakh, maṣbagh) where Abū Isḥāq works and confirm the value of its rent. Information in part from Friedman, Dictionary, p. 723.

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Jewish Theological Seminary Library
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In PGP since 2021
Jewish Theological Seminary Library, MS 8254, fol. 12. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/32289/, accessed November 27, 2024.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/32289/