Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S K 15.61
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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S K 15.61
CUL (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Item Nature
One leaf document
Writing
Paper
Black (carbon based)
Calamus
Ruling
No ruling
Date
before 1237
13th Century CE
The document is headed by the mention of Abraham son of Maimonides who died in 1237.
Place
Fustat
Orient
Egypt, Fustat - the place of activity of Abraham son of Maimonides.
Language
Judeo-Arabic
Document Text
List
A list of sixty-seven contributors to charity in Fustat. The list is organised according to the donors' profession. It is headed by Abraham son of Maimonides, who was the head (nagid) of the community.
Vowels
Single dot
Other
A list of the donors who pledge sums for charity. Found in the Cairo Genizah.
Mark R. Cohen, The Voices of the Poor in the Middle Ages. An Anthology of Documents from the Cairo Geniza, Princeton University Press, Princeton and Oxford, 2005, pp. 170-173.
