2 lists of people needing aid in paying the polltax. The first list, in a well-ruled semi-cursive hand, consists of 51 names, often providing additional information about the beneficiaries, including places of origin and professions. Three of these descriptions, verso col. 1, are in Arabic characters. After 11 lines on verso col. 1, hand changes to a primitive, unprofessional square hand, poorly ruled, with many spelling errors, often cramping more than one name per line, particularly towards the end. In this list only the names (about 55 of them) are provided.; Some of the names also appear in similar lists in Cambridge TS K15.93 and 96, and TS 13J 6.20, which are probably from the mid-11th century.; Much of the contents of the list were described by Goitein, Mediterranean Society, vol. II Appendix B no. 107 (p. 467).; Judeo-Arabic. Hebrew
Physical Location:
Library at the Katz Center, Genizah Fragments, Halper 468
Collection:
Cairo Genizah Collection (University of Pennsylvania. Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Library)
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