רשומה קשורה ל-מכתב: T-S 12.303

Recto

1. The sl[ave ...] 
2. In (your) n(ame) O Me(rciful) 
3. The slave of your e[x]cellency our lord and Gaon Maṣliaḥ ha-Kohen, head of the
4. Academy of the Pride (Gaon) of Jacob, may your glory be exalted and your greatness increase,
5. and may He compensate you with a male child for the sake of His name, and fulfiill in him
6. the verse "In place of your fathers will be your sons, you will app[oint them]
7. Dignitaries throughout the land" (Psalm 45: 17), and may He grant him favor and [kindness]
8. and mercy, fulfilling the saying, ("and you will) [find favor] and a[pprobation in the eyes] of
9. God and man" (Proverbs 3:4). I inform your excellency and great[n]ess
10. that I am a b[lind] woman...
11. with a blind child [...]. They dem[anded from me]
12. the p[oll ta]x and we two do not even have br[e]ad [...].
13. I ask God and your kindness [to give me]
14. something to help me and my child against the troubles of [the time].
15. You will earn your reward and recompense. I have
16. never imposed on your generosity, even though your kindness,
17. which everyone seeks, is like the sea. Your slav[e]
18. is known as the wife of Samu(e)l. And [p]e[a]ce from your s[lave].

Recto, margin

1. The people of al-Maḥalla know how weakened
2. my situation is and how very poor I am.
3. I have been in Fustat a month
4. and have no[t] burdened anyone. Were it not for my exigency
5. I would not [need to turn t]o you. May God
6. the exalte[d make your h]igh [excellency]
7. one of the besought [not a be]s[eecher],
8. a refuge for the wretched and down and out and
9. the needy p[oo]r.
10. Amen, great salvation.
11. And peace.