Letter: T-S 20.171

Letter T-S 20.171

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S 20.171
Primary Language
Hebrew

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Description

Fragment of a calligraphic letter from the head of the Palestinian Yeshiva in Tyre (located there in 1090 CE), to the dignitary Shemuel b. Yehuda (called הוד המשכילים עזר הישיבה). Wide space (2.5cm) between the lines. With greetings to Shemuel's son Yaḥyā. The addressee may identical with the person mentioned in T-S 13J34.5, v10. (Information from CUDL and Goitein's index card.)

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Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Input date
In PGP since 2017
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Transcription
Translation

T-S 20.171 1r

1r

T-S 20.171 1v

1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S 20.171. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/7551/, accessed May 15, 2025.
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