COLLECTION NAME:
Genizah Collection
Record
Reference number:
L 214 - 2
Obverse:
L 214 - 1
Image Number:
JRL050253dc
Image Title:
Hebrew letter
Subject:
Letters
Creator:
Samuel ha-Shelishi ben Hoshana (d. after 1012)
Creator Role:
Author
Creator Role:
Scribe
Description:
Letter of friendship to Maimon ben David
Date created:
c. 1002-1012
People covered:
Maimon ben David (11th cent.)
Language:
Hebrew
Script:
Hebrew
Support material:
Paper
Item height:
184 mm
Item width:
138 mm
Folio:
1 / 1 leaf, verso
Technique used:
Handwriting
Bibliographic Reference:
David, A., 'An unknown letter of Rabbi Samuel son of Hoshana the Third in the John Rylands University Library of Manchester', Bulletin of the JRULM 72 (1990), pp. 33-6 (transcription, translation).
Notes:
2 lines. Letter meant to be turned vertically.
Discovery site:
Egypt: Cairo: Ben Ezra synagogue
Current repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Former repository:
Moses Gaster
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Fragments
Image rights:
The University of Manchester Library
Work rights:
The University of Manchester Library
Access rights:
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Copyright of The University of Manchester
Image sequence number:
L00214-2
Image technique:
Digital capture by Gten
Date image captured:
2008-05-21
Date: added:
2009-03
Metadata language:
eng-GB
