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Oh, you want to study Hebrew manuscripts? Get ready to do regression analysis on the distribution of Chinese potsherds in 7th century Oman buddy
September 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Reposted by jesse
Not only does the name Yaḥyā occur in the Geniza letters, so does the Berber equivalent Yedder, in a letter dated 1038 AD - although not in a context that would tell us the bearer's religion.

geniza.princeton.edu/en/documents...

bsky.app/profile/rach...
August 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM