Cambridge, CUL MS. Or.1080 J170

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Cambridge, CUL MS. Or.1080 J170
A letter from Nahray b. Nissim to Abu`l-Khayr Musa b. Barhun through Abu Ishaq Ibrahim, Egypt (recto)
Cambridge University Library (Cambridge, United Kingdom)

Item Nature

One leaf document

Writing

Paper
Brown (iron-gall)
Calamus

Ruling

No ruling
13 + diagonal writing in margins (recto)
Unclear whether the paper was ruled or folded (gray traces in-between the lines).

Dimensions

150
180

Date

23 Nisan [4810] Anno Mundi
18 April 1050 CE
11th Century CE
Written on Isru Ḥag (the day after the holiday), probably of Passover, as ENA 2805.14 (PGPID 695), written in Nisan, concerns the same issue of retrieving Nahray's capitation tax receipt for the year 441 AH (= 1049/50 CE).

Place

Alexandria, al-Raqqa, Fuwwa, Rosettam, Fustat
Fustat, Egypt
Orient

Language

  • Judeo-Arabic
  • Hebrew
  • Arabic

Document Text

Letter

See Cambridge University Library, Oriental Manuscripts, CUL Or.1080 J170. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/4480/ (accessed October 6, 2025)
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Cambridge University Library, Oriental Manuscripts, CUL Or.1080 J170. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/4480/ (accessed October 6, 2025)
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Cambridge, CUL MS. Or.1080 J170: recto
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Letter

Aleph

Cambridge, CUL MS. Or.1080 J170: Letter - #32878
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Beth

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Gimel

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Daleth

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He

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Vav

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Zayin

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Ḥeth

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Ṭeth

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Yod

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Kaph

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Kaph: final

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Lamed

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Mem

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Mem: final

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Nun

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Nun: final

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Samekh

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'Ayin

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Pe

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Pe: final

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Ṣade

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Ṣade: final

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Qoph

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Resh

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Shin/Sin

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Tav

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Nexus

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Specimens
Cambridge, CUL MS. Or.1080 J170: Main text scribe - Cursive
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