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250 THE JEWISH QUAETEELY EEVIEW
BODLEIAN GENIZA FRAGMENTS.
IV.
MS. Heb. a. 3, fol. 28. Paper, 25^ x 8| inches. It is
much rubbed and defaced, so that several passages are
illegible and others uncertain. The letter is written, in
a poetic style, by Jeshua kohen ben Joseph, on behalf
of the two congregations (Kabbanite and Qaraite 1) at
ISIo Amon (Alexandria), to Ephraim ben Shemariah as
head of the Jerusalem congregation at Fost^t. When
describing it for the catalogue, I read the date as
W = 700 Sel. = X389 A. D. This cannot be right. The
second character, which is very uncertain, seems most
likely to be a &, and the date will then be (1)340 Sel.=
1029 A.D. The latest date I have found in connexion
with Ephraim is 1041 A.D. (see remarks on no. iii). The
object of the letter is to ask for contributions towards the
ransom of four Rabbanite and three Qaraite Jews, who
had been captured by a certain Arab pn 'nN p '>p2\ and
the account forms an interesting parallel to the well-known
story of Hushiel and his companions (/. Q. R., XI, pp.
643 sqq.).
In this case the prisoners came from Antalia, the modem
Adalia, in the south of Asia Minor, situate on the bay of
the same name.
I originally copied this and other documents, intending
to put together the evidence relating to Ephraim ben
Shemariah. That, however, has meanwhile been done
by Dr. Poznanski much better than I should have done it,
and I need therefore only refer to his admirable article in
the Bevue des Mvdes Juives (vol. XLVIII, pp. 145 sqq.),
to which these texts (III, IV, V) form an appendix.
BODLEIAN GENIZA FRAGMENTS 25 1
D-anan my D-ianxn n^''N nosyn nprh n»''»nn nomn ha (i)
n^i»n nam nann (2) na^oo m-'aj niNaon npi)2 iiNon m'na
naen^ nn^n^n mnta D-'pin nppin Dvns mim D'Bnp fssi o'lCiTp
msij o'lB'^cnn movo oniT'a moi^ onc'tt (3) m^ia nmma
nni£>^ (4) mjnv niT'C nnsia d^^Sto npoiy D''Si'D nmiD d^cits
N'n .*. D'^PBD DMin n^ijj pa mme' ni^npoa ne'nn nihp nacip
cS^^'an mvu iTE^nn my rT'ohtyn (5) n^jnan n''»5>Bn'i^n ninsn
iK"i"i ni^inji n^jop n^bn ii>jjn* D^Jicn nnc'N"' cjiyoo inian
iD^ D«pnn njiDE^n niNnna n3''3n3 ujinn* nyacn nii>j?a (6) njntjrin
N^DDn nywn (7) anjn nynn my N\n nyanxn nibna m^^
{•DND inscN j 63 -lann onsN an -id pia lenaa iieyn i«?i»
-iTiy imryn viiaa ^ajo imain vana (8) ti3d inana^i v:»^5«
n^JiDD n!j tSD rhim pai nViyo Dii'B' .'. ^f rv-m^ n ja imty
nisno "itJi nijiBTD xij rho rhim ycM n^Jiao n^j m: n^dd nom (9)
"iNBDH nnyn bi (10) nhan n^i nhsD nS ninsts Ni» i>isa
Njan^i Da5>i'a5>i Dai) cniDn D'' lyn ^nnB'yi ptn Tiini^sm
.'. rho dijiy nyi? Dab laman "ib^» jwd (h) dj aw»n nann
n p (12) D^oan 'n'>Khrh^ Q''f<obnn Tys jDpn |nan nyiB>^ [•'Jdd]
c^^snon pcK N3 r-i3a nc's mcnpn ni5>npn "idbdi pnn hdv
Da-^y n^rn "rf oaDi^B' lya (13) D^^i'N^ D''^Nic5'n nvDjan ^ne'a
Toyn^i DataVK'ii^^ Dav^tyni* . . . 6ya D"'B'nn dj n^noDi naion
njy voma sini ••• 3^ Dii'E' nija ^6y aB"i ac snpD (14) oa^j
IDDJK' mar (15) ui? px dni •'• oaniay lyniann 3''B'[p''i D]aa mny
nyiD D*[3an njom y^^o^ niasn mar «^n na lon^K' npnx n^i u
D^nya dni naitai* ua oimn 'yy (16) T-om onny on ncn ^omi
"jnD^ no'' •Tiic5'on Ntj' nojn ni[»i' i3]3n^ n!? w^nvny ana wid"
wa wTinj Da pns nye* inno^ dk dj .*. ^an: t6 (17) niDi>i n*
moNj ^[''JB'yDa pisj dni •*. Ji piv nyg' [innjs iswn m
DN1 ••• 13 iNa'' D''pns ''"i> lyB'n nt ••• myc ^jn ijsaa (18)
b iniN aa (19) nona nyc^i >a n^o ijnin: w^nn^ny nya njyj
.*. D'-D^ »D^iyb TiUD iJNn^N nt? ^T .*. nyiK''!' 'h 'nni ':ri>iy
Danaty i'.'^?!' vnbMa ''ma i3^ns< oanua (20) '?n nt wanao noao
252 THE JEWISH QUAETERLY REVIEW
ncK (21) D3''B'j;oi nrhvQ ib'n nyrfhvso aiD nmnh D3i>i^n ensjji
£33^nN n'-iaf' nuim nm: onaijum ^> annriBi 3^ onamni oraon
inaa mi» Ni>i niso dj u nprnni (22) nixo ono^p oa D^ntyn
nw3pin trie's ainr »sm Duim o^nsD D3[id]R3 onn^K'i tj^J'^
. . , K> '•03 &n»wJi w3nj>B> nimyo i:niN dnna dj (23) Diniisi
noi't}' D3m«t?o (24) Nnm lat^n dJ? rh'^sy n'rha dind B^sy
W^N pn^BTIB' DnD3 >3 D1 .*♦ i'N1K« 'Hi's **' HKD
[o'Di] nr3n3 DW3ij?n irb ip''vn 3int n^m CBintn (25) trntion
Y^pn^ iB'N ^y (26) ibid tyi hbti B>in cn-jd utyaa by uioin
iB'y npss? Dn^ijy Mim [Dn]rh&& DUinr in31 Dmn? D^j;3nN3 ui?
^D"! iNn3»i>i D''3inr wm^n '<p:i'h wjnai (27) ^'''i'B' DTiina Doinr
i3i»VK {28) -iN^jni v/'b^ D^nina cainr D»Bn?i nj>3n nso nensnn
mb n^m on^s-ix b:h Mwn «h anioai Dnnix ^33 inuNirin
I'an nNijDi) wij -idhk' (29) pots inb' ny3n!' oyb« nM>
tVirn ti)3r\bmf [rijm^n cnnxn oy «"'B'yK' id3 dxin ^k Dn^tfiJi
ci'na' 1N3 >3 njnoB* w^Sn nxs ibw tj? .*. D)bv^ (30) nn^ns ^jn
lOB'E}' D'NUnjjno (31) nnN n3y in3 ■^B'^5 ij; mwoNn [Ni> Dnn]N
N*3n n^^NtDJK }'nN »j3d [a»in]D Dnin» nwB' d»j?i pn uk }3 ^■?3>
•i p ij insn JjNjru 31 no innsi «jpr 3b^d ^in (32) ^3* oniK
M'33i wnraN (33) n3'Ti wroin noxy in oniN wnisis yi nTyi>N
ui? ij>ni3iy i»*« no «b w *in uidni UB'aj noayi oi^ ncpi*
noN Dipnij Dipoo n3S'3?> i3»nNDn idiji (34) nivp y3nx3 wntaJE'
pj3"i ny3ns (35) dhob' ny3B'n iSj^n »d*i osd t5'p3N >3N myn u^
"ION 3inr ir"'!'Bn ouinr D^tf^cn ntJ'l'En dtino DiTdib' pNip nB'i'Bi
a"3yn i^''N3 omtjcn tib ivb *n^ fnsn ^wm (36) 3t no iprn v^n
nnbw cons (37) lij noyB' noini S'' Dni3iJD3 "iioyi? i^^ax iTho
»hN d!'S3 niDn5» q^vn psn>i ddin myi q^b'jn mw ono m-^p:)
D^B'JN msj'y nnN n^B' ••. nDn3 onna B^n^i osn^sn {38) riE'yn*
on DNB' 'wn ijy b'^nh (39) nro duny noNi vi>N WMpnoi woo
mo* d^51 von3 pioyna' D3'I?y n\n» m3' in b'^n ano 13nib' dii'B'i
lanyi nSi Dni> nion prB* ny lau ijy inn^oyn b«n (40) [dn]o
BODLEIAN GENIZA FRAGMENTS 253
.'. Dn«W3 inDjn Dnnsn (41) ne^nn dj? M'ha D«nph [ujoia Dnit?
*iy5» 'n' isww 3-1 -ID [i33]3n jptn mnn dj> i3V3pn3 p "inNi>
mtjn W3 HB'yj no mcNi diujj Dn3i3 loy ujtui (42) wnb'Ji
Dn3 Qi^^s wnJNE' (43) nuiyni niNonn 3nD f\2p[T\ ^:'>]bv imb*
3inr E'^i'En D-'B'i'in hb'W dhb' .dhd ins '•013 nio»i» "iby w^i'K idn
^Ni Dn3nn i^ty ^jn d'3{j> Donao no in^sy D''3int D^nso {44) inb^
D^Nnpn i^np !?« inx anao (45) dj nvo'san •<r\v2\tf D'mn niSnp
n3nn nt3 noytj' Q''3pin b !>« D''3naD onoy n^^bx »iN dj
nnnvi Ds^cni D>jn ^« D''3n3o nni'B''' m r inna-'i 3i> utiT'I (46)
nr^'by my pa^DV dj iIj^n (47) nnah 3iinni» a''33-ini CN-ipno
ntwnn id-is inb^ on^anxi Dnioai cnniNs oni'B'^ crnriN Quaint
D«ni» on DJ Ds-iN i>N nnybn napn y'lo^ ^hx DnriNn (48)
'riNT b* i[''b] wij^ann (49) i^aa rhan onain uyctya .*. ci\bwh)
by u imy nxa-'i innoB' d'ijBwi vdiIjb' T'on^B' D''n^No wi'NB'i
i»3 D»y HBTJB' 1N3B' i^*N Dyi laisHB* onnNH oy (50) nm^fyn inana
oy n[D]m noyan (51) P333 siid nyi B'sno vE'yo 3id bi n3it3
oia3 oa'ijK nin anaon mnai •*. nae' D^niiK i'^aa'' nrh)r\ Qi^jyn
li» DJ conoD lanun c^oi'B'n'n nD''ja *33 a-'E'ipn (52) wnx
'3 Tisnrni> n^j "Yeravh (53) dj imtnij o^nat* 3i id "onn u-ins
nWi) QJ 13^ nr3 ima la's b^n iia 3'"'nB' no Ti>atni) as
nawn 310 annmi'i ipvon bnpn by ntn^snaon unpi* (54) Tiiaa
niB'y pNcn an *ai mm (55) mvon tiibt; pa'^n an ••a aniNinh
nijproi n^^NDJN p« mo a-iUB^ a'B'JNn ny3B'n ib^ti hi ntn mam
anniNa iioyij udd bik b 3«n ai:a b bi n3E' B»n3 ''b3»i (56)
'3 nn« nnaena b nIji ins b^n b (57) nxtn nis»n nmnn n^ »a
bi* MNT (58) -in -\m "in aibpi nwcn wdb'b' bnE« *33 b b
'•' »3 nyn^i nnnxs punni^-i ub ••'* nna nn^ ayoB' yciB'B' ■'O
ai>iyh nm aSy3 lac ab»n Nini (59) VB'yo ^aa B"Ni» jnwn
an b nnini n3nn mns i3naD !>npn b ujianni .*. t{3n
3it:3 inotyi imin nunnij aNnbo ibci Ttiin *svi nmioan (60)
1"* Added above the line.
254 THE JEWISH QUARTERLY REVIEW
13'3Dnh yn'W'b^ y-ynrh (6i) d^h^nd i^san nbm nn»B' inj^a
btj' TUB' i^D3 nT3 anaj • d^toj nvah ny ny^ wni^N n3[i»] (62)
3it3 n3B>h D)b&h) D"n^ nnoB'i'
Di^B' nn3
55 in3n ^k^jt -13 pan m^B> 55 D"n n3 loi'Dn no 55 nmv^ "i3 tiDV
pinx 13 P|DV D"i-iaN 13 i>KTOE'
jna n3 nt^D cidv n3 n»jiB>
55 iTonj n3 nSn pny ^'nidb' -13 fjov
n'DX p D^»n pHN n3 ^ii>n t|''!>3 aim "o -ib>3o
55 nnj?D n3 no^ty 55 |nn« -i3 1113
'-it5'3D n3 pan tiov ncsD n3 p|dv'
(in margin) 55 "wbn p fn3n {jNinJ
Address (on the verso) : —
D^^^anon mipn br^pn pja ij»3iK'n un^p* m^hn^
nann onax 3n no pia DB^xnai D'Di>E'n\T dd^jss
DJ vn^on -iDic D"ioB« ^t "Tityn nnoc 3-1 p 5 63
3T yB'"' HDniDi^c ivb HD'sn Dnn«D ijao Di'''y
D^^^anon n'hnpn tib' onTiuia *Bnn orT'nN mdo
NmjD3N pDN K3 Tna3B' Dvo^jan 'nca
DnxD DNODs bti nwto j»ijy3 bin
Di^B' nn3
'-1 Probably written by the same band.
BODLEIAN GENIZA FRAGMENTS 255
V.
MS. Heb. d. 65, fol. 4. Vellum, gi x 9 inches. The text
is much broken, and is written in a very diflBcult cursive
hand. It is a letter addressed to Ephraim ben Shemariah
in 1035, apparently referring to his action in some case
such as that described in no. iii. The nx pN na^ky* CNl
(line 10) must have been Solomon Gaon at this date. The
Nagid (lines 13, 19, 21), whose authority seems to be
regarded as final, is no doubt Samuel ha-Nagid.
nnnn miyna V3" unoa 'M:iir] . i? (i)
nnoi^ naaci n[*«n nana poiyn] micm rh? (2) [ms]D D"p^ pi
jwn 'ji nya pD « nnxi (3) [1^ Q]''>p^ innjja p» Dipon ah a^ >b
[yojcnoi vho^n an b bub naB* TiriJi noi^i^a tibw n'-p^ l[3n3]
n> ism ''■ia''N ityy-ii ui? a-'xan « nn e)Dv 6 ns^DNa (4)
Tanx ba [noijy pa n^ n^m (5) nnx pB' b niyon ^ry u^i
[b^jn] »a [«!]« 'nana rii{}'n[» ri]io l^o b^ I^di niE'yi' nha* noi
noN'' >Di liapi'B' vnn^D nnx "vnrb pxi nyhn onx pi non (6)
pnx vcBW b '3 un pn»n^ iw (7) [b^] naim ntj'yn no i5»
vnuiy (8) [bji? maa inn^o xnn e>*n ma* ma «!» nsi nosi
no njn nino ncn dow ^y i^a^pc hd nou nn^ anaa n'Nni
Dy ana i? ^nanai npii'non nswe'i di^b> bm (9) D^yj noi am
Ni* DJ T (10) n^yu^ p^ nannon ipng'K ainio
^h^Ni VD' (11) inx* Dipon *as pt? na^e** cnt iraiD ana n'si
ana ^jdd hnt n^b> fjutya idin ^n^^n vi>N »ana n^yw ^b marnc
i'NiDB' '•ij na^Di inona in-ut?a nns ana nr (12) [a]na ninai
Dtyn bw nspo T-naio (13) [dj] »n33ianni ynion nspo >pna^N
ko[b>] (14) . . . i> . 1 . , . n ny^ »n» ran i? ana n^ o inyna
nvnn i^a si* rtian nan po oijyj sh inin^bc nB>y n^ n^i'B'n
miani inann r^i-^^ m-iB'n p miani (15) . . . DC'n nK [m'[]'>b
Nin n:n (16) [ajinan 6nb> . . . inns nain n-nc miB^ jo
n»i> >DpiD K^oens Nnu-u B'n i^j^bk ^f jim ncm D^bn !?« wanj
256 THE JEWISH QUARTEELY REVIEW
vnn^o hv ^ajran b ''tb yn),ro by Tiayns? i»d (17) btm '3ni
b».) inijnD inoi ton •>2 (18) ^noma prnm iwa by iIj jn'^jjo
TJj[nD] (19) D'-ana ixa ^a 'b "wwi ni> yn'i «!» nip yn no^JtrN idsd
na D^ainr d^b'B' loa iiddh nnis' "lo nb^c ^a onsiDD nnnoa itB>
bn nxB'Ji iDsyi' na^t^^ t^xn anpb) (20) miann *» b na urr^r
T«n Dj> njnriN"! (21) mpon nw dni raa ^nsa iI^vkd nrn pjpn
[lajmo ni'''bn nij^i^m onann nn'DN »jj?nr n'lnDD iNia nnx
Dnain '•np'-y •<'? ainan lis Msn nsn b^a pb ui? im*y* ok (22)
13N Tia it) iTnc HDi nnsy naiBTi nan N^sion b (23) a^c'nb na
nantJ'D lanKtjni Sra nninon bai (24) im'a» pnw Nij Tyo
p^Dsn Ni»B> ybv ba nona (25) v^y ait^nn b^ apa nnx i>N maiya
an Dii'B' bpm (26) ^nixn N'n •'a lau nixnai ysint bsi T-ana
13 nonx mv ^nijN ^yni 'ondi nton omaNJi
nnDB'i> Idb* nig' ax »vn (27)
Verso :
cnsN an 10 (2) one'* yn J?i zb *b ab ba a[inNi'] (i)
isoi nfya nix %n' bvf nnoB' (3) no na ni^na pmnaoa nann
A. Cowley.
