Letter: T-S NS J84

India Book (IB) IV,71 (ח87). Letter from ʿAmram b. Yiṣḥaq to Ḥalfon. Alexandria; probably about 1143-1145. ʿAmram b. Yiṣḥaq sends Ḥalfon a short greeting for Purim. Abu Al-Ma'ali wanted to help Abu Al-Fakhr, the son of Ḥalfon’s brother, Abu Ali Yeḥezqel, to do what he had not succeeded in doing. As it appears from his words, the intention is probably to get married, and it is possible that Abu al-Ma'ali wanted to offer him a match. Amram asked for Ḥalfon’s help in the matter and expressed his sorrow that Ḥalfon also failed to reach the implied goal, which was to marry a wife. According to Amram, Abu Al-Fakhr was like one of his sons, an expression that alludes to the familial closeness between them. (Information from Goitein and Friedman, India Book IV.)