Letter: Moss. VII,137

Letter Moss. VII,137

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Moss. VII,137
Primary Language
Hebrew
Secondary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Recto: Letter from the yeshiva in Jerusalem to Mevorakh (b. Seʿadya?), in Fustat. In Hebrew. Fragmentary. Dating: After 1094 CE. This is a letter of support for Shela b. Mevasser and his brother, having to do with their silk shop in Alexandria. Information from Miriam Frenkel, The Compassionate and Benevolent, p. 82 (where she corrects Gil's dating of the document to 1071 CE). On verso there are extensive accounts in Arabic script, some entries beginning with "al-dār."

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Cambridge University Library, Mosseri
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In PGP since 2022
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Moss. VII,137 1r

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1r

Moss. VII,137 1v

1v
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