Drawing of a Boat

To my dear brother—may God give you long life, protect you and guard you, not deny you His superior gift of success, be for you a guardian and protector in all your affairs, avert from you anything…

[ . . . ] Your distinguished letter, my lord, arrived, and it was the most perfect thing which arrived and the most satisfying to come. Learning of your well-being and the good state of your affairs…

My sweet comrade / and beloved ever-near, whose words are as a light to my path / and whose memory is sweet to my palate, my bundle of frankincense / my honey and honeycomb, Rabbi Asher! May God give…

I, Hasday, son of Isaac, may his memory be blessed, son of Ezra, may his memory be blessed, belonging to the exiled Jews of Jerusalem, in Spain, a servant of my lord the King, bow to the earth before…

Thankful of his kindnesses, Bū ‘Alī b. Bū ‘Umar. In the name of God, the Merciful and Compassionate. My letter [to you]—may God give long life to your excellency, my lord, the most illustrious sheikh…

To my beloved brother R. Mos[es, son of R.] Maimōn, [may the] m[emory of the] r[ighteous be] b[lessed]. David, your brother who is longing for you—may God unite me with you under the most happy…