Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74
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Details
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Item Nature
One leaf document
Writing
Paper
Black (carbon based)
Calamus
Ruling
No ruling can be seen
15+marginalia
Dimensions
587
737
Date
11th Century CE
Place
Egypt, Fusṭāṭ
Būṣīr, Tinnīs
Language
- Arabic
- Judeo-Arabic
Document Text
Letter
Letter from Nissim b. Ḥalfon, from Tinnis, to Nahray b. Nissim, Fustat. Regarding shipment of clothes and scarves. The writer asks for the prices of linen in Busir and asks Nahray to send him lemon-water.
Vowels and Signs
No vowels or accents
Other
990053455930205171
https://genizah.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/catalog/volume_162 (Date accessed: 2026-01-29)
M. Gil, In the Kingdom of Ishmael (in Hebrew) (Tel Aviv University, 1997), vol. 3.
Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/5625/ (accessed January 29, 2026).
Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/5625/ (accessed January 29, 2026).
Item Images
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: 1r
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: 1v
Graphic Elements
Abbreviation
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Abbreviation - #40418
Divine Symbol
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Divine Symbol - #40439
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Divine Symbol - #40456
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Divine Symbol - #40409
Letter
Aleph
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Letter - #40434
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Letter - #40406
Beth
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Letter - #40417
Gimel
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Letter - #40416
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Letter - #40442
Daleth
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Letter - #40446
He
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Letter - #40414
Vav
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Letter - #40462
Zayin
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Letter - #40455
Ḥeth
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Letter - #40427
Ṭeth
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Letter - #40458
Yod
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Letter - #40459
Kaph
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Letter - #40404
Kaph: final
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Letter - #40431
Lamed
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Letter - #40451
Mem
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Letter - #40408
Mem: final
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Letter - #40440
Nun
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Letter - #40415
Nun: final
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Letter - #40448
Samekh
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Letter - #40441
'Ayin
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Letter - #40412
Pe
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Letter - #40422
Pe: final
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Letter - #40453
Ṣade
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Letter - #40429
Ṣade: final
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Letter - #40461
Qoph
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Letter - #40472
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Letter - #40444
Resh
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Letter - #40449
Shin/Sin
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Letter - #40438
Tav
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Letter - #40425
Ligature-Connected
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Ligature-Connected - #40445
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Ligature-Connected - #40411
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Ligature-Connected - #40419
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Ligature-Connected - #40470
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Ligature-Connected - #40433
Nexus
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Nexus - #40443
Specimens
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. e. 98.74: Main text scribe - Cursive
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