Bodl. MS heb. c 28/38

Recto/verso: recto and verso
Letter preceded by a Hebrew poem consisting of three verses, from Shemuel b. Moshe to Abū al-Ḥajjāj Yūsuf Yehosef (Manbij), the tax-farmer of the local market and judge of the Jews, who is also addressed as head of the congregation (rosh ha-qahal). The writer asks whether the addressee and the community still cling to their resolution or have changed their mind – which was nothing to be ashamed of. Includes many greetings. (Information from Goitein notes and index card linked below and Goitein, MedSoc, Vol. 2, p. 75.)
Editor: Ed. S. D. Goitein, unpublished editions https://princetongenizalab.github.io/goitein-notes/6C.2.3%20Bodleian%20%28c28-d65%29/Bodl.%20MS%20Heb.%20c%2028_38%20%28PGPID%206431%29.pdf.
Library: Bodl.
Type: Letter
Tags: tax tax farming