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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9

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 Century

12th Century CE

Place

Localities Mentioned in Document

Alexandria, Fustat, Sicily, Tripoli (Ifrīqiya)

Language

Hebrew
Judeo-Arabic

Document Text

(Other)

Document Text (Other)

Legal query

Document Text Observations

Legal query addressed to the Gaon and Nasi Daniel b. ʿAzarya in Jerusalem with regard to the goods of a merchant, Moshe b. Yehuda ha-Ma'arvi, who died at sea on a commercial journey to Sicily. The goods were registered under the name of his partner, Ḥasan ha-Kohen b. SulIīmān, in order to avoid taxes in Sicily.

Vowels and Signs

Hebrew Vocalisation

No vowels or accents

Other

Item History

From the Genizah, 1896.

Ktiv Reference Number

990053386220205171

Ktiv Link

https://www.nli.org.il/en/discover/manuscripts/hebrew-manuscripts/itempage?vid=KTIV&scope=KTIV&docId=PNX_MANUSCRIPTS990053386220205171&SearchTxt=Heb.%20a.%203.9,AND&__cf_chl_tk=ZJjEupgslfTT8JWtIUZASnu (Date accessed: 2026-01-14)

Repository Library Link

https://genizah.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/catalog/volume_5 (Date accessed: 2026-01-14)

Further Bibliography

M. 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/508/ (accessed January 14, 2026).

Created: 14 Jan 2026, 8:10 a.m. by Elena Lolli

Entry Authors: Elena Lolli

How to cite this page: Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/items/1205/ on 2026-04-22.

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: 1r