Language:
English
Year of publication:
2021
Titel der Quelle:
Miscelánea de Estudios Árabes y Hebraicos [Sección de Hebreo]
Angaben zur Quelle:
70 (2021) 193-207
Keywords:
Cambridge University Library.
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Manuscripts, Hebrew
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Cairo Genizah
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Karaites Sources History
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Karaite manuscripts
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Karaites
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Karaites Correspondence
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Andalusia (Spain)
Abstract:
The document published in this article is a letter of introduction written by a Karaite Andalusi Jew upon his arrival to Egypt, on his route to Jerusalem. The text, which was deposited in the Cairo Genizah, is currently held at Cambridge University Library in the Taylor-Schechter Collection (Genizah Re-search Unit). Although undated, the text has the distinction of being the only known letter written by an Andalusi who presents himself as a Karaite, and is thus a first-person confir-mation of the presence of this religious group in al-Andalus.
DOI:
10.30827/meahhebreo.v70.22581
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