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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 13 J 14.2

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Shelfmark

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 13 J 14.2

Name

Letter from Nahray b. Nissim in Fusṭāṭ to Yešuʿa b. Ismaʿīl al-Maḵmūrī

Collection

Cambridge University Library (Cambridge, United Kingdom)

Item Nature

Document Type

One leaf document

Writing

Writing Material

Paper

Ink

Black (carbon based)

Ruling

Ruling Existence

No ruling can be seen

Number of Written Lines

Ruling Observations

Also contains marginalia.

Dimensions

Height

270 mm

Width

190 mm

Date

Date CE

c. 1045

Date Century

11th Century CE

Place

Locality of Writing

Fustat, Egypt

Estimated Geographical Area

Orient

Language

Hebrew
Arabic
Judeo-Arabic

Document Text

Letter

Vowels and Signs

Hebrew Vocalisation

Sporadic

Vocalisation Type

Arabic symbols for text in Hebrew script

Judeo Arabic Diacritic

Single dot

Other

Ktiv Reference Number

990051246090205171

Ktiv Link

https://www.nli.org.il/en/discover/manuscripts/hebrew-manuscripts/viewerpage?vid=MANUSCRIPTS#d=[[PNX_MANUSCRIPTS990051246090205171-1,FL166948710]] (Date accessed: 2025-12-05)

Repository Library Link

https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-TS-00013-J-00014-00002/1 (Date accessed: 2025-12-05)

Further Bibliography

Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S 13J14.2. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/5885/ (accessed December 5, 2025).

Created: 5 Dec 2025, 2:04 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 13 J 14.2', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/items/1151/ on 2025-12-05.

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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 13 J 14.2: 1r