Letter: T-S NS 306.86

Letter T-S NS 306.86

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S NS 306.86
Inferred Date
Primary Language
Hebrew

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Description

Letter draft from Efrayim b. Shemarya to Aharon and Shelomo the sons of Ṭoviyya ha-Shelishi, mentioning condolences on the death of Ṭoviyya, a letter which had no name on it(?), the Gaʾon (l. 11), and letters to ‘the two princes’ Ḥesed al-Tustarī and someone else. Uncited in the literature. Written around an earlier text in Arabic script (jottings?). Dating: ca. 1007–1055 CE, based on the years when Efrayim b. Shemary was active. On recto there is Arabic poetry. ASE

Related People

Sender
Efrayim b. Shemarya

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Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Input date
In PGP since 2023
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Transcription
Translation

T-S NS 306.86 1r

°
1r

T-S NS 306.86 1v

°
1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S NS 306.86. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/38264/ (accessed August 7, 2026).