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Cairo Genizah : Letter

Abū l-ʿAlā b. Abū l-Faḍl

Cairo Genizah

<p style='text-align: justify;'><p>Petition or letter or request from a silk-weaver to the Nagid (Samuel b. Ḥananya), opening with biblical quotations (Psalms 119:1; 112:1). He wants to leave his employment, but owes money to his employer. He asks for the right to repay his wage advance in instalments. It is mention that his co-workers include Muslims and a Jewish renegade. In the upper left corner is the name Abū l-ʿAlā b. Abū l-Faḍl, presumably the petitioner.</p></p>

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