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Primary language

Hebrew

At least three families are listed: that of Nafīs al-Sharābī(?), that of the in-law of R. Yeḥiel, and that of R.

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Avraham. He bequeaths to Sitt al-____ bt. ʿElazar five maṣrī dinārs (and something else that's effaced).

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العلامات

• draft

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Document date

10 Nisan 1357 Seleucid (20 March 1046 CE)

Saadya releases Eliyyahu b. Yiṣḥaq b. al-Qash'ami from an obligation. Dated Thursday, the 10th of Nisan 1357 Seleucid (1046 CE).

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Primary language

Hebrew

Hebrew letter consisting almost entirely of a panegyric poem, written by the cantor Aharon b.

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العلامات

• poem

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

The verso mentions payments from Sidi ʿAlī, possibly for leather (גלד).

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Primary languages

Arabic, Judaeo-Arabic

document that has been reused. Join: Alan Elbaum

العلامات

• arabic script
• red ink

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Primary languages

Arabic, Greek/Coptic Numerals

On verso there is a header "aṣl" and there are names such as Yūsuf and Muḥammad possibly followed by al-Ḥammāl. Probably related to: T-S AS 184.339 (PGPID 41209).

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Mentions people such as al-muʿallim Moshe and goods such as linseed oil (zayt ḥār) and possibly dragon's blood (qāṭir).

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Primary language

Arabic

Letter affectionately addressed to "qurrat ʿaynī" Abū ʿAlī Ḥusayn b. Yahūdā. Only the address, in Arabic script, is preserved.

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Document date

520 Hijrī (27 January 1126–16 January 1127 CE)

Primary languages

Arabic, Greek/Coptic Numerals, Judaeo-Arabic

Dated: 520 AH = 1126/27 CE. Mentions Bū l-Faraj al-ʿAkkawī.

العلامات

• bialphabetic

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Ḥofni Gaʾon, mentioning among other things the concept of 'adāʾ al-amāna.' See Goitein and Friedman, India Book I, pp. 86–87 for a discussion.

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

One of the pages features a large diagram of the human body, captioned "ghulām al-malik Saydūk," and two smaller figurines. (Information in part from Goitein’s index card)

العلامات

• magic

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Document date

Dhū l-Qaʿda 450 Hijrī (1058–1059 CE)

Primary language

Arabic

Involves Ibrāhīm b. Faraj al-Isrāʾīlī. Only the bottom right corner is preserved.

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Primary languages

Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

Order of payment in the hand of Abū Zikrī Kohen: Abū l-Ḥasan al-Hod is to give the bearer 2 ounces of lemon syrup and 1 ounce of rose.

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العلامات

• ib5
• india book

2 نسخين

Primary languages

Arabic, Judaeo-Arabic

Order of payment in the hand of Abū Zikrī Kohen: Abū l-Ḥasan al-Hod is to give the bearer 1 ounce of chewy candy (ʿaqīd) ("none other").

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العلامات

• ib5
• india book

2 نسخين

Primary languages

Arabic, Hebrew

Verso: probably the address in beautiful Arabic script, to Abū l-Khayr Salāma b. Yashuʿā b. Jadīd al-Iskandarānī. (Information in part from CUDL)

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Primary language

Arabic

Mentions various names (e.g. Ibn al-Faqīr, Yūsuf, Abū ʿImrān, Abū l-Ṭāhir) and numbers associated with each.

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Primary languages

Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

Probably a legal document, mentioning the elder Abū l-ʿAlāʾ ha-Sar ha-Nikhbad Tifʾeret ha-Qahal. Crossed out.

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Involving the daughter of the female teacher (ṣabiyyat al-muʿallima), a spouse, Cairo, an inheritance, and a deposit.

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Inferred date

1310–1355 CE

Primary languages

Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

Letter from the office of Yehoshuaʿ Maimonides (with motto) to the cantor Faraj Allah urging him to collect the jibāya for Yom Kippur.

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العلامات

• yeshoshua maimonides

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Primary language

Aramaic

Bill of divorce (geṭ). Wife: Sitt al-Fakhr bt. Berakhot. Husband's name not preserved.

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العلامات

• divorce
• get
• rabbanite

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Inferred date

1100–1138 CE

Primary languages

Aramaic, Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

Bottom part from a legal document written under the jurisdiction of Masliah Gaon (although his name does not appear) by Halfon b. Menashshe Halevi, so can be dated to 1127-1138.

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العلامات

• halfon b. menashshe
• masliah gaon

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Refers to a calamity (nawba) and the phrase "qāṭin al-[..]." (Information in part from CUDL)

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Primary languages

Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

Involving appointing an agent; Abū l-[...]; Sitt al-Kull bt. [...]; and demanding maintenance (mezonot).

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Inferred date

1100–1138 CE

Primary languages

Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

Menashshe ha-Levi (fl. 1100-1138 CE), mentioning foods, such as olive oil, and probably alimony arrangements from a man to a woman. (Information from CUDL)

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

On the recto the title al-qādi appears as part of the only full account listed.

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العلامات

• account
• qadi

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Leaf from a medical book or notebook with recipes, mentioning among others the substances Black Nightshade (ʿinab al-ṯaʿlab), wheat (ḥinṭa) and rhubarb (rāwand), quantities of measures, ‘filtered medication’ and sleep.

العلامات

• fgp stub

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Inferred date

1066–1108 CE

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Mentions sums of money and an agent (al-wakīl). No names clearly preserved. There is diagonal text in the margin which is somewhat unusual.

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Primary languages

Arabic, Judaeo-Arabic

Recto: additional notes in Judaeo-Arabic (hādhā al-kitāb) and Arabic script.

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Refers to someone with a 'ruined education' (bad manners? makhrūb al-taʿlīm), the washing of a garment, buying something, forcing someone to do something, and detaining someone at a gate/door.

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Inferred date

1100–1138 CE

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Discussing the loss and preservation of the Torah over the generations based on biblical and Talmudic sources. Join: Alan Elbaum.

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Primary language

Arabic

Order of payment in Arabic script. The judge (al-dayyān) is asked to pay 5 dinars to the bearer.

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Primary language

Arabic

On verso there is one line in very large Arabic script with the word "al-dawāwīn" (a rescript for the petition on recto?).

العلامات

• dimme

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Primary language

Arabic

Might be a brief letter since the word 'al-makhdūm' appears at the end of the first line and there may be stylized signatures at the bottom.

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Primary language

Arabic

Note probably from [Barakā]t Ibn al-Dayyān (=Shelomo b. Eliyyahu) to Bū Saʿd, asking him to give 1/2 dirham of aromatic wood to the bearer as well as something else.

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Document date

Dhū l-Qaʿda 691 Hijrī (14 October 1292–12 November 1292 CE)

Primary language

Arabic

Receipt for Yūsuf al-Maghribī(?) for the rent of a shop for Dhū l-Qaʿda 691 AH = 1292 CE if read correctly.

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Primary language

Arabic

In Arabic script. Bū l-Najm al-Firnās (the parnas) is to pay the bearer a sum of money (10 nuqra dirhams?).

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العلامات

• avraham maimonides autograph
• bialphabetic

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Primary language

Arabic

Receipt ("tadhkira bism...") for the capitation tax of Maʿrūf b. Yahūdhā al-Yahūdī, an indigo merchant (nīlī) and perfumer (ʿattār), in Fustat.

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Primary language

Arabic

Verso contains the beginnings of two lines in an elegant hand: ḥasala ʿalā . . . Recto is in a different hand and seems to be an accounting fragment, listing items in raṭls and accompanying numbers.

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Primary language

Arabic

About 10 distinct entries, each apparently with its own ʿalāma / registration mark. Cf. T-S NS 297.270. Needs examination.

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Large notebook of Hebrew alphabet exercises. 11 folios. Dating is 16th-century or later based on the paleography and prelined paper.

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• 16th c or later
• early modern
• learning

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Primary language

Arabic

The second line mentions Ismaʿīl al-Simsār. This shelfmark was likely issued by the same scribe as the neighboring fragment T-S AS 185.282.

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Mentioning Moshe Poreykh and probably an Ottoman military officer Khayr al-Dīn bölük başı (בלוק בשי). MCD.

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Appealing for charity for herself and her three girls during this cold spell, in which they lack clothing and are awake all night long.

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Primary language

Arabic

End of a decree with ḥamdala and ḥasbala in large letters (2 cm alif), recycled into a Jewish prayerbook with five bifolios.

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العلامات

• dimme

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Dating: probably 16th-century based on the paleography. Al-Sharqiyya is mentioned in one of the entries, possibly the region/district of Egypt.

العلامات

• account

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Document date

1427 Seleucid (1115–1116 CE)

One template is based on the replacement ketubba (כתובה דארכסא) of Sitt al-Malāḥim. Location: Cairo. Dating: 1427 Seleucid = 1115/16 CE.

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1 مناقشة

Primary languages

Arabic, Judaeo-Arabic

The other side: Accounts in Arabic script, naming Rashīd al-ʿAṭṭār among others.

العلامات

• arabic script

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

The number 3/8 is connected to a person titled al-faqīh; "firewood, 5/8" is connected to Abū Saʿīd the young son of the teacher.

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Inferred date

1100–1138 CE

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

An agreement between the bride's mother (called "al-khāṭiba") and a groom-to-be for cancellation of the engagement.

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العلامات

• halfon b. menashshe

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