Tag: simha ha-kohen

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Letter from Simḥa ha-Kohen (Alexandria) to his father-in-law Eliyyahu the Judge (Fustat), explaining a recent incident involving two cloaks worth 109 dirhams and a brush with the police. He congratulates Eliyyahu on the upcoming wedding of his son Abū l-Barakāt (=Shelomo). Simḥa has been unable to fulfill an obligation to Eliyyahu because his wife (Eliyyahu's daughter) has been sick for the last year, and he has been unable to travel. See also T-S 13J24.10.
Letter addressed to Simḥa ha-Kohen, introduced by Proverbs 22:1, mentioning Elijah ha-Sar and Abū l-Ṭāhir, with jottings in the margin and Coptic numerals. (Information from CUDL)