Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3

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Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3
Letter from Nehemiah Gaon
Cambridge University Library (Cambridge, United Kingdom)

Item Nature

One leaf document

Writing

Paper
Brown (iron-gall)
Calamus

Ruling

No ruling can be seen
12
The fragment is incomplete; 12 lines can be seen.

Date

c. 963
10th Century CE

Place

Baghdad, Iraq
Orient

Language

Hebrew

Document Text

Letter
Nehemiah Gaon v reus

Vowels and Signs

Sporadic
Tiberian

Other

Donated by Dr Solomon Schechter and his patron Dr Charles Taylor in 1898 as part of the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection.
990051228790205171
https://www.nli.org.il/en/discover/manuscripts/hebrew-manuscripts/itempage?vid=KTIV&scope=KTIV&docId=PNX_MANUSCRIPTS990051228790205171&SearchTxt=8%20J%2020.3 (Date accessed: 2026-07-14)
https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-TS-00008-J-00020-00003/1 (Date accessed: 2026-07-14)
J. Mann, 'The Responsa of the Babylonian Geonim as a Source of Jewish History', in: JQR NS 8 (1917), p. 347

J. Mann, Texts and studies in Jewish history and literature, I, (1931), pp. 77-78

M. Gil, במלכות ישמעאל בתקופת הגאונים, II (1997), n° 17
15 Jul 2026, 12:31 a.m. by Joseph O'Hara
Joseph O'Hara
Joseph O'Hara, 'Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/items/1540/ on 2026-07-15.
Item Images
Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3: recto
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Graphic Elements

Letter

Aleph

Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3: Letter - #51116
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Beth

Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3: Letter - #51119
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Daleth

Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3: Letter - #51121
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He

Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3: Letter - #51122
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Vav

Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3: Letter - #51123
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Zayin

Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3: Letter - #51124
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Ḥeth

Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3: Letter - #51125
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Ṭeth

Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3: Letter - #51120
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Yod

Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3: Letter - #51126
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Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3: Letter - #51127
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Kaph

Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3: Letter - #51128
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Kaph: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3: Letter - #51138
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Lamed

Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3: Letter - #51129
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Mem

Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3: Letter - #51130
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Mem: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3: Letter - #51132
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Nun

Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3: Letter - #51133
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Nun: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3: Letter - #51134
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'Ayin

Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3: Letter - #51135
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Pe

Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3: Letter - #51136
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Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3: Letter - #51137
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Pe: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3: Letter - #51118
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Ṣade

Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3: Letter - #51139
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Ṣade: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3: Letter - #51117
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Qoph

Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3: Letter - #51140
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Resh

Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3: Letter - #51142
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Shin/Sin

Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3: Letter - #51143
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Tav

Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3: Letter - #51144
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Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3: Letter - #51141
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Nexus

Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3: Nexus - #51131
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Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3: Nexus - #51115
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Specimens
Cambridge, CUL MS. 8 J 20.3: Main text scribe - Square
Cambridge University Library (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
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