University of Pennsylvania, Halper 396

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DS ID:

DS25880

Shelfmark:

Halper 396

Title:

Letter

Letter

Place:

Orient

Date:

994-1026?

tenth century (dates CE) AAT

eleventh century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Judeo-Arabic

Judeo-Arabic WIKIDATA

Material:

damaged, torn, faded; verso is blank

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 folio : damaged, torn, faded; verso is blank

Note:

First line of recto bears standard بسملله ("Bismallah") salutation, in Arabic characters.
There is no address or signature, nor are there folds, possibly indicating that this is not an original piece of mail, but a copy. In the last line there is mention of Abu al-Bishr, possibly referring to Joseph ibn Awkal.
Elḥanan (b. Shemarya)[...]ראש ה (lacuna: "Rosh ha[-Seder?]")is mentioned (l. 16). He served as the head of the Babylonian Community in Fustat between 994-1026. See Mann: The Jews in Egypt and in Palestine under the Fātimids / Jacob Mann. London : Oxford University Press, 1920, v. 1, p. 34-39; Elinoar Bareḳet: Shafrir Mitsraim / Elinoar Bareqet. Tel-Aviv : ha- Makhon le-ḥeḳer ha-tefutsot...
Cairo Genizah Collection (University of Pennsylvania. Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Library).
Cairo Genizah Collection (Dropsie College. Library).
Amram.

Keyword:

Biographies

Elhanan ben Shemariah, -1026

Institutional Record:

https://find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/9940420743503681

IIIF Manifest:

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3vx06n21/manifest

Holding Institution:

University of Pennsylvania