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Meʼir Tsabaḥ letter, 1920?-1950?
מאיר צבאח מכתב
Library at the Katz Center - Rare Book Manuscript CAJS Rar Ms 521
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- Format:
- Book
- Manuscript
- Author/Creator:
- Tsabaḥ, Meʼir.
- Language:
- Hebrew
- Judeo-Arabic
- Penn Provenance:
- Sold by Mizrahi Bookstore (Brooklyn, New York) to Jacob Djmal.
- Sold by Jacob Djmal (Brooklyn, New York), 2018.
- Physical Description:
- 2 leaves : paper ; 308 x 178 (260 x 193) mm
- Place of Publication:
- 1920?-1950?
- Language Note:
- In Judeo-Arabic, with some words in Hebrew.
- Biography/History:
- Kabbalist and miracle worker of Moroccan descent, active in Tunis in the early 20th century.
- Summary:
- This is a leaf written in the hand of Meʼir Tsabaḥ, likely correspondence; it mentions Jerusalem in the opening, together with a number of names; the letter finishes on verso with a prayer for the hastening of the coming of the Messiah. The second leaf shows scribbles and numbers. Written on printed ledger pages of the Société Commerciale Tunisienne. This item was previously laid in CAJS Rar Ms 519, Goralot, segulot, and amulets by Meʼir Tsabaḥ (Djmal).
- Cited as:
- UPenn CAJS Rar Ms 521.
- OCLC:
- 1124925238
- Online:
- The Elis & Ruth Douer Endowed Fund Home Page
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