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Princeton Geniza Project description: Letter from Me’ir b. Hillel b. Ṣadoq to a prominent figure in Fustat, probably Sar Shalom ha-Levi Gaʾon. The identification of the writer is based on his style and handwriting. The writer is hesitant to accept a post he was granted in Alexandria because it would entail parting from his son. The letter mentions one of the most famous jurists of Alexandria, the faqīh Ibn ʿAwf, whom Frenkel identifies with the Mālikī jurist Abū Ṭāhir Ismāʿīl b. Makkī b. ʿĪsā b. ʿAwf of Alexandria (d. 1188), who was one of Saladin's teachers. The same faqīh is also mentioned in T-S 12.290 (PGPID 3121) and T-S 16.272 (PGPID 3480). Dating: Before 1188 CE, based on the identification of the faqīh. The letter also mentions a blind person, a 'rabbenu ha-qodesh', Alexandria, as well as ahl al-Maḥalla.