Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66
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Details
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Item Nature
One leaf document
Writing
Paper
Brown (iron-gall)
Calamus
Ruling
No ruling can be seen
17
Date
12th Century CE
Place
- Orient
- Sepharad
Language
Hebrew
Document Text
Letter
Letter from al-Fayyumi b. Saadia, probably addressed to Moses Maimonides.
Vowels and Signs
No vowels or accents
Other
Bought through the Rev. Prof. Sayce, 1896 (from the Genizah).
990053399400205171
https://genizah.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/catalog/volume_36 (Date accessed: 2025-12-17)
Jacob Mann, The Jews in Egypt and in Palestine under the Fâtịmid Caliphs (Ktav Publishing House, 1970), vol. 2., pp. 315-316.
Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/549/ (accessed December 17, 2025).
Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/549/ (accessed December 17, 2025).
Item Images
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66: 1r
Graphic Elements
Abbreviation
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66: Abbreviation - #36673
Divine Symbol
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66: Divine Symbol - #36660
Letter
Aleph
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66: Letter - #36646
Beth
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66: Letter - #36656
Gimel
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66: Letter - #36647
Daleth
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66: Letter - #36668
He
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66: Letter - #36649
Vav
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66: Letter - #36666
Zayin
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66: Letter - #36659
Ḥeth
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66: Letter - #36655
Ṭeth
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66: Letter - #36643
Yod
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66: Letter - #36672
Kaph
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66: Letter - #36665
Kaph: final
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66: Letter - #36671
Lamed
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66: Letter - #36664
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66: Letter - #36663
Mem
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66: Letter - #36645
Mem: final
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66: Letter - #36651
Nun
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66: Letter - #36644
Nun: final
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66: Letter - #36669
Samekh
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66: Letter - #36654
'Ayin
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66: Letter - #36648
Pe
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66: Letter - #36670
Pe: final
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66: Letter - #36667
Ṣade
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66: Letter - #36653
Ṣade: final
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66: Letter - #36658
Qoph
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66: Letter - #36657
Resh
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66: Letter - #36662
Shin/Sin
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66: Letter - #36650
Tav
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66: Letter - #36652
Nexus
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66: Nexus - #36661
Specimens
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/66: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)