Letter: T-S 16.309

Description

Letter from Ṭāhir b. Maḥfūẓ, the retired beadle of the Babylonian synagogue in Fustat, in Jerusalem, to al-Shaykh al-Thiqa Hibat Allāh, in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dated: 21 Shevat 1538 Seleucid = 9 February 1227 CE. The letter consists entirely of expressions of longing and regards, informing his friends and patrons in Fustat that he is now living in Jerusalem and that he is in good health. Ṭāhir sends greetings to the Nagid (Avraham Maimonides), ʿImrān, Abū Naṣr, Ḥananel (b. Shemuel), al-Raṣūy, Sulaymān al-Levi, Abū l-ʿIzz, and his brother in Cairo. Ṭāhir asks that they continually write to him with their news "to revive my strength." R. Elʿazar sends his greetings. Reused on verso for Hebrew piyyuṭ. (Information mainly from CUDL and Goitein's index card.)