Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Item Nature

(Other)
Accounts

Writing

Paper
Brown (iron-gall)
Calamus

Ruling

No ruling can be seen
26

Dimensions

700
537

Date

1044-1045
4805/4806 Anno Mundi (27 August 1044–13 September 1045 CE)

Place

  • Orient
  • Sepharad

Language

Hebrew

Document Text

Accounts
Account of goods sent by Nahray b. Nissim to Abu Ishaq Barhun b. Ishaq ha-Tāhartī. Dated: (4)806 A.M. (1045-1046 CE). It begins with an account of the balance of what remained from the previous year, and then summarizes Nahray's business activities and the shipments he sent to Abu Ishaq in the last two years, including goods like pearls, beads, clothes, and fabrics. It seems like Nahray partnered with ha-Tahiriti in addition to working independently.

Vowels and Signs

No vowels or accents

Other

Bought through J. Offord in 1906. From the Genizah.
990053634830205171
https://www.nli.org.il/en/discover/manuscripts/hebrew-manuscripts/itempage?vid=KTIV&scope=KTIV&docId=PNX_MANUSCRIPTS990053634830205171&SearchTxt=Heb.%20e.%2098.64,AND (Date accessed: 2026-01-28)
https://genizah.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/catalog/volume_162 (Date accessed: 2026-01-28)
M. Gil, In the Kingdom of Ishmael‎ (in Hebrew) (Tel Aviv University, 1997), vol. 2

S. D. Goitein, Letters of Medieval Jewish Traders (Princeton University Press, 1973)

Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/603/ (accessed January 28, 2026).
28 Jan 2026, 10:30 a.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/items/1264/ on 2026-01-30.
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: 1r
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: 1v
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Graphic Elements

Abbreviation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Abbreviation - #40306
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Divine Symbol

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Divine Symbol - #40296
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Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Justification - #40305
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40348
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40351
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40298
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40334
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40299
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40328
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40338
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40303
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40316
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40332
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40324
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40304
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40320
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Yod

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40341
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40312
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40323
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40342
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40346
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40325
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40350
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40295
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40309
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40335
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40300
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40301
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40327
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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40321
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40331
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40322
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Ṣade: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40314
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40297
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40315
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40339
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40308
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Letter - #40307
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Ligature-Connected

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Ligature-Connected - #40302
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Ligature-Connected - #40344
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Ligature-Connected - #40337
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Ligature-Connected - #40349
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Ligature-Connected - #40336
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Ligature-Connected - #40329
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Nexus

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Nexus - #40318
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Specimens
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.65: Main text scribe - Cursive
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
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