The Tale of Moses ben Levi

This Hebrew rhymed-prose narrative survives in the Cairo Geniza on a single page, folded in half and written on all four sides, with numerous crossings-out and additions written into the margins. It is in the idiosyncratic handwriting of its author, who is known from numerous other Geniza fragments. According to this autobiographical tale, Moses arrived in Qalyūb, Egypt, after leaving his hometown, likely Fustāt (Old Cairo), in part due to a conflict with his parents.