Letter: BL OR 5561B.8

Letter BL OR 5561B.8

Metadata

Shelfmark
BL OR 5561B.8
Primary Language
Hebrew

Description

Verso: Letter from an official (motto: yeshaʿ yuḥash). In Hebrew. Written between the lines of the Arabic document. Evidently a response to a letter soliciting funds for a crisis: "Your (pl.) letter was received... it wounded the hearts... and the matter was copied(?) to the elders and dignitaries... they were very distressed and did what was in their power... especially Abū l-Ḥasan Yefet b. Ḥayyim... but they (the elders) could not do more than what they did..." (Information in part from Goitein's index card.)

Additional metadata

Collection
British Library
Historical shelfmarks
BM Or 5561B, f. 8; BM Or 5561B, fol. 8
Input date
In PGP since 2017
British Library, BL OR 5561B.8. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/6251/ (accessed May 19, 2026).