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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.3

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.3

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Item Nature

Document Type

One leaf document

Writing

Writing Material

Paper

Ink

Black (carbon based)

Writing Instrument

Calamus

Ruling

Ruling Existence

No ruling can be seen

Number of Written Lines

Date

Date CE

ca 1028

Date Century

11th Century CE

Place

Estimated Geographical Area

Orient
Sepharad

Language

Hebrew
Judeo-Arabic

Document Text

Letter

Document Text Observations

Letter from Shelomo b. Yehuda to Efrayim b. Shemarya, approximately 1028.

Vowels and Signs

Hebrew Vocalisation

No vowels or accents

Other

Ktiv Reference Number

990053386160205171

Ktiv Link

https://www.nli.org.il/en/discover/manuscripts/hebrew-manuscripts/itempage?vid=KTIV&scope=KTIV&docId=PNX_MANUSCRIPTS990053386160205171&SearchTxt=heb.%20a%203.3,AND (Date accessed: 2025-12-16)

Repository Library Link

https://genizah.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/catalog/volume_5 (Date accessed: 2025-12-16)

Further Bibliography

Moshe Gil, Palestine During the First Muslim Period (634–1099)‎ (in Hebrew) (Tel Aviv University, 1983), vol. 2.
Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/503/ (accessed December 16, 2025).

Published: 19 Dec 2025, 6:44 a.m.

Created: 16 Dec 2025, 3:13 p.m. by Elena Lolli

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2025, 6:44 a.m. by Elena Lolli

Entry Authors: Elena Lolli

How to cite this page: Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.3', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/items/1160/ on 2026-02-07.

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.3: 1r