COLLECTION NAME:
Genizah Collection
mediaCollectionId
ManchesterDev~95~2
Genizah Collection
Collection
true
Reference number:
B 4525 - 1
reference_number
B 4525 - 1
Reference number
false
Obverse:
B 4525 - 2
obverse
B 4525 - 2
Obverse
false
Image Number:
JRL0705356dc
image_number
JRL0705356dc
Image Number
false
Image Title:
Judeo-Arabic letter
image_title
Judeo-Arabic letter
Image Title
false
Subject:
Letters
subject
Letters
Subject
false
Description:
Petition by Harun addressed to four brothers (?), the elders Abu 'l-Baka, Abu 'l-Baha, Abu 'l-Faraj and Abu 'l-Karam, requesting charity
description
Petition by Harun addressed to four brothers (?), the elders Abu 'l-Baka, Abu 'l-Baha, Abu 'l-Faraj and Abu 'l-Karam, requesting charity
Description
false
Date created:
12th-13th century?
date_created
12th-13th century?
Date created
false
People covered:
Abu 'l-Faraj
people_covered
Abu 'l-Faraj
People covered
false
People covered:
Abu 'l-Baka
people_covered
Abu 'l-Baka
People covered
false
People covered:
Abu 'l-Karam
people_covered
Abu 'l-Karam
People covered
false
People covered:
Harun
people_covered
Harun
People covered
false
People covered:
Abu 'l-Baha
people_covered
Abu 'l-Baha
People covered
false
Language:
Arabic
language
Arabic
Language
false
Script:
Hebrew
script
Hebrew
Script
false
Support material:
Paper
support_material
Paper
Support material
false
Item height:
132 mm
item_height
132 mm
Item height
false
Item width:
87 mm
item_width
87 mm
Item width
false
Folio:
1 / 1 leaf, recto
folio
1 / 1 leaf, recto
Folio
false
Technique used:
Handwriting
technique_used
Handwriting
Technique used
false
Style Period:
Oriental
style_period
Oriental
Style Period
false
Interrelation fragments:
B 4525 and B 5738 mention a Harun the copyist
interrelation_fragments
B 4525 and B 5738 mention a Harun the copyist
Interrelation fragments
false
Notes:
17 lines. The supplicant writes that he has not tasted bread in days and is emboldened to make his appeal because of the upcoming Jewish holiday. The cipher at the top, in small letters, probably is the abbreviation "b-m" for bism Allah al-rahman al-rahim, found in other Genizah documents.
notes
17 lines. The supplicant writes that he has not tasted bread in days and is emboldened to make his appeal because of the upcoming Jewish holiday. The cipher at the top, in small letters, probably is the abbreviation "b-m" for bism Allah al-rahman al-rahim, found in other Genizah documents.
Notes
false
Transcription:
bibliography
<a href="http://etc.princeton.edu/genizaproject/object/5226">Link to transcription</a>
Transcription
false
Discovery site:
Egypt: Cairo: Ben Ezra synagogue
discovery_site
Egypt: Cairo: Ben Ezra synagogue
Discovery site
false
Current repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
current_repository
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Current repository
false
Former repository:
Moses Gaster
former_repository
Moses Gaster
Former repository
false
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
category
Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Fragments
sub_category
Fragments
Sub-Category
false
Image rights:
The University of Manchester Library
image_rights
The University of Manchester Library
Image rights
false
Work rights:
The University of Manchester Library
work_rights
The University of Manchester Library
Work rights
false
Access rights:
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Copyright of The University of Manchester
access_rights
<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/4.0/88x31.png" /></a><br />This work is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.</a> Copyright of The University of Manchester
Access rights
false
Image sequence number:
B04525-1
image_sequence_number
B04525-1
Image sequence number
false
Image technique:
Digital capture by Gten
image_technique
Digital capture by Gten
Image technique
false
Date image captured:
2007-03-20
date_image_captured
2007-03-20
Date image captured
false
Date: added:
2007-07
date__issued
2007-07
Date: added
false
Metadata language:
eng-GB
metadata_language
eng-GB
Metadata language
false