Documents

Primary languages

Arabic, Judaeo-Arabic

Very close to the hand of Avraham Ibn Yijū, although does not seem to be a perfect match. Quite faded and damaged.

العلامات

• coral
• ib-addenda

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

received word suddenly that the amir is coming for some work tomorrow, which alarmed him because he has not prepared for such a visit. […] Fragment (bottom five lines). Faded, and difficult to understand any of the content.

العلامات

• amir
• chickens
• hospitality

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Primary languages

Hebrew, Judaeo-Persian

The scribe signed his name, but the first part is faded: [...] b. Yiṣḥaq ha-Sefaradi. Underneath the signature, in different hands, in Judaeo-Persian and Hebrew: "The copy of the letter (nāme) of Efrayim [...], written by Toviyya b[…] Verso: In a different hand from all the hands on recto, a text in Hebrew. Unclear if it relates to recto.

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العلامات

• efrayim b. 'azaryahu
• hamadan
• iran
• judaeo-persian

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Verso: Story in Judaeo-Arabic. Extremely faded. Involves a man, a wife, and a son. The man purchases a female slave/concubine (jāriya) and tries to sleep with her but "can't get it up" (אשתרא גאריה פגעל ילאזמהא(?) […] He quotes a verse by the 8th-century poet ʿAmr/ʿUmayr b. Shuyaym al-Quṭāmī, "Even a tarrier may satisfy his need [and the one who makes haste may be at fault]" (קד ידרך אלמתאני בעץ חאגתה)."

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Document date

Muḥarram 434 Hijrī (21 August 1042–19 September 1042 CE)

Primary language

Arabic

In which the sender reports a settlement (muwāfaqa) that was reached between Abū l-Faḍl Sahl b. Saʿīd and somebody whose name appears at the end of l. 7 (Ibn Muṣliḥ?). It seems that Abū l-Faḍl commits to repaying his debt of 50 dinars with an initial payment of 20 dinars followed by annual payments of 10(?)

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Bill of release. Written (also validated) by Avraham b. Natan Av. Dated: 1104 or 1107 CE, with a partial year in the first line, Nisan 14[..] […] Finally, Berakhot received 12 dinars and gives this bill of release, especially specifying that he will not file a claim in Muslim courts. The house was in Qaṣr al-Rūm, 2 doors, one on the street (shāriʿ), the other on the alley (zuqāq) of Azhar al-Shofeṭ. One of the boundaries: Umm Abū l-Faḍl Ibn al-Shofeṭ. Signed by Ḥalfon b. Yosef, Menaḥam b.

1 مناقشة

Primary language

Hebrew

The first is the end of an extremely faded legal document; the singatures of several witnesses are preserved.

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Primary language

Arabic

Recto: Two lines of faded text in Arabic regarding weights of goods.

العلامات

• cmp

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Primary language

Ladino

Needs further examination. Very faded accounts on verso.

العلامات

• ladino

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Primary language

Arabic

Arabic script, much of the original text is faded but the portions in red ink are still legible (VMR).

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العلامات

• red ink

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Primary language

Arabo-Hebrew

Arabo-Hebrew, probably biblical. Very faded. Should be compared with the Qaraite fragments that Geoffrey Khan published.

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Literary work in Judaeo-Arabic. Very faded. Identified by Danzig as a responsum, but there is no sign to support this identification.

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Primary languages

Aramaic, Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

Legal document faded and fragmented, mentioning Eli ha-kohen ha-parnas and Yefet ha-Kohen.

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Primary language

Arabic

Letter fragment in Arabic script. Includes the word "faḍīḥa" and reported dialogue. Join with ENA NS 83.213?

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Document date

9 Av 5535 Anno Mundi (5 August 1775 CE)

Primary language

Hebrew

A qinna for Tisha b'Av dated 5535 (1775 CE). There may be a faded signature that includes the name Yaʿaqov.

العلامات

• 18th c

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Primary language

Ladino

in Cairo. In Ladino. Quite faded. Needs examination.

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العلامات

• ladino

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Very faded. Likely from a Maghribī business letter of the 11th century.

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Fragment of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic, very faded. The writer sends regards to his father and paternal uncle.

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Primary language

Arabic

Verso: Extremely faded state document, wide line spacing, ~7 lines preserved.

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Too faded to easily discern much of the content. Mentions the late Rayyis.

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Primary languages

Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

Letter, very faded, in Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic, mentioning an Abū Avraham b. [...] and an Abū Sahl and "the boys."

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Primary languages

Arabic, Hebrew

Verso: unidentified Arabic. Very faded. Mentions numbers. (Information from CUDL)

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Accounts of commodities and their prices, mentioning Abū l-Faḍ[l]; Coptic numerals. (Information from CUDL)

العلامات

• account
• coptic numerals

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Primary language

Arabic

On verso there are few lines in very faded Hebrew script.

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Primary language

Arabic

Fragment of a legal document in Arabic script. Involving Abū l-Faḍl b. Abū l-Makārim.

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Primary language

Ladino

Business letter in Ladino. Very faded but the paper is fully preserved. Mentions Yisraʾel Ashkenazi.

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Primary language

Arabic

Fiscal account, probably, or accounts, quite faded, and not a lot of text is preserved. There is a partial date: 12 Jumāda.

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Primary language

Arabic

Very faded Arabic legal document - needs examination.

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Primary language

Arabic

Unidentified document in Arabic script. Damaged and faded. One legible phrase: "...mā yataʿallaq min kull..."

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Primary language

Arabic

Official-looking document(s) in Arabic script. Extremely faded. One side might be a tax receipt.

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Primary language

Arabic

Mentions Abū Mūsā Hārūn. Very faded.

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Primary language

Arabic

Recto: Fragment with faded accounts in Arabic, medieval-era. The paper was reused for a calendrical text in Judaeo-Arabic.

العلامات

• cmp

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Primary language

Aramaic

Minute fragment, very faded, only few words are readable but most probab;y from a legal deed.

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List or table with extremely faded text in Hebrew script, possibly documentary.

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Primary languages

Arabic, Judaeo-Arabic

Verso: List of foods/spices in Arabic script (e.g., pepper). Faded.

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Primary languages

Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

Letter, probably, in Judaeo-Arabic. Very faded. There is a blessing for victory over enemies at the bottom.

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Primary languages

Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

Business letter, mentioning commodities such as silk. Very faded. Dating: probably 11th century. (Information from CUDL)

العلامات

• unedited 11th c

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Very faded. May be an 11th-century commercial letter.

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

In Judaeo-Arabic. Quite faded. (Information in part from CUDL)

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

On verso there are some more faded words, not necessarily connected with recto.

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Primary language

Aramaic

Much faded. The word לברתיה can be read, so it might be from a legal deed, but it can not be determined.

العلامات

• fgp stub

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Primary language

Arabic

The format looks like a letter or official correspondence. Damaged and faded beyond legibility.

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

In Judaeo-Arabic. Damaged and faded. Familiar from other fragments 11th century?

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Primary language

Hebrew

Possibly a letter fragment but too faded/damaged to read. ותנהג כמנהגותיה would fit with a letter of appeal for assistance.

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Possibly an extremely faded letter or document in Hebrew or Judaeo-Arabic.

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

In the hand of ʿArūs b. Yosef. Very faded. Verso seems to be mainly construction expenses.

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لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Primary language

Arabic

Most of the paper is preserved, but the text is very faded and overwritten with Hebrew jottings. Needs examination.

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Perhaps an order of some kind. Very faded. Opens with "send it" (yusayyirhā) and ends with ושלומך יגדל נצח סלה.

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