מכתב: CUL Or.1080 15.50 + T-S AS 153.16

תיאור

Letter from Yehuda b. Ibrāhīm b. al-Faraj, possibly in Ṣahrajt, to Abū l-Ḥusayn ʿAllūn b. Muʿammar (probably identical with ʿEli b. ʿAmram, the head of the Palestinian congregation in Fustat 1055–66). In Arabic script. There are at least two other letters with the same sender and same addressee: ENA 2465.8–9 (PGPID 34049) and T-S 13J13.2 (PGPID 944). The sender reports that the addressee's letter arrived, and the community send their gratitude to him. Also the letter of a high notable named Abū l-Ḥusayn arrived (it's unclear who this is, probably not the same as the addressee); his name is followed by a blessing for his "rule" (adāma Allāh ʿizz sulṭānih). In ll. 7–8 the sender acknowledges receipt of quires (kurrāsatayn(?)). He makes statements of loyalty to the addressee (anā tilmīdhuh wa-mansūb ilayhi). In addition, he conveys the news that his brother Hārūn was blessed with a son, named Mūsā, whose circumcision is on the upcoming Sabbath. The letter is followed on verso by a formulary for circumcision blessings in Hebrew for the boy Moshe. (Join: Alan Elbaum, 02/25.)