Letter: Bodl. MS heb. c 72/21

Letter Bodl. MS heb. c 72/21

Tags

Input date

In PGP since 2021

Description

Letter from the Nagid Shelomo b. Yosef to the community of Alexandria. In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Probably 1470s or 1480s. The letter reports that Yaʿaqov פרנשיל arrived from Alexandria and reported that the congregation is in great distress from the punishment and the fines that the Nagid had imposed on all who oppose the '7 distinguished men of the city' (שבעה טובי העיר: on this concept, see Shweka, "And Every Day They Make Quarrels," p.26f). The Alexandrians seem to be asking for relief; the Nagid does not back down.