Archival records from Transfer of Mosseri Genizah Archive from Paris to Cambridge University Library and its digitisation (with metadata), storage and accessibility:Stage 1 (EAP025)
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Polemic: Toldot Yeshu
A small piece from a leaf of Toldot Yešu, mentioning Yoḥanan and R. Joshua. -
Polemic: Toldot Yeshu
A small piece from a leaf of Toldot Yešu, referring to R. Joshua, Judas Iscariot (יהודה איסכריוטא), Šimʿon and Benjamin. -
Unidentified
A tiny fragment with only traces of Hebrew script preserved. -
Narrative
A tale in the style of A Thousand and One Nights, told partly in the first person, mentioning a period of seven years, robbers who took all the… -
Hebrew Bible
Catena of verses from Numbers 29. -
Commentary
Commentary on BT Megilla 9–12. JNUL catalogue identifies it as by Ḥananel b. Ḥušiʾel. -
Philosophy
Discussion on the existence of the world to come. -
Scroll of Antiochus
Scroll of Antiochus, vv. 65–66, with the translation of Saʿadya Gaʾon. Recto contains the translation of v. 65; verso contains the Aramaic of v. 66… -
"Halakhah: Maimonides, Mishneh Torah"
Maimonides, from the introduction to the Mišne Tora. -
History: Scroll of Evyatar
A leaf from the Scroll of Evyatar (also known as the Egyptian Scroll). -
Scroll of Antiochus
The Scroll of Antiochus, vv. 36–43 and 52–63, in Saʿadya’s Judaeo-Arabic translation. -
Philosophy
Philosophical text, possibly on the interaction of the body and the soul. -
Letter (?)
Only a few words in Judaeo-Arabic are legibly preserved, probably from a letter. -
History
Text consists of a monologue addressing someone in authority about whether it is preferable to kill or to spare enemies, the speaker clearly being… -
History
Text consists of a monologue on courage, honour and strength - whether death in honour is preferable to life in humiliation and servitude,…