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Several fragments from a business letter written by Yefet b. Menashshe ha-Levi to his brother Ḥalfon (fl. 1100–1138 CE). In Judaeo-Arabic. Informing him that he …
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A much damaged letter from Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi, probably writing from Qalyub, to a family member, probably his father in Fustat. He has sent …
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Small fragment of a letter in Arabic script.
Two fragments, both probably in the hand of Abū Zikrī Kohen. Fol. 1: Fragment (upper right corner) of a mercantile letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions a …
Letter from Yaʿaqov b. Yeshaʿya ha-Kohen to Yiṣḥaq Ḥemdat ha-Yeshiva. The addressee might be Abū Isḥāq Avraham b. Natan ha-Sheviʿi who was also known as …
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IB VI, 32 (ח72). Letter from Yiṣḥaq b. Aharon al-Sijilmāsī, in Dahlak, to Ḥalfon b. Netanel. Dated: 8 Tammuz, apparently of 1140 CE. Yiṣḥaq continues …
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Letter from Yosef b. Menashshe, in Ashqelon, to Avraham b. Yiṣḥaq ha-Talmid, in Fustat. In Arabic script. Dating: 1085 CE. The writer describes the conditions …
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Small fragment of a document in Arabic script. Maybe a letter based on the presence of diagonal text in the margin. "... al-ʿālī wa-in alladhī …
Verso: Note from Efrayim to al-Shaykh al-Muhadhdhab Abū l-Thanāʾ. In Judaeo-Arabic with a Hebrew superscription and ending with a ه (for انتهى). Dating: Probably late …
Letter from Shelomo b. Ṣemaḥ, Ramla, to Efrayim b. Shemarya. Dating: ca. 1030 CE (per Gil) and ca. 1007–1055 CE, based on the years when …
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Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Describing the horrific tortures inflicted on the writer and his colleagues in the citadel at the hands of four jailers and …
Small fragment from the beginning of a letter to a notable in Judaeo-Arabic.
Letter from Mūsā b. Barhūn al-Tāhartī to Yosef Ibn ʿAwkal and to his sons Hillel and Benyamin.
2 نسخين 1 ترجمة 1 مناقشة
Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. The first word(s) of about 15 lines are preserved along with the right margin, containing an offer to fulfill any errands …
IB II, 58. Letter. Memorandum from Abu Zikri Kohen to Mahruz. Alexandria, ca. 1136-1149.
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Letter addressed to Abū l-Afrāḥ ʿArūs b. Yosef al-Urjuwānī. In Arabic script. The sender's name and location are both preserved, but are difficult to read. …
Bottom part from a letter or a draft, or just a pen trial - the page is empty besides this address. The phrase המצב הגדול …
Letter addressed to a certain Daniel. In Hebrew. Dating: Late, perhaps 15th or 16th century. The sender asks to be forwarded any letter or news …
Verso: Letter in Arabic script. Probably related to the legal document on recto, since some of the same names appear. At the top the names …
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Informal note addressed to Abū Naṣr written on a piece of scrap paper. (The earlier use looks official, and one side refers to al-mamlūk Sayf …
Small fragment of a letter in Arabic script, probably mercantile. Little of the content is preserved. There is an unrelated fragment sharing this shelfmark, which …
Business letter. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Ca. 15th century (no earlier thah 1415 CE), as it mentions the currency niṣṣ/nuṣṣ/half (i.e., the muʾayyadī). Also mentions the …
Letter from Abū Manṣūr al-Fakhr al-Mutaṭabbib (the physician). In Arabic script. Addressed to Abū al-Faraj, with elaborate honorifics. The sender reports on the execution of …
Fragment of a Judaeo-Arabic letter, probably from Yehuda Ibn al-ʿAmmāni to Me'ir b. Yakhin, mentioning the latter's brothers Hilāl and Saʿīd. Dating: early 13th century. …
Letter from Abū Zikrī Kohen to Abū Saʿīd Ḥalfon b. Moses, trustee of the Yeshiva. (Information from CUDL). Should be added to India Book V. …
Calligraphic letter requesting help for a man who is out of work and has a large family which would be satisfied with getting a mere …
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The opening portion of a letter with poetic praises for a certain R. Yefet ha-Ḥakham. On parchment. Verso contains lists possibly of piyyuṭim (אנא אל …
Letter from Avraham Maimonides (autograph) addressed to three people, including al-Mevin and Yūsuf. In Judaeo-Arabic. Very faded. Dealing with hospitality (ḍiyāfa) for needy people. The …
Fragment of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions: "...the brothers... in a great rage on account of... because the judge (shofeṭ)... all of the capitation taxes... …
Fragmentary letter to a friend mentioning repeatedly the writer's gratitude. The hand resembles that of the cantor Yedutun ha-Levi, supported by his mention of his …
Fragment of a letter from Abū l-Thanāʾ to his "father," possibly named Abū Saʿd Ibn [...]. In Judaeo-Arabic, with the address in Arabic script (note …
Fragment of a letter from the office of Yehoshua Maimonides (b. 1310– d. 1355 CE), possibly a recommendation for Yosef al-Ṣabbān (the soap boiler).
Letter in Hebrew. Dating: Late—Mamluk or early Ottoman era. From [...] b. Moshe to Yeshuʿa b. Nathan and his father, concerning a number of events …
Probably a letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. The phrase מגאלס לאנה is preserved, but the rest is very faded. The hand is reminiscent of some of …
Letter fragment, in Arabic script. Possibly a letter of appeal or a divorce document narrating the writer's circumstances. He was married for 14 years until …
Letter probably from Nissim b. Ḥalfon to Abū Saʿīd Nissim b. Nahray. Dating: 11th century. Opens with a report on "difficulties... and the fear that …
Letter from Sulaymān to his father. In Judaeo-Arabic, with the address in both Judaeo-Arabic and Arabic script. There is also a basmala in Arabic script …
Letter from Ibrāhīm b. Abū l-Surūr to Abū Naṣr b. Abū l-Karam. Concerning medical commodities (ḥawā'ij ʿiṭr). This document is discussed (and incorrectly cited as …
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Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Concerning various business matters. The sender reports that 32 3/4 dirhams remain out of the original 60. He mentions a merchant, "one …
Letter to a dignitary, probably Abū Yefet Yosef b. Abū Sahl. In Hebrew and vocalized. Quite faded; the continuation on verso is almost too faded …
Fragment of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic, probably sent from Qūṣ to Fustat. Distinctive hand; high chances of finding a join. Dating: likely 13th century. The …
Letter of appeal for assistance. In Hebrew. The addressee might be R. Shelomo ha-Ḥazzan. There is a lot of flattery and blessings. The sender used …