Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Item Nature

One leaf document

Writing

Paper
Brown (iron-gall)
Calamus

Ruling

No ruling
30

Date

1141–45
12th Century CE

Place

Alexandria
  • Orient
  • Sepharad

Language

Judeo-Arabic

Document Text

Letter
India Book (IB) IV,65 (ח85). Letter of condolence from Saʿdān b. Thābit ha-Levi to Ḥalfon ha-Levi b. Netanʾel on the death of his niece.

Vowels and Signs

No vowels or accents

Other

Bought through the Rev. Prof. Sayce, 1896 (from the Genizah).
990053398890205171
https://www.nli.org.il/en/discover/manuscripts/hebrew-manuscripts/itempage?vid=KTIV&scope=KTIV&docId=PNX_MANUSCRIPTS990053398890205171&SearchTxt=heb.%20c%2028.12,AND (Date accessed: 2025-12-16)
https://genizah.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/catalog/volume_36#MS_Heb_c_28-part12-item1 (Date accessed: 2025-12-16)
S. D. Goitein, Mordechai Akiva Friedman and Amir Ashur, India Book 4: Ḥalfon the Traveling Merchant Scholar‎ (in Hebrew) (Ben Zvi Institute, 2013), vol. 4 B.
ח85

Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/9184/ (accessed December 16, 2025).
16 Dec 2025, 8:56 a.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/items/1158/ on 2025-12-16.
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: 1r
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: 1v
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Graphic Elements

Abbreviation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Abbreviation - #36466
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Abbreviation - #36463
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Divine Symbol

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Divine Symbol - #36444
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Divine Symbol - #36424
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Divine Symbol - #36458
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Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Justification - #36457
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Justification - #36456
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36425
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36426
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36461
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36433
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36422
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36450
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36429
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36442
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36452
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36439
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36434
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36423
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Yod

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36451
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36418
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36421
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36460
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36445
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36419
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36438
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36448
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36435
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36428
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36440
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36432
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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36437
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36441
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Ṣade: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36446
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36427
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36430
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36453
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36449
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36431
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Ligature-Connected

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Ligature-Connected - #36443
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Ligature-Connected - #36447
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Ligature-Connected - #36436
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Ligature-Connected - #36455
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Ligature-Connected - #36459
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Ligature-Connected - #36462
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Nexus

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Nexus - #36454
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Nexus - #36465
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Nexus - #36420
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Specimens
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
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