Documents

Primary language

Arabic

Promissory note. In Arabic script. Fragment (right side only). Mufaḍḍal declares that he owes a sum of money to Ṭāhir al-Naḥḥās b. M[...] and specifies …

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

List of goods with values, possibly from the trousseau list section of a ketubba.

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Document date

18 Rabīʿ I 909 Hijrī (10 September 1503 CE)

Primary language

Arabic

ENA 3960.6–10 are five distinct but related Mamlūk-era legal documents in Arabic script, all dated 909 H (1503/04 CE), and involving the same people (e.g., …

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Accounts or legal inventory in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: probably first half of 13th century. Stating that Abū Naṣr has a contract for 480 (dirhams? dinars?) beginning …

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Primary language

Arabic

Verso: Medical prescription in Arabic script.

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العلامات

• prescription

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Family letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Known hand (see tag). Mentions hearing something about the funduq; someone requesting from 'my mother' (sittī) a maʿraqa and pillows; and …

العلامات

• ibn habib's patient

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Fragment of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Late.

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Letter from Benaya b. Musa in Ibyar to Abu l-Ḥusayn Ṣedaqa b. Nissim (Gil read "Naḥum") in Fustat (sūq) al-ʿAṭṭārīn. Dating: 1046 CE, according to …

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العلامات

• commodities
• countryside
• grain shortage
• ibyar
• prices

2 نسخين 1 ترجمة 1 مناقشة

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Unidentified text (magical?) in Judaeo-Arabic. Late. The phrase "yā majnūn" appears.

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic. Late. Currencies: cedid, corona (קרונה)– the latter is likely the Spanish escudo minted as early as 1535 CE or the gold excelente …

العلامات

• numismatic dating

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Primary languages

Arabic, Greek/Coptic Numerals

Accounts in Arabic script and Greek/Coptic numerals. Dating: Likely 12th or 13th century. Mentions routine groceries such as olive oil, sesame oil, linseed oil, soap, …

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Document date

Tuesday, 11 Shevaṭ 5317 Anno Mundi (12 January 1557 CE)

Primary language

Hebrew

Legal document. Location: Modon (Methoni, Greece). Agreement of Moshe b. Shelomo Perla in front of Yiṣḥaq b. Yosef and and Shemuel Ṭawīl to remain in …

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العلامات

• late heb

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Primary language

Arabic

Petition or report. Bottom ~10 lines are preserved. Difficult handwriting. The first line may begin with the words "umūr al-thaghr." Mentions a paper trail and …

العلامات

• dimme
• to edit

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Primary languages

Ladino, Western Arabic Numerals

Bifolio of accounts, probably in Ladino and western Arabic numerals. Elegant hand, difficult to read. Some of the language may be Judaeo-Arabic or something else. …

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

None

العلامات

• appeal

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Document date

1431 Seleucid (8 September 1119–25 August 1120 CE)

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Bottom of a legal document written and signed by Ḥalfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi. Also signed by Avraham b. Shemaʿya. One of the parties is Abū …

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• halfon b. menashshe

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

One side: Testimony of Efrayim b. Ṣibyān ha-Kohen. Dating: 11th century. Describing how Yaʿqūb b. Yaʿīsh traveled in the time of the unrest and famine …

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Newly treated and encapsulated, must be examined

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Business letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Fragment (lower left corner). Mentions Faraḥ b. [...]. (Information in part from CUDL)

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Primary languages

Arabic, Greek/Coptic Numerals

Bifolio of accounts in Arabic script and Greek/Coptic numerals. Apparently private rather than fiscal based on the use of numerals and the format with columns …

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Marriage agreement of Perahya b. Natan and Sitt al-Ghiyār, daughter of Mevorakh. (Information from Mediterranean Society, III, p. 405, and IV, p. 342, and from …

العلامات

• ketubba
• marriage

1 نسخ 1 مناقشة

Primary languages

Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

Letter fragment in Hebrew, written in a high register, mourning the illness (keʾev) and/or other sufferings (yissurim) that have afflicted the 'foundation of the generaiton, …

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Primary language

Arabic

Report or petition. The ends of 5 lines are preserved. Twice mentions the Berbers (البربر) who are in the area of Abshīsh (ابشيش) in the …

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Document date

9 Kislev 1479 Seleucid (23 November 1167 CE)

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Letter from Daniel b. Ṭoviyya to a family member, possibly his elder brother (the Arabic address on verso mentions the name Abū l-Faḍl). In Judaeo-Arabic, …

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1 نسخ 1 مناقشة

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Letter from Yeshuʿa to two notables, one of whom is ha-Sar Shemuel. In Judaeo-Arabic. The first 15 lines are formalities. In the bottom 8 lines …

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لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

None

العلامات

• business
• trade

1 نسخ

Primary languages

Judaeo-Arabic, Western Arabic Numerals

Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic and western Arabic numerals. Late.

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Document date

Rabīʿ I 565 Hijrī (23 November 1169–22 December 1169 CE)

Primary language

Arabic

Receipt in Arabic script. For the rent of a shop (ujrat ḥānūtih) for the month of Rabīʿ I 565 AH. The sum: 80 wariq dirhams?

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Primary language

Hebrew

Verso: Magical conjuration (hashbaʿa). May mention Abū l-Karam. Needs examination.

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1 مناقشة

Document date

1 Ḥeshvan 1450 Seleucid (8 October 1138 CE)

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Legal document(s). Very faded/damaged. In the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. Dated: 1 Ḥeshvan 1450 Seleucid, which is 1138 CE, under the authority of Maṣlīaḥ …

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Inferred date

1100–1138 CE

Primary languages

Aramaic, Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

Ketubba fragment in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi (fl. 1100-1138 CE). A circular piece has been cut out; this is part of the …

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لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Inferred date

1097–1097 CE

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Legal document concerning a dispute over a book given as a deposit. In the hand of Hillel b. ʿEli (fl. 1066–1108 CE). Written in Fusṭāṭ …

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العلامات

• illness:
• mental

2 نسخين 1 مناقشة

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

None

العلامات

• 16th c

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Primary language

Arabic

Verso (probably original use): Letter or petition in Arabic script. To a dignitary whose titles are "al-karīm al-akhaṣṣ al-awḥad al-raʾīs al-mufaḍḍal al-makhdūm zayn al-dīn sayyid …

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• dimme

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Primary language

Aramaic

Minute fragment from a ketubba. Only a few words have preserved, among them the name Netanʾel ha-Levi and part of the monogamy clause. AA

العلامات

• ketubba

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Inferred date

1007–1055 CE

Primary language

Hebrew

Letter from Alexandria to Efrayim b. Shemarya, Fustat, requesting donation for the ransom of prisoners of the Byzantines, 11th century. On verso are Hebrew rhymed …

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العلامات

• byzantines
• communal

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Original use: Letter/petition from a certain Yaḥyā to a certain Yosef. He reports that he has previously tried to enter the service of the addressee, …

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لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Document date

Adar II 1535 Seleucid (23 February 1224–22 March 1224 CE)

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Letters in Judaeo-Arabic, probably copies of letters sent in the name of Avraham Maimonides. There are at least two letters sharing the same folio. Only …

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العلامات

• ashmum
• avraham maimonides
• minyat zifta
• muslim courts

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Document date

Monday, 4 Av 1758 Seleucid (17 July 1447 CE)

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Bifolio with legal records. One record is preserved on recto, and probably two separate records on verso. Different hands on recto and verso. Dating: recto …

العلامات

• food
• wine

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Primary languages

Arabic, Greek/Coptic Numerals

Accounts in Arabic script and Greek/Coptic numerals.. Each page (recto and verso) begins with a ḥamdala followed by the day of the week.

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Primary language

Hebrew

Deed of sale for a house. A woman purchases a house for 30 dinars adjacent to the saqīfa of Yazid the perfumer. Location: Fustat. Dating: …

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1 نسخ 1 مناقشة

Primary language

Arabic

Few jottings in Arabic script. Document too fragmentary to glean any content.

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Primary languages

Aramaic, Hebrew

Geʾonic responsa. (Information from CUDL)

العلامات

• responsum

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Verso: Addendum or subsequent court record concerning Abū l-Munā and 90 jars of wine as well as other commodities and someone named Ṣāʿid. This record …

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العلامات

• register

1 نسخ 1 مناقشة

Primary languages

Arabic, Judaeo-Arabic

Recto: Fragment of a mercantile letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Refers to buying good quality musk (אלמ]סך אלטיב) for 'whatever price.' Refers to a qinṭār of something; …

1 نسخ

Primary language

Arabic

Copious pen trials in Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. There is also a faded note in Arabic on verso: لا تسال ما . . . علي مع …

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر