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Cambridge, CUL MS. 12.851

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Shelfmark

Cambridge, CUL MS. 12.851

Name

Letter from Nehemiah Gaon

Collection

Cambridge University Library (Cambridge, United Kingdom)

Item Nature

Document Type

One leaf document

Writing

Writing Material

Paper

Ink

Brown (iron-gall)

Writing Instrument

Calamus

Ruling

Ruling Existence

No ruling can be seen

Number of Written Lines

Ruling Observations

The document is fragmentary; 19 lines can be seen.

Date

Date CE

c. 963

Date Century

10th Century CE

Place

Estimated Locality

Baghdad, Iraq

Estimated Geographical Area

Orient

Language

Hebrew

Document Text

Letter

Document Text (Other)

Nehemiah Gaon v reus

Vowels and Signs

Hebrew Vocalisation

No vowels or accents

Other

Item History

Donated by Dr Solomon Schechter and his patron Dr Charles Taylor in 1898 as part of the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection.

Ktiv Reference Number

990051340920205171

Ktiv Link

https://www.nli.org.il/en/discover/manuscripts/hebrew-manuscripts/itempage?vid=KTIV&scope=KTIV&docId=PNX_MANUSCRIPTS990051340920205171&SearchTxt=12.851 (Date accessed: 2026-07-15)

Repository Library Link

https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-TS-00012-00851/2 (Date accessed: 2026-07-15)

Further Bibliography

J. Mann, 'The Responsa of the Babylonian Geonim as a Source of Jewish History', in: JQR NS 8 (1917), p. 346

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

M. Gil, במלכות ישמעאל בתקופת הגאונים, II (1997), n° 18

Created: 15 Jul 2026, 1:49 a.m. by Joseph O'Hara

Entry Authors: Joseph O'Hara

How to cite this page: Joseph O'Hara, 'Cambridge, CUL MS. 12.851', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/items/1541/ on 2026-07-15.

Item Images

Cambridge, CUL MS. 12.851: verso

Graphic Elements

Letter

Specimens

Cambridge, CUL MS. 12.851: Main text scribe - Square

Cambridge University Library (Cambridge, United Kingdom)

Cambridge, CUL MS. 12.851

Item Nature

Writing

Ruling

Date

Place

Language

Document Text

Vowels and Signs

Other

Letter

Aleph

Beth

Gimel

Daleth

He

Vav

Zayin

Ḥeth

Ṭeth

Yod

Kaph

Kaph: final

Lamed

Mem

Mem: final

Nun

Nun: final

Samekh

'Ayin

Pe

Ṣade

Ṣade: final

Qoph

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav

Nexus