Letter: Yevr. II A 1297

Letter Yevr. II A 1297

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Yevr. II A 1297
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Hebrew

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Letter from the influential Karaite scholar R. Simḥah Yiṣḥaq Luzki (b.1716-d.1760/1766 CE) to the Karaite community of Cairo or perhaps the Karaite Jews of Egypt collectively. Dated 5516 AM (1755/56 CE). The full image of the letter is currently unavailable in FGP and Ktiv. R. Luzki may have been writing from Chufut-Kale in the Crimean Peninsula, but further examination is required to establish the exact details of the correspondence. (Information from Ktiv catalogue)

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National Library of Russia, Firkovitch (Firk.); Antonin
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In PGP since 2025
National Library of Russia, Firkovitch (Firk.); Antonin, Yevr. II A 1297. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/40642/ (accessed February 25, 2026).