Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Item Nature

One leaf document

Writing

Paper
Black (carbon based)
Calamus

Ruling

No ruling can be seen
37+marginalia

Date

12th Century CE
ca. 1120s.

Place

Egypt, Fustat

Language

  • Hebrew
  • Judeo-Arabic

Document Text

Letter
Letter of thanks from Ḥalfon ha-Levi b. Menashshe to Khalaf b. Yiṣḥaq. Fustat, ca. 1120s.

Vowels and Signs

Sporadic

Other

Bought through the Rev. G. J. Chester, 1890-1 (from the Genizah).
990053386060205171
https://www.nli.org.il/en/discover/manuscripts/hebrew-manuscripts/itempage?vid=KTIV&scope=KTIV&docId=PNX_MANUSCRIPTS990053386060205171&SearchTxt=a.%202.16,AND (Date accessed: 2026-02-03)
https://genizah.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/catalog/volume_4 (Date accessed: 2026-02-03)
S. D. Goitein and M. A. Friedman, India Book 2: Madmun, nagid of Yemen, and the India trade: Cairo Geniza documents‎ (in Hebrew) (Ben-Zvi Institute, 2010).

Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/5461/ (accessed February 3, 2026).
3 Feb 2026, 2:14 p.m.
3 Feb 2026, 1:37 p.m. by Elena Lolli
3 Feb 2026, 2:14 p.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/items/1276/ on 2026-02-07.
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: 1r
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: 1v
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Graphic Elements

Abbreviation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Abbreviation - #40782
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Abbreviation - #40719
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Divine Symbol

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Divine Symbol - #40745
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Divine Symbol - #40777
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Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Justification - #40772
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Justification - #40732
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Letter - #40783
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Letter - #40723
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Letter - #40731
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Letter - #40746
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Letter - #40755
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Letter - #40734
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Letter - #40763
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Letter - #40761
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Letter - #40756
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Letter - #40730
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Letter - #40739
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Letter - #40722
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Yod

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Letter - #40766
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Letter - #40737
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Letter - #40770
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Letter - #40754
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Letter - #40757
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Letter - #40721
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Letter - #40728
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Letter - #40729
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Letter - #40738
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Letter - #40753
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Letter - #40744
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Letter - #40749
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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Letter - #40747
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Letter - #40748
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Ṣade: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Letter - #40760
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Letter - #40765
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Letter - #40736
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Letter - #40751
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Letter - #40724
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Letter - #40725
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Ligature-Connected

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Ligature-Connected - #40774
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Ligature-Connected - #40776
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Ligature-Connected - #40780
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Ligature-Connected - #40781
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Ligature-Connected - #40778
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Ligature-Connected - #40764
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Ligature-Connected - #40759
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Ligature-Connected - #40767
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Ligature-Connected - #40769
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Ligature-Connected - #40773
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Ligature-Connected - #40784
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Nexus

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Nexus - #40762
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Nexus - #40758
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Punctuation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Punctuation - #40768
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Specimens
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.16: Main text scribe - Cursive
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
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