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  1. 1Legal documentT-S AS 160.131

    Legal document mentioning [...] b. Naḥman ha-Kohen, possibly the dissolution of a partnership, and 21 1/4 dinars. Written in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe …

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  2. 2Unknown typeT-S NS 109.54

    Document in Arabic script. The ends of two lines are preserved. Wide space between the lines, possibly a state document. On verso there is Hebrew …

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  3. 3LetterT-S 10J9.4

    Recto (secondary use): Letter containing a poem addressed a dignitary. In Hebrew. Possibly a token of gratitude for help that the sender received. The letter's …

    1. بسم
    2. חן וחמלה ורוח והצלה וחכמה עם נחלה ושם ותהלה ויקר וגדולה ורנה
    3. וגילה ושמחה כפולה ורפאות תעלה והסרת מחלה ומילוי כל שאלה משוכן מעלה
    4. אל יסוד המעלה לי…

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  4. 4Literary textENA 1822a.62

    Recto: Letter or letter draft. There is a poetic introduction in Hebrew, with wide space between the lines. The marginal text is Judaeo-Arabic, filled with …

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  5. 5List or tableBodl. MS heb. e 96/29

    On recto there is a list of medical books in Judaeo-Arabic. Respectively on the non-naturals, colic, and diet (אלאשיא אלכארגה ען אלטביעיה, רסאלה פי אלקולנג, …

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  6. 6LetterT-S AS 147.126

    Fragment of a letter addressed to "the leader" (al-rayyis al-fāḍil al-ḥakham al-ajall). In Judaeo-Arabic. Cursive sephardi handwriting. (Information in part from CUDL. (Probably from the …

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  7. 7Legal documentT-S AS 153.425

    Small fragment probably from a legal deed.

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  8. 8List or tableT-S AS 185.321

    Brief list in Arabic with labeled numerical values. Dating is 16th-century or later based on the paleography. Requires further examination.

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  9. 9Legal documentYevr. II K 40

    Karaite ketubah from Cairo. The groom is Sa'adya b. David b. Reuven. The previously married bride is Esther Mas'uda d. El'azar Hakohen b. Aharon. In …

    1. שדי ישקיף משמי מרומו ויקנא בתח[לה ל]קדושת שמו
    2. ויבנה היכלו והדומו ויכונן דבירו ואולמו וישלח אליהו כנאמו ויגלה המשיח בעולמו ויקבץ פזורי עמו ויטעם על ו…

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  10. 10List or tableT-S NS 271.200

    Recto: Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic. Dated on the first of Tūt of the Ḥijrī year 1126 AH, (1715 CE). This unique dating system follows a fiscal-calendrical …

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  11. 11Legal documentT-S 8J7.10

    Formulary of an oath to be given by the mother of Abū l-Ḥasan to him, concerning a female slave and other possessions, especially spices; oath …

    1. אלדי תחלף עליה אם אלשיך אבו אלחסן עלי גאריה כאנת
    2. קד אעתרפת לה בהא תם אנכרתהא בעד אן
    3. תופי אבוהא ועלי סתה עשר דינאר כראויא וכאן קד
    4. ענדהא עיבה פיהא תאב…

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  12. 12List or tableT-S 8J8.9

    Inventory of the Sarcocolla (‘anzarut), a medicinal resin, in the possession of Abu al-Khayr Sedeqa, recording the numbers of ratls that have been taken out …

    1. אלדי אצבנא ענד אבו אלכיר צדקה מן גמלה אלענזרות
    2. ג ורדאת ענזרות וזנהא מאיה כמסה וסתין רטל
    3. ואיצא מזודין מאיה וכמסתעשר רטל זיתיה כרג מנהא
    4. ביד אלפראנסה ג…

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  13. 13LetterT-S AS 117.270

    Verso: unidentified text in Arabic, probably a letter: واما الثالثة ان واعوذ بالله ولم يوفق(؟) مملوك سيدنا من حسن رايه وكثرة رحمته ورافته وبركة تدبيره …

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  14. 14Legal documentJRL Gaster ar. 63

    Legal document, late, in Arabic script. Needs examination.

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  15. 15State documentT-S AS 148.170

    Verso (original use): Petition in Arabic script. Small fragment (upper left corner). The addressee's titles include ʿAlam al-Dīn and he is described as a "cave/refuge …

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    1. بـ]ـسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
    2. طول الـ]ـله ايام سعادته[.....]الامير
    3. ]عصم الكباير علم الدين والدنيا
    4. ]كهف الفقرا

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  16. 16Unknown typeENA NS 85.729

    Newly treated and encapsulated, must be examined

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  17. 17Legal documentT-S 12.77

    Fragment of an answer by the Sura Gaon, likely a general question from the Babylonian Talmud rather than an answer to a specific question from …

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    1. [                      ]ליח הוציאו מכוח היונה ונתנו ליורשיו ספרים [       ]
    2. [                                    ] נתנם ליורשיו כדין עשה אילא …

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  18. 18LetterENA 2808.44

    Letter to a 'brother.' In Judaeo-Arabic. Mostly blessings and complaints about financial hardship. Regards are sent to Maḥāsin and his mother

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  19. 19Literary textT-S Ar.19.24

    Recto and part of verso: A full page of prayers in Arabic script. Verso: In a different hand and ink, a basmala, then: "from the …

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  20. 20Legal documentT-S NS 288.185 + T-S AS 152.160

    Court register fragment. Join: Matthew Dudley. Dated: Kislev 5480 (1719 CE) Verso: sale of a one-year tax-farming partnership within the Ottoman customs house of Old …

    M. Dudley Dissertation, Appendix 6 /// T-S AS 152.160r + T-S NS 288.185v

    1. בע׳׳ה
    2. בהיות שהנבון וחכם והנעלה הגביר השר המרומם כה׳׳ר יאודה פרובינצאל נר׳׳ו…

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  21. 21LetterENA 1822a.52

    Letter to the Jewish community (qahal) of Fustat from a petitioner whose children were taken captive. The community has only redeemed some of them so …

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    1. עמי עשו
    2. והיה מעשה הצ של וע הצ השקט וב עד על
    3. וצדקה תצ ממות בצדקה תכונני רח מע בי
    4. ואלממלוך
    5. שארית
    6. יסאל מן צדקאת אלקהל אלשריף קהל
    7. מצרים מבחר הקהלו…

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  22. 22Unknown typeENA NS 79.23

    Newly treated and encapsulated, must be examined

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  23. 23LetterT-S AS 155.168

    Small fragment of a family and/or business letter. Mentions Rabbenu Hillel ha-M[...]; yearning for the addressee; greetings to the addressee's mother; and the sale of …

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  24. 24Legal documentT-S AS 148.69

    Small fragment from the upper left corner of a legal document mentioning [...] the translator (המתרגם). (Information from CUDL.) In the hand of Ḥalfon b. …

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  25. 25LetterT-S AS 59.432

    Recto: part of a letter in Arabic script. One of the words looks like 'al-dawla.' Verso: unidentified text in Hebrew. (Information from CUDL)

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  26. 26LetterT-S 8.3

    Letter from Natan b. Avraham, probably Fustat, to Mevorakh b. David in Qayrawan, approximately 1037.

    1. שלום בכל אברים וישו[עה ] וברכות בלי מצרים וכלל כל המחמדים להרים
    2. לכבוד יקירנו כבירנו גדול[נו ] השר המכובד והידיד הנכבד אשר לא

    יערכנו

    1. זהב ורב פנינים…

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  27. 27Legal documentT-S AS 145.375

    Legal document. Tiny fragment. Apparently dealing with the marriage of a freedwoman (meshuḥrarta kalta).

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  28. 28Literary textAIU VIII.B.17

    Medical treatise in Judaeo-Arabic on the factors that make animal meat unkosher.

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  29. 29Legal documentCUL Or.1080 4.61

    Recto: Deed of sale of a property. Bottom half. In beautiful Arabic script. Dated 777 AH on recto which is 1375/76 CE. Verso: Two columns …

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  30. 30Literary textMoss. III,214.1A–F

    Literary text in Ladino.

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  31. 31List or tableT-S NS 342.116

    List of contributions to the poor and the needy written by Halfon b. Menashshe Halevi (Date: 1100-1138)

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  32. 32List or tableT-S AS 208.102

    List in Judaeo-Arabic on recto, medieval-era. The first section mentions Ibrahīm al-Yahūdī and the "Qaraite quarter" (חרית אלקריין).

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  33. 33Legal documentCUL Or.1081 1.17

    Fragment of a deed of sale for real estate. In Arabic script. One of the landmarks is Ḥammām al-Dīk. Also mentions common features such as …

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  34. 34LetterT-S AS 154.416

    Official letter in Judaeo-Arabic, ordering somebody to appear before the court. Mentions al-Fayyūm. Dated: Elul 1505 Seleucid = 1194 CE. The handwriting resembles that of …

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  35. 35List or tableENA NS 7.90

    Recto (secondary use): List of men's names, probably contributors. Dating: probably ca. 1140s CE, as the original use on verso appears to be in the …

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  36. 36LetterMoss. V,363.5

    Letter in the hand of Nahray b. Nissim. In Judaeo-Arabic The writer had paid 60+ dinars to gentiles to save Yeshaʿya al-Fāsī. He had asked …

    1. אפרדת יאסידי וכבירי הדה אלרקעה בחא[ג]ה מפרדה לת[כון]
    2. ענאיתך פיהא אוכד והי אני אערפך מא עאמלת בה ישעיה
    3. אלפאסי ואני כלצת רוחה מן אידי אלגוים ואכרגתה ב…

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  37. 37LetterT-S 8J40.3

    Letter from Yusuf b. Ḥalfon in Damsis to Abu Nasr Da'ud b. Nahum in Fustat, mentioning business with the prominent merchant Abu Zikri. Dated to …

    1. ] מ [
    2. . . . . . . . . . . ומולאי . . . . . . . . . . . . אדאם סלאמת . . . . . . . .
    3. דמסיס ען חאל סלאמה ו .ע . . . . . . . . . כתבת . . . . . . . . .…

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  38. 38Legal documentMoss. VII,76.2

    Recto: Legal document in Hebrew. Late. Yaʿaqov ha-Kohen b. Barukh attests that he owes Yaʿaqov Esprial (?אישפריאל) 4,800 diwani muayyadis ('fine and good ones') for …

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  39. 39State documentENA NS 74.3

    Two columns of accounts, business or private, for Naṣr b. Simwāl, one under "lahu" 'he is owed' and second under "ʿalaihi" 'he owes'. 'ʾAjr' in …

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  40. 40List or tableT-S Ar.51.76 + T-S Ar.51.77

    T-S Ar.51.76v + T-S Ar.51.77r: A book list of a book seller. Allony et al date this to the first half of the 13th century, …

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  41. 41LetterENA NS 22.10

    Letter mentioning sums of money, the qāḍī, the qayyim, and Sulayman the khādim. Dating: After 1425 CE, as the ashrafī currency is used. The handwriting …

    1. תעזז ען חיל אלקיים ואנה אלמבלג אלדי
    2. חלפו לנא אל. . .ל.ל. . .ל. . . . . .ה. לקאצי
    3. . . . .] קבץ אלפצה אעאדהא אלי אלקיים פי
    4. אל]מכאן אן גמיע מא עמלו עלי…

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  42. 42Literary textT-S Ar.50.197 + T-S Ar.50.154 + T-S G1.80 + T-S G2.23 + ENA 3591.1 + Bodl. MS heb. d.47/44 + Bodl. MS heb. d.47/45 + Yevr. III B 305

    Book of responsa. Joins by Amir Ashur. See FGP and Goitein's note card for bibliographical references.

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  43. 43List or tableNLI 577.10/10

    Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic. The handwriting may be known.

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  44. 44List or tableT-S NS 304.29

    List of names and amounts, probably to be paid in certain months

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  45. 45Unknown typeENA NS 85.961

    Newly treated and encapsulated, must be examined

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  46. 46Legal documentMoss. VII,22.2

    Court record dealing with a dispute between Saʿadya and ʿEli ha-Levi over a sum of 8 dinars. It refers to the price of honey, an …

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  47. 47Unknown typeT-S J2.46

    No such fragment. See current: T-S 8J31.7.

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  48. 48Legal documentT-S NS J208

    Part of a trousseau list, no prices listed. (Information from Goitein's index card.)

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  49. 49List or tableT-S AS 156.217

    Accounts, mentioning Muḥāsin, Isḥāq al-Baṣrī, Ḥayyun the carpenter, Bint Mujalliḥ the Maghrebian woman, Ṭāhir the servant, the house of the judge Menashshe, Yeshuʿa and Babylonians. …

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  50. 50List or tableT-S AS 145.11

    Two memorial lists, for the שמלאץ family of kohanim and the Nuʿmān family. On the other side there is a list of parshiyot in Judaeo-Arabic. …

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