Letter T-S 12.56
- Holding institution:
- Cambridge University Library
- Data provider:
- Cambridge University Library
- Title:
- Letter T-S 12.56
- Creator:
- Abraham b. Šabbetay (judge)
- Date:
- 6th-19th century
- Description:
- Letter from Abraham b. Šabbetay, judge of Minyat Zifta, to Abū Isḥāq ha-Kohen b. Samuel. It’s a personal letter that discusses various bits of news, including an annoying house guest is an inveterate gambler. It mentions a number of people, including Abū l-Faraj, Abū l-Ḵayr, Abraham Ibn al-Azhar and his son Ibrahim the cantor.Layout: 20 lines + marginalia (recto); 16 lines + marginalia (verso)
- Language:
- Judeo-Arabic
Hebrew - Type (Narrower):
- Manuscripts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Geographic region:
- Minyat Zifta
- Provenance:
- Donated by Dr Solomon Schechter and his patron Dr Charles Taylor in 1898 as part of the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection
- Medium:
- Paper
- Extent:
- Leaf: (height: 25.2 cm, width: 16.6 cm)
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Library
- Rights:
- This image may be used in accord with fair use and fair dealing provisions, including teaching and research. If you wish to reproduce it within publications or on the public web, please contact genizah@lib.cam.ac.uk.
This metadata is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. - Identifier:
- T-S 12.56
- Is part of:
- The Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection