Letter: IOM D 55.11
Letter IOM D 55.11Description
Letter from Ṣadoq ha-Kohen, in Sunbāṭ, to Peraḥya ha-Kohen, probably in Malīj. Dating: 1460 Seleucid, or shortly thereafter 1148/49 CE. Reporting on the substance of a legal case that came before him in the city of Sunbāṭ. The case was dated Wednesday, middle third of Ṭevet 1460 Seleucid (=1148/49 CE), under the authority of the Nagid Shemuel b. Ḥananya. It was a lawsuit between Abū l-Faḍāʾil Shela b. Natan, on one side, and Seʿadya b. Yosef and his wife, on the other. Someone's father Natan died, and there is a disagreement about a deposit; the city of Malīj is mentioned. (Information from Goitein's notes.) There are photostats and an edition in Goitein's notes (to be uploaded).