Letter T-S 18J4.5

Title:

Letter T-S 18J4.5

Creator:

Elḥanan b. Šemarya

Date:

11th century

Description:

Recto: letter, from Elḥanan b. Šemarya, in Fusṭāṭ, to three notables in the Jewish community in Damascus, Abraham, Samuel ha-Kohen, and Ephraim, sending greetings, apparently as part of fundraising for his school in Fusṭāṭ. Verso: draft of a letter, from Elḥanan ‘Head of the Row’ (i.e. Elḥanan b. Šemarya), in Fusṭāṭ, to the Babylonian congregation in Damascus, sending greetings as part of his efforts to raise funds for his school in Fusṭāṭ, adding that a new law forbids them from approaching the Caliph for assistance. The writer also mentions that his son-in-law drowned while away on a commercial voyage and his widowed daughter remains in Qayrawān, pregnant and impoverished.Condition: fadedLayout: 27 lines (recto), 61 lines (verso)

Language:

Hebrew

Type (Narrower):

Manuscripts

Type (Broader):

Text

Geographic region:

Fusṭāṭ

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: 44.2 cm, width: 18.5 cm)

Publisher:

Cambridge University Library

Rights:

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Identifier:

T-S 18J4.5

Is part of:

The Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection

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