Letter T-S 8.24

Title	Letter T-S 8.24
Publication Date:	11th century
Publication Place	- Cambridge University Library
Type	Book
Language	Hebrew
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	Leaf: (height: 13.7 cm, width: 17 cm)
Library:	Digital Library of the Middle East
Library Asset ID	T-S 8.24
Record ID	cambridge_genizah-1866
Library Location	Cambridge University Library
Date	11th century
Notes	Begging letter, in which the writer explains that he has arrived in Alexandria bringing three of his eight dependents with him. He is very ill and consequently reliant on the Jewish community’s charity, but has received very little support (only three zuzim) from the adminstrator of charity, the parnas. He wonders whether he has sinned against him or offended him in some way to deserve such poor treatment. He threatens that he may have to sell his ṭalleṯ, since he only has bread and onions in his house but he desires ‘meat and wine’. \| Condition: Torn \| Layout: 15 lines (recto; verso is blank) \| more \| less
Parçası Olduğu	The Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection
Malzeme	Paper

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Letter T-S 8.24

Publication Date 11th century

Publication Place - Cambridge University Library

Type Book

Language Hebrew

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions Leaf: (height: 13.7 cm, width: 17 cm)

Library Digital Library of the Middle East

Library Asset ID T-S 8.24

Record ID cambridge_genizah-1866

Library Location Cambridge University Library

Date 11th century

Notes Begging letter, in which the writer explains that he has arrived in Alexandria bringing three of his eight dependents with him. He is very ill and consequently reliant on the Jewish community’s charity, but has received very little support (only three zuzim) from the adminstrator of charity, the parnas. He wonders whether he has sinned against him or offended him in some way to deserve such poor treatment. He threatens that he may have to sell his ṭalleṯ, since he only has bread and onions in his house but he desires ‘meat and wine’. | Condition: Torn | Layout: 15 lines (recto; verso is blank) | more | less

Parçası Olduğu The Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection

Malzeme Paper