Letter: DK 278.2

Letter DK 278.2

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Letter from Yeshaʿya b. Khalaf ha-Kohen and his son Yaʿaqov, in Qifṭ, to Nahray b. Nissim, in Fustat. Dating: ca. 1070 CE. Describes the hardships of ship travel from Fustat to Qifṭ. The ship was attacked by pirates near Dahrūṭ and many passengers, including Yeshaʿya ha-Kohen and his son Yaʿaqov, were stabbed. The attackers were driven away and the ship reached Qifṭ. (Information from Gil, Kingdom, Vol. 4, p. 423. See also Goitein notes linked below.)