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Fragment of a letter from Nahray b. Nissim, Alexandria. Mentions silk and business concerning dresses. The addressee is unknown although it seems his father’s name …
2 نسخين
Letter from Yosef b. Avraham, in Qayrawan(?), to Nahray b. Nissim, in Fustat. Dating: ca. 1050. The writer expresses his sorrow for the situation in …
2 نسخين 1 ترجمة
Letter fragment. Introduction in Hebrew, body in Judaeo-Arabic. Little of the content remains. With an unusual Hebrew introduction: נפש אשר עצ . . . .עלתה …
لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر
Letter from Menashshe, in Damsīs, to Abū Hārūn Akhlābū ha-Kohen b. Hārūn, in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: January 1, 1063. Regarding a purchase of shoes …
1 نسخ 1 ترجمة 1 مناقشة
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1 نسخ 1 ترجمة
Much faded and damaged fragment of a letter, not much can be saved. Probably a recommendation for a certain Yosef (wa-huwa rajul jayyid....).
Letter, in Arabic script, well preserved. Begins with basmala and “wallahi la-qad ṣadaqa ḥaḍrat mawlāya l-shaykh,” "my Master was right". The sender seems to be …
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
والله لقد صدق حضرة مولاي الشيخ اطال الله بقاه وادام عزه وتاييده
وعلوه وتمكينه وسموه و . . . ته وكبت حسدته واعداه …
1 نسخ
Letter from the Master of the Shipmasts to a Nubian eparch in Ibrīm. The letter reports on the activities of Merki, a man who was …
Brief letter in Arabic script, from Abū l-Ḥasan and referring to something in the handwriting of Abū l-Ḥasan al-[...]. The addressee is instructed to send …
Letter in Hebrew to two men, one of whom is called Abu al-Ḥasan.
Upper half of a long letter in Hebrew from the congregation of Jerusalem to Elḥanan b. Shemarya (d. ca.1025)
Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Elegant hand. Mentions the town of Ṭanān in the delta and deals with the construction of a dike (jisr) and an irrigation …
Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. The hand appears to be that of the India trader Makhlūf b. Mūsā (cf. T-S 8.69 (PGPID 9265)). Possibly a draft, …
Letter from Zekharya b. Ya’aqov b. al-Shama, from Tripoli (Libya), to Nahray b. Nissim, Fustat. Early August 1062. The writer complains about the accusations against …
Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Fragment (top part only). The hand is reminiscent of that of Abū Zikrī b. Eliyyahu the Judge. The sender asks for an …
Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. With a prolonged respectful/flattering introduction. Most of the substance is preserved in the five lines in the margin. Dealing with business …
Two fragments of a letter written by Yefet b. Menashshe Halevi to his brother Halfon (1100-1138 CE).
Letter from Efrayim b. Shemarya to Natan b. Avraham. Dating: ca. 1034 CE (per Gil). Relates to the early stages of a conflict between Natan …
IB V, 18. Letter from Yosef ha-Kohen, in Alexandria, to the well-known merchant Abū Zikrī Yehuda b. Yosef ha-Kohen, probably in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: …
Small fragment of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Addressed to multiple people. The sender hopes to see the addressees in the place where he is traveling …
Recto (secondary use): Complete letter from ʿEzra to Seʿadya. In Judaeo-Arabic. Written on a thin strip of paper, with sharply upslanting lines. Dating: Perhaps 13th …
Announcement regarding the program of ceremonies for the Ibn Yuḥay Institute for Culture and Righteousness in which the Minister of Social Affairs, the Chief Rabbi …
Letter from Shelomo b. Yehuda to Avraham b. Mevasser, Fustat. Dating: approximately 1030 (unclear on what basis) and ca. 1025–1051 CE based on the years …
Letter that begins in Arabic script and transitions to Judaeo-Arabic (right margin and verso). It begins, "After I wrote the Hebrew letter..." (بعد ما كتبت …
Petition from a woman to an unidentified addressee. In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. She is 'cut-off' (munqaṭiʿa) and her husband has kicked her out of the …
Letter, probably. In Judaeo-Arabic, elevated register. Small fragment only. Mentions the government. (Information in part from CUDL)
Recto (secondary use): A second letter, possibly a copy or draft, possibly related to verso. This letter appears to be in the hand of Berakhot …
1 نسخ 1 مناقشة
Left side of a calligraphic letter in Hebrew sent by Yosef ha-Kohen b. Gaon Shelomo to Efrayim he-Ḥaver, in the name of a widow, asking …
3 نسخ 1 مناقشة
Letter by a man to his brother in Fustat whom he informs about the attempted delivery of 38 dirhams of his (brother's) money to a …
Fragment of a private letter. Dating: likely 12th century. The writer is referring to some danger, but the text is too fragmentary.
Verso: The end of a family letter in Judaeo-Arabic. The addressee is called "my brother," and he may be an actual brother since the sender …
Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. The sender complains about isolation (al-wiḥda wa-l-inqiṭāʿ) and is anxious for the addressee to give an update about something. The tone is …
Verso: Probably a letter in Arabic script. Needs examination.
Family letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Fragment (lower right corner of recto, upper right corner of verso). Refers to a woman's separation from the addressees; "your accompanying …
Small fragment from the address of a letter addressed to Jerusalem. Late.
Letter from Yefet b. Menashshe to his brother Ḥalfon b. Menashshe (fl. 1100-1138 CE), who is mentioned in the address. In Judaeo-Arabic, with the address …
1 مناقشة
Letter from Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi, probably in Qalyūb, to his family members in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic. Written on a long vertical and narrow strip …
Palimpsest. Undertext: Unidentified text in Greek. Identification may be possible even without multispectral imaging. Some phrases may include: εν τω ιερω (in the Temple) and …
Informal note in Judaeo-Arabic, in which the sender gives an excuse for something.
Original document: Accounts in very small Arabic script. Subsequent document: Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic addressed to a woman. Written in the spaces around the original …
Letter from Moses Maimonides (in his own hand with his own signature), in Fustat, to al-Shaykh al-Thiqa, in Minyat Zifta. Dating: ca. 1168–1204 CE, based …
Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Dealing with business matters. Mentions Abū l-ʿIzz and an old woman (ʿajūz). Hand of Shelomo b. Eliyyahu? Excerpts: ר]חמתה וישקיף עלינו …
Fragment of a communal letter in Judaeo-Arabic with wide line spacing. Discussing the qualifications of the son of Mevorakh as cantor and communal leader: ודלך …
Letter from Mevorakh b. Natan to Elazar ha-Kohen expressing sympathy at the death of his father. The writer notes that he had already sent a …
Letter fragment (upper part). In Hebrew. Addressed to someone important named ʿUlla the scholar. Mainly the flattering introduction is preserved.
IB V, 37, folio 7r. Note in Arabic script. "Send us. . . lemon. . . ḥalāwa. . . obtain for me pomegranate syrup."