מכתב: ENA 3765.8–9

מכתב ENA 3765.8–9

מטא-דאטא

מספר מדף
ENA 3765.8–9
שפות עיקריות
Hebrew
Judaeo-Arabic

תיאור

Letter from ʿEli b. ʿAmram, in Fustat, to Yosef b. Shemuel ha-Nagid Ibn Naghrila, in Spain. In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: c.1055 CE, as this is a letter of condolence upon the death of Shemuel ha-Nagid. ʿEli describes the memorial service held in Fustat when news of Shemuel's death reached them, and he mentions the titles granted to Yosef by Daniel b. ʿAzarya. The letter concludes with a poem in honor of Yosef and his brother Elyasaf. In fact this poem is essentially identical with one that was was originally composed for Avraham b. Sahl al-Tustari and his brother. This document was first published by Mann in Hebrew Union College Annual vol. 3 (1926), 257–308, at 287. See FGP for an extensive bibliography.

Additional metadata

Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Historical shelfmarks
ENA 3765, fol. 8–9; ENA 3765.8; ENA 3765, f. 8–9
תאריך קלט
In PGP since 2019
Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA 3765.8–9. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/29791/, accessed July 17, 2025.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/29791/