Letter to Abu Zikhri Yaḥya ben Menasheh (DS26178) (Q100261)
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| English | Letter to Abu Zikhri Yaḥya ben Menasheh (DS26178) |
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1060?
11. century
1060Gregorian
1060Gregorian
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Extent: 1 folio : fragment, marginalia
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fragment, marginalia
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Verso bears names and address in mail format.
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The upper part of a letter of thanks. The author, a native of Palermo, Sicily is writing from Alexandria to Abu Zikhri Yaḥiya, a banker in Fustat. In the postscript, Ḥaim asks him to send the silver spoon that he had forgotten there.
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These same two parties appear together on a list of contributors in New York JTSA ENA 2727, 11. There our writer is also referred to as Abu Zikhri. See also, Goitein, A Mediterranean Society vol. V p. 233.
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Cairo Genizah Collection (University of Pennsylvania. Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Library).
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Cairo Genizah Collection (Dropsie College. Library).
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Amram.
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28 April 2025
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28 April 2025
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