Letter T-S 16.213
- Holding institution:
- Cambridge University Library
- Data provider:
- Cambridge University Library
- Title:
- Letter T-S 16.213
- Date:
- 14th century
- Description:
- A Hebrew letter by the muqaddam of the community in Minyat Zifta, announcing that he had excommunicated a debtor according to an instruction by the Nagid. The Nagid had previously arranged for the debtor to repay part of what was owed to his creditors, but he reneged on his agreement and an excommunication was about to be enacted against him as per the Nagid’s instructions. The muqaddam, however, asks for a respite of one or two months for the debtor. Mentions ‘our lord R. ʿUzziel [...], meleḵ Minyat Zifta’. Ca. 14th century.Condition: TornLayout: 44 lines + marginalia (recto; verso is blank)
- Language:
- 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: 30 cm, width: 11.7 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 16.213
- Is part of:
- The Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection