Letter: Bodl. MS heb. c 28/28

Letter Bodl. MS heb. c 28/28

Shelfmark: Bodl. MS heb. c 28/28

Document Date: 12 Ḥeshvan 1462 Seleucid (3 October 1150 CE)
Primary Language: Judaeo-Arabic

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Letter from Shelomo, a ritual slaughterer in al-Maḥalla, to the judge Zakkay (probably the father of Shelomo b. Zakkay who was active in the period of Maimonides). The sender feared losing his job for having only memorized a handbook on his profession, instead of studying the sources, when a new judge, Menaḥem, arrived in al-Maḥalla. Verso is covered with various jottings, including the possible date of arrival of the letter: 12 Ḥeshvan 1462 Seleucid, which is 3 October 1150 CE. (Information from Goitein’s index card and Friedman's article on Zuta, pp. 484–85.)

Collection: Bodleian Library
Historical shelfmarks: Bodl. MS Heb. c 28 (Cat. 2876), f. 28; Bodl. MS Heb. c 28, fol. 28
Input date: In PGP since 2017

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Bodl. MS heb. c 28/28 28 recto

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Bodl. MS heb. c 28/28 28 verso