Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792

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Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792
Letter from Nahray b. Nissim, Alexandria, to Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm (a.k.a. ʿIwāḍ) b. Ḥananel, Fustat
Cambridge University Library (Cambridge, United Kingdom)

Item Nature

One leaf document

Writing

Paper
Brown (iron-gall)
Calamus

Ruling

No ruling
21 + diagonal writing in margins (recto)

Date

ca. 1045-1096?
11th Century CE

Place

Fustat, Egypt
Orient

Language

  • Hebrew
  • Arabic
  • Judeo-Arabic

Document Text

Letter

Vowels and Signs

No vowels or accents

Other

990051340380205171
https://www.nli.org.il/en/discover/manuscripts/hebrew-manuscripts/viewerpage?vid=MANUSCRIPTS#d=[[PNX_MANUSCRIPTS990051340380205171-1]] (Date accessed: 2025-12-15)
https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-TS-00012-00792/1 (Date accessed: 2025-12-15)
Moshe Gil, In the Kingdom of Ishmael‎ (in Hebrew) (Tel Aviv University, 1997), vol. 2.
S. D. Goitein's unpublished edition (1950–85).
Location in source
5C.1.3 Nahray 1-100/T-S 12.792
Thematic documents/T-S 12.729
A. L. Udovitch's digital edition, with minor emendations by Alan Elbaum, 2020, available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/1697/.
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S 12.792. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/1697/ (accessed December 15, 2025).
16 Feb 2026, 4:45 p.m.
15 Dec 2025, 5:44 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea
16 Feb 2026, 4:45 p.m. by Joseph O'Hara
Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/items/1156/ on 2026-06-18.
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Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: recto
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Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: verso
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Graphic Elements

Divine Symbol

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Divine Symbol - #36389
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Letter

Aleph

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Letter - #36404
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Beth

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Letter - #36401
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Gimel

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Letter - #36402
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Daleth

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Letter - #36408
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He

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Letter - #36397
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Vav

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Letter - #36674
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Zayin

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Letter - #36732
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Ḥeth

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Letter - #36406
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Ṭeth

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Letter - #36724
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Yod

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Letter - #36395
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Kaph

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Letter - #36403
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Kaph: final

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Letter - #36405
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Lamed

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Letter - #36407
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Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Letter - #36391
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Mem

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Letter - #36396
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Mem: final

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Letter - #36411
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Nun

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Letter - #36725
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Nun: final

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Letter - #36416
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Samekh

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Letter - #36393
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'Ayin

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Letter - #36394
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Pe

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Letter - #36398
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Pe: final

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Letter - #36392
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Ṣade

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Letter - #36729
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Ṣade: final

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Letter - #36736
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Qoph

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Letter - #36415
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Resh

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Letter - #36731
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Shin/Sin

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Letter - #36417
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Tav

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Letter - #36410
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Ligature-Connected

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Ligature-Connected - #36413
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Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Ligature-Connected - #36390
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Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Ligature-Connected - #36412
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Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Ligature-Connected - #36414
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Nexus

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Nexus - #36399
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Vowel/Diacritic

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Vowel/Diacritic - #36400
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