Letter: CUL Or.1080 J99

Letter CUL Or.1080 J99

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CUL Or.1080 J99
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Hebrew
Judaeo-Arabic

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Family letter, partly in Hebrew and partly in Judaeo-Arabic. The handwriting seems to be that of the judge Mevorakh b. Natan. Dated: End of Ṭevet 1492 Seleucid = January 1181 CE. There is a long passage (in rhymed Hebrew) about the addressee's mother ailing ever since he departed for Alexandria with the caravan. The scribe wrote the letter while very sick (marīḍ lāzim lā aʿaql ʿalā nafsī min al-ḥamāʾil(?) ṣudāʿ(?) al-bārī yulaṭṭif bi-raḥmatihi fa-tabsuṭ al-ʿadhr...). (Information in part from Goitein’s index card.) Probably a join: Moss. VII,159.2 (PGPID 29059) + CUL Or.1080 J99 (PGPID 8883). ASE

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Probably Geniza
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Cambridge University Library, Oriental Manuscripts
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ULC Or 1080 J 99
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In PGP since 2017
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CUL Or.1080 J99 1r

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1r

CUL Or.1080 J99 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Oriental Manuscripts, CUL Or.1080 J99. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/8883/ (accessed June 9, 2026).