Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Item Nature

One leaf document

Writing

Parchment
Brown (iron-gall)
Calamus

Ruling

No ruling can be seen
34+marginalia

Dimensions

510
320

Date

11th Century CE

Place

Sfax
al-Mahdiyya

Language

Judeo-Arabic

Document Text

Letter
Letter from Mūsā b. Yiṣḥaq in Sfax to Yehuda b. Moshe Ibn Sughmar in Fustat. Contains details about shipments of coins, oil and soap from the Maghreb to Fustat. The recipient is asked to buy goods, mainly flax, in Fustat. Mentions goods sent on ship of Nāṣir al-Dawla (active ca. 1062-1072) who ephemerally ruled over Alexandria and upper Egypt during the Shidda ʿUẓma in al-Mustanṣir's time.

Vowels and Signs

No vowels or accents

Other

Bought through the Rev. G. J. Chester, 1890-1 (from the Genizah).
990053386090205171
https://www.nli.org.il/en/discover/manuscripts/hebrew-manuscripts/itempage?vid=KTIV&scope=KTIV&docId=PNX_MANUSCRIPTS990053386090205171&SearchTxt=a.%202.20,AND (Date accessed: 2026-02-04)
https://genizah.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/catalog/volume_4 (Date accessed: 2026-02-04)
M. Gil, In the Kingdom of Ishmael‎ (in Hebrew) (Tel Aviv University, 1997), vol. 4.

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

M. Ben-Sasson, The Jews of Sicily, 825–1068: Documents and Sources‎ (in Hebrew) (Ben-Zvi Institute, 1991).

Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/2507/ (accessed February 4, 2026).
4 Feb 2026, 12:42 p.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/items/1281/ on 2026-02-07.
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: 1r
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: 1v
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Graphic Elements

Abbreviation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Abbreviation - #40972
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Abbreviation - #40959
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Divine Symbol

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Divine Symbol - #40966
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Divine Symbol - #40963
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Divine Symbol - #40911
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40932
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40907
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40909
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40950
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40934
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40951
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40935
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40953
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40948
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40943
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40961
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40957
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40949
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40956
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Yod

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40960
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40929
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40940
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40905
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40962
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40971
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40908
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40926
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40947
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40930
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40919
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40917
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40925
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40945
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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40952
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40937
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Ṣade: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40968
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40941
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40958
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40921
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40965
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40954
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Ligature-Connected

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Ligature-Connected - #40931
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Ligature-Connected - #40915
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Ligature-Connected - #40967
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Ligature-Connected - #40912
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Ligature-Connected - #40969
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Ligature-Connected - #40914
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Ligature-Connected - #40973
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Ligature-Connected - #40974
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Ligature-Connected - #40975
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Nexus

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Nexus - #40938
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Specimens
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Main text scribe - Cursive
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
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