Geniza Lab

Awaiting description (but see description for the whole notebook, Bodl. MS heb. f 22/19–52, PGPID 33686).

Awaiting description (but see description for the whole notebook, Bodl. MS heb. f 22/19–52, PGPID 33686).

Awaiting description (but see description for the whole notebook, Bodl. MS heb. f 22/19–52, PGPID 33686).

Legal document. Deposition on cession of rights in the "Estate of the Jerusalemites," ca. 1160. The uncle of Abu Sa‘īd renounces his right in the "Estate of the Jerusalemites" in favour of his nephew. One additional witness was present. From same notebook as Bodl. MS heb. f 22/43b. (Information from Gil, Documents, pp. 295 #64.) See also Goitein, Med Soc II, Appendix A, #165.

Awaiting description (but see description for the whole notebook, Bodl. MS heb. f 22/19–52, PGPID 33686).

Awaiting description (but see description for the whole notebook, Bodl. MS heb. f 22/19–52, PGPID 33686).

Awaiting description (but see description for the whole notebook, Bodl. MS heb. f 22/19–52, PGPID 33686).

Awaiting description (but see description for the whole notebook, Bodl. MS heb. f 22/19–52, PGPID 33686).

Awaiting description (but see description for the whole notebook, Bodl. MS heb. f 22/19–52, PGPID 33686).

Hebrew poetry or liturgical text.

Poem for a groom.

Two poems.

Two poems, celebrating a circumcision.

End of two poems, praising and praying to the Lord; poem for a fiancee.

Poem praising the Lord, by Shelomo b. Yehuda nin Berekhya.

A lament.

Fragments from a copy of a letter. The writer is a person from Pumbedita (which belongs to a family of several Gaons) to a person in Spain, might be Hisdai b. Shafrut. The copy from the 11th century. Original letter from March/April 953. The letter contains important details about the connections with Spain, as well as about main figures in the Iraqi yeshiva. Mentions the head of the Gola – Shlomo b. Yisha’ayahu. (Gil, Kingdom, vol. 2, Doc. #13) VMR

Copy of a letter from Shemuel Gaon b. Hofni to the community in Fez. The beginning of the 11th century, handwriting of Sahlan b. Avraham. Mentions tragic events that took place in Fez, including killing of community members and destroying of the synagogue. The writer sends his deep condolences. The letter was probably sent from Baghdad through Fustat and Sahlan copied parts of it. (Information from Gil, Kingdom, Vol. 2, #51) VMR

Letter from Nathan b. Abraham to one of his followers, October-November 1042. (FGP)

See PGP 19591