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By Melonie Schmierer-Lee on Thu 16 Feb 2023. A new online exhibition ‘Coins of the Cairo Geniza’, curated by Matthew Dudley and Alan Elbaum of the Princeton Geniza Lab, brings ... The exhibition presents coins from the Princeton Numismatic Collection

Search site. Cambridge University Library. Lionising Luria. Lionising Luria. Mosseri III.232: A autograph letter by Isaac Luria. Author:. Ben Outhwaite. Sun 31 Mar 2024. The Genizah has preserved only a few glimpses of the life of the influential

Mark R. Cohen, The Voice of the Poor in the Middle Ages: An Anthology of Documents from the Cairo Geniza, Princeton University Press, 2005.

Author:. Melonie Schmierer-Lee. Thu 16 Feb 2023. A new online exhibition ‘Coins of the Cairo Geniza’, curated by Matthew Dudley and Alan Elbaum of the Princeton Geniza Lab, brings together ... The database (currently 104 entries) will continue to be

Search site. Cambridge University Library. A shopping list for Shavuot. A shopping list for Shavuot. T-S NS J437. Author:. Melonie Schmierer-Lee. Fri 14 May 2021. The items in this shopping list reveal the careful planning and budgeting needed to

Goitein, ‘rated in the miracle-ridden world of the Geniza far higher than in Ashkenazi Judaism of yesteryear’).

Search site. Cambridge University Library. Aron Dotan z''l. Aron Dotan z''l. T-S K9.14 (recto): leaf from a masoretic work on accents. Author:. Kim Phillips. Mon 30 May 2022. Aron Dotan (b. 12th January 1928, Stuttgart)—one of the giants of 20th

Search site. Cambridge University Library. Pirates of the Genizaaaar! Pirates of the Genizaaaar! T-S 13J20.25 (recto): negotiations with Bedouin pirates. Author:. Ben Outhwaite. Sun 19 Sep 2021. When you took to the high seas in the Middle Ages it

Search site. Cambridge University Library. Hear, O Israel: The Magic of the Shema. Hear, O Israel: The Magic of the Shema. Pages from the exhibition's accompanying book. Author:. Melonie Schmierer-Lee. Wed 17 Nov 2021. The Israel Museum’s new

Search site. Cambridge University Library. An Excommunication on Yom Kippur. An Excommunication on Yom Kippur. T-S 10J7.10 f. 2v: court deposition about al-Wuhsha's affair with Hassun. Author:. Melonie Schmierer-Lee. Wed 15 Sep 2021. At sundown today

Search site. Cambridge University Library. A year of Genizah Fragments. A year of Genizah Fragments. Detail from T-S K6.15. Yes, probably a hanukkiah rather than a birthday cake, but celebratory nonetheless. Author:. Melonie Schmierer-Lee. Thu 5 May

Search site. Cambridge University Library. Exhibition: Geniza in the Gulf. Exhibition: Geniza in the Gulf. ... The team installed an exhibition of Arabic fragments, titled 'Geniza in the Gulf,' in the Arts and Humanities Building, which remained on

Bibliography. Cohen, Mark R. (2006) The Voice of the Poor in the Middle Ages: An Anthology of Documents from the Cairo Geniza.

Search site. Cambridge University Library. Throwback Thursday: Hebrew block print. Throwback Thursday: Hebrew block print. Or.1080 J50: a Mamluk block print. Author:. Melonie Schmierer-Lee. Thu 28 Oct 2021. Our Throwback Thursday this week is taken

Search site. Cambridge University Library. BIAJS Book Award for Nick Posegay. BIAJS Book Award for Nick Posegay. Author:. Melonie Schmierer-Lee. Thu 14 Jul 2022. Congratulations to the Genizah Unit’s Nick Posegay, the 2022 winner of the British

Search site. Cambridge University Library. Schechter Day 2022: A cutting accusation. Schechter Day 2022: A cutting accusation. T-S 8.91 (recto). Author:. Melonie Schmierer-Lee. Fri 13 May 2022. It's 13th May and Schechter Day: the anniversary of the

I also come to let you know that an ancient ‘Sefer Tora’ found in one of the ‘Geniza’ of Cairo (Egypt) written on leather of Roebuck ‘צבי’ should you require, let

Search site. Cambridge University Library. Introducing the Genizah Fragments Blog. Introducing the Genizah Fragments Blog. Detail from T-S NS 305.83. Author:. Melonie Schmierer-Lee. Wed 5 May 2021. The researchers of the GRU, toiling away with their

I’m working with Marina Rustow at the Princeton Geniza Project, helping to train a computer algorithm to transcribe documentary material from the Genizah.

Search site. Cambridge University Library. Book: Points of Contact, by Nick Posegay. Book: Points of Contact, by Nick Posegay. Author:. Melonie Schmierer-Lee. Fri 7 Jan 2022. Points of Contact: The Shared Intellectual History of Vocalisation in

Search site. Cambridge University Library. Throwback Thursday: Chancery deeds. Throwback Thursday: Chancery deeds. Detail from T-S K2.96 (verso): a twelfth-century chancery document which contains lines of a petition addressed to Saladin concerning

Search site. Cambridge University Library. Throwback Thursday: A surprise in Syriac script. Throwback Thursday: A surprise in Syriac script. T-S AS 213.20 (recto): a Christian hymnary for a Feast of Mary. Author:. Melonie Schmierer-Lee. Thu 19 Aug

Several of the documents were preserved in the Cairo Geniza, most written in Judeo-Arabic, some in Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, and Judeo-Greek.

Search site. Cambridge University Library. Book and Article: Literary Snippets. Book and Article: Literary Snippets. T-S Misc.17.5. Hebrew title page of Pitron Ḥalomot, the first book ever printed in Egypt. Author:. Ben Outhwaite. Fri 27 Oct 2023.

Search site. Cambridge University Library. Cairo Genizah offers solution for chained wives. Cairo Genizah offers solution for chained wives. T-S 8J5.23 (verso): Conditional bill of divorce, dated 1169 CE, presented by Moses to his wife Sitt al-Fakhr,

Search site. Cambridge University Library. Article: Sticking to the Script, by Nick Posegay. Article: Sticking to the Script, by Nick Posegay. Detail of T-S Ar.5.58. Author:. Melonie Schmierer-Lee. Thu 10 Jun 2021. Nick Posegay's article 'Sticking

Search site. Cambridge University Library. Throwback Thursday: Karaite ketubbot. Throwback Thursday: Karaite ketubbot. T-S 13J37.11 (recto): one of the rare Egyptian Karaite marriage contracts discussed in this article. Author:. Melonie

Geniza (Hebrew).

Search site. Cambridge University Library. Schechter Day 2021: More than just Ben Sira. Schechter Day 2021: More than just Ben Sira. L-G Talmud 2.4. Author:. Melonie Schmierer-Lee. Thu 13 May 2021. 125 years ago today, Solomon Schechter sat down to

Search site. Cambridge University Library. Throwback Thursday: Magic Moments. Throwback Thursday: Magic Moments. T-S K23.3 P2 (recto): Palimpsest of the magical work Sefer ha-Razim written over a ketubba. 10th-11th century. Author:. Melonie Schmierer

Search site. Cambridge University Library. Radio: Introducing the Genizah on Radio Maria. Radio: Introducing the Genizah on Radio Maria. Ben Outhwaite's interview on Radio Maria. Author:. Sarah Sykes. Fri 27 Oct 2023. In recent weeks Genizah

Search site. Cambridge University Library. The future of Egypt’s past: the Mosseri Collection. The future of Egypt’s past: the Mosseri Collection. Jacques Mosseri. Author:. Ben Outhwaite. Fri 7 May 2021. The Jacques (or Jack) Mosseri Collection

What happened next? Fred's article, "A Judaeo-Arabic fragment of a Samaritan chronicle from the Cairo Geniza", appeared in the Journal of Semitic Studies in 2002.

Search site. Cambridge University Library. Throwback Thursday: Uncovering the Karaites. Throwback Thursday: Uncovering the Karaites. T-S Ar. 52.242: A Karaite version of the Hebrew Bible (Numbers 14:30-33) transcribed in Arabic characters. Author:.

My job description at the Princeton Geniza Project is to look at uncatalogued or minimally catalogued documentary fragments, and while looking for these I came across T-S NS J479, a ... Alan Elbaum is a Senior Researcher at the Princeton Geniza Project.

Search site. Cambridge University Library. Q&A Wednesday: A late date with Nick Posegay. Q&A Wednesday: A late date with Nick Posegay. T-S NS 270.183: A German price list for Arabic and Persian books, printed in 1929. Author:. Melonie Schmierer-Lee

Search site. Cambridge University Library. Q&A Wednesday: Talking skulls with Magdalen Connolly. Q&A Wednesday: Talking skulls with Magdalen Connolly. T-S NS 306.13 (recto). Author:. Melonie Schmierer-Lee and Magdalen Connolly. Wed 19 May 2021.

Search site. Cambridge University Library. Throwback Thursday: Unit’s major discovery. Throwback Thursday: Unit’s major discovery. T-S Ar.43.208 P3 (recto): a leaf from 'Obadyah Maimuni's "Treatise of the Pool" (al-Maqāla al-Ḥawḍiyya).

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, pp. 1–39. Available at: (Accessed: 21 May 2021).

Search site. Cambridge University Library. Q&A Wednesday: Zina Cohen on the inks of Fustat. Q&A Wednesday: Zina Cohen on the inks of Fustat. T-S 16.75 (recto): part of a ketubba written by Yefet b. David. Author:. Melonie Schmierer-Lee and Zina

Search site. Cambridge University Library. Art history from below: the imagery of the Cairo Genizah. Art history from below: the imagery of the Cairo Genizah. T-S K5.82 (recto), one of the Genizah artworks featured in the exhibition as "The Ark and

Search site. Cambridge University Library. Throwback Thursday: Rachel’s Missing Letters? Throwback Thursday: Rachel’s Missing Letters? T-S AS 205.53: One of three newly discovered fragments of a letter written in an early form of Yiddish to

Search site. Cambridge University Library. Throwback Thursday: Protecting fishing rights. Throwback Thursday: Protecting fishing rights. T-S Ar.40.37. Author:. Melonie Schmierer-Lee. Thu 13 May 2021. Our Throwback Thursday this week is taken from

Search site. Cambridge University Library. 3rd August: Schechter's announcement in the Times. 3rd August: Schechter's announcement in the Times. Schechter's announcement in the Times on 3rd August 1897. Author:. Melonie Schmierer-Lee. Tue 3 Aug

Search site. Cambridge University Library. Throwback Thursday: Study of Babylonian Jewry. Throwback Thursday: Study of Babylonian Jewry. T-S 12.829 (recto): part of an eleventh-century Judaeo-Arabic letter in the hand of Hai Gaon. Author:. Melonie

J. Augustin (Glückstadt, 1991). The manuscript T-S B13.12 has been widely known – since Kahle mentioned it in The Cairo Geniza in 1947 – as testimony to an unpublished targum to

Search site. Cambridge University Library. Throwback Thursday: The Scribe who wrote the Bible. Throwback Thursday: The Scribe who wrote the Bible. Detail of a page from a Great Bible codex written by Samuel b. Jacob, showing his distinctive ::

Search site. Cambridge University Library. Throwback Thursday: Curiosities of bygone days. Throwback Thursday: Curiosities of bygone days. Stefan Reif shows a crate of manuscripts to visitors (Israeli Ambassador, Yehuda Avner, and Eli Rosen,

Search site. Cambridge University Library. Throwback Thursday: Variations in the Haggadah text. Throwback Thursday: Variations in the Haggadah text. T-S H2.152: Passover Haggadah with a Fifth Question. Author:. Melonie Schmierer-Lee. Thu 14 Apr

Search site. Cambridge University Library. Book: Languages Are Good For Us, by Sophie Hardach. Book: Languages Are Good For Us, by Sophie Hardach. Languages Are Good For Us (Head of Zeus, 2021). Author:. Melonie Schmierer-Lee. Thu 6 May 2021.