Letter; piyyuṭ T-S 16.261

Title:

Letter; piyyuṭ T-S 16.261

Creator:

Solomon b. Judah Gaʾon

Date:

Jerusalem

Description:

Recto: letter from the Palestinian Gaʾon Solomon b. Judah in Jerusalem, in his son Abraham’s hand, to Solomon ha-Rofe b. ʿEli, in Tripoli, dated 1039 CE. Solomon b. Judah writes about Nathan b. Abraham, a young challenger who had set himself up as a rival Gaʾon in Ramla and had written letters to Egypt soliciting support. Solomon was livid and describes how he set off for Ramla and excommunicated Nathan and his supporters. He warns Solomon b. ʿEli that any letters arriving from Nathan should be ignored as they are ‘iniquitous scribblings and mischievous missives’. Verso: address and, in a different hand and ink (brown), a Hebrew piyyuṭ referring to the story of Pharaoh and the exodus, concluding in two lines at the top of recto.Condition: HolesLayout: 32 lines + marginalia (recto); 27 lines + marginalia (verso)

Language:

Hebrew

Type (Narrower):

Manuscripts

Type (Broader):

Text

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: 28.7 cm, width: 20.1 cm)

Publisher:

Cambridge University Library

Rights:

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Identifier:

T-S 16.261

Is part of:

The Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection

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