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Legal deed, unfinished. Dated: Probably [15]36 Seleucid = 1224/25 CE, but plausibly 1124/25 or 1324/25 instead. The titles of the Nagid and the scribe's hand …
1 مناقشة
Account of the qodesh ca. 1234. This is a double leaf from a notebook, containing four columns of items. Both revenue from rent and building …
2 نسخين 2 ترجمتين 1 مناقشة
Letter from Yisrael b. Natan, Jerusalem, to Nahray b. Nissim, Fustat.
My letter to you, my beloved brother and master, may God prolong your life and maintain your benefaction and shield you fro…
2 نسخين 1 ترجمة 1 مناقشة
Deposition made in court, under duress. Dating: ca. 1130s–40s CE. The issue concerns a house worth 300 dinars; 150 were paid. Then it was estimated …
2 مناقشتان
Business letter in Judaeo-Arabic from Raḥamim Abzaradel to Moshe ben Naʿim dated 14 September 1827 (22 Elul 5587 AM).
لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر
Verso: Probably accounts, mentions several sums in dirhams and quantities like raṭl. Recto has crossed out text, possibly pen trials.
Arabic poetry. Starts with a basmala, two verses, probably love poetry.
The Case of the Great/Fat Eunuch: five-part join of a court record from Fustat in the hand of Yefet b. David dealing with a case …
2 نسخين 1 مناقشة
Note addressed to al-Neʾeman reporting on the "red brick" (tūb aḥmar, cf. T-S NS 297.252). Mentions 29 manns, possibly 300 dinars, and the bricklayers (al-ṭawwābīn). …
Letter from a family member, in Alexandria, to Eliyyahu the Judge, in Fustat. Dated: 23 Shevaṭ [4800 +] 175 = 4975 AM, which is 25 …
1 نسخ 1 مناقشة
Arabic philosophical text mentioning "the fourth chapter... called Timaeus."
Margins of recto, and upper part of verso: Draft of a letter written by Shemuel b. Seʿadya ha-Levi, the father of Yosef b. Shemuel, the …
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Recto: Letter, left side, in Judaeo-Arabic with a long preamble, greeting Eliyya ha-Sar. In the body of the letter, at the bottom, the writer requests …
Fragment of a double query, presented to Avraham Maimonides (Nagid) about (1) a man who keeps a female slave—not for service—although he was married and …
Verso: Arabic (fiscal?) account for Dhū l-Ḥijja.
Letter fragment, in Arabic script. The addressee is asked to come immediately to Manfalūṭ or Akhmīm (in Upper Egypt). Needs further examination.
Small fragment of a text in Arabic script, probably magical ("al-ʿazīma" and the signs on verso).
Verso (original use): State document, in Arabic script. Petition to a Fatimid Caliph, probably al-Mustanṣir based on the reuse on recto. Only the beginning and …
…من تدبيره(؟) والمطالعة به…….في
ولمولانا صلوات الله عليه وعلى ابائه الطاهرين
وابنائه الائمة المنتجبين الراي العالي في الامر بالوقوف
على خدمة…
1 نسخ
Document in Arabic, possibly. Medieval-era. Requires further examination.
IB V, 22. Business letter in Arabic script to Abū Zikrī Yehuda b. Yosef ha-Kohen, representative of the merchants, from an anonymous correspondent in Alexandria. …
4 نسخ
List of the 'mastūrīn' poor (תבת אלמסתורין אגנאהם אללה ברחמתה). Refers to [Mevorakh b. Saʿadya?] Sar ha-Sarim (misspelled שאר השרים). The list begins with אלדוקי …
Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions various names and goods. Perhaps of a broker—he seems to be selling items on people's behalf. Mentions: Abū l-Faḍl b. Bū …
Receipt from the Yeshiva Ahava VeAhva – dated – July 10 1948CE – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 156) – in Arabic, French, and …
Four consecutive folios from the introduction to an anonymous philosophical-polemical treatise defending Jewish prayer and law against the criticism of Muslims. Contains the only known …
2 نسخين 2 ترجمتين 2 مناقشتان
Recto (secondary use): Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew. Very damaged. Needs examination.
Opening of a letter in Hebrew. Only the opening blessings are preserved. Written around the time of Yom Kippur based on the blessings.
Literary text, in Arabic script.
Fragment of accounts in Arabic with Greek/Coptic numerals. Requires further examination.
Unidentified document in stylized Arabic script. Upper left corner. Needs examination.
Upper part of a legal deed (iqrār), an acknowledgment made by both Abū ʿAbdallāh Muḥammad b. Abū l-Faḍāʾil Hibatallāh b. Abū ʿAlī Ḥasan and the …
Letter fragment. In Judaeo-Arabic. Too damaged to extract much of the content.
Fragment of a letter in the hand of Natan ha-Kohen b. Mevorakh concerning the disagreement about the Jewish community's leadership in Ashkelon. Describes how a …
Copy of a power of attorney in the name of David b. ʿAmmār b. ʿAzrūn Madīnī. Location: the document itself was drawn up in Fustat, …
3 نسخ 1 ترجمة 1 مناقشة
Letter from a man to his brother. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dated: Sunday, 13 Ḥeshvan 1529 Seleucid = 16 October 1217 CE. Might be in the handwriting …
Bill of sale for a female slave. Dating: Perhaps second half of the 11th century or beginning of the 12th century, based on the hand. …
Note from Yosef Tamish (? טמיש) to Namir. In Hebrew. The sender is in prison (שורתיים אלו להודיע לכה איך אני בבית הסוהר) and he …
Recto and upside down on verso: Fragment of a letter in Arabic script. On parchment. Mentions a document and witnesses. Excerpts: عبد مولاي الريس الجليل …
Legal notes in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe (Date: 1100-1138). Partnership record. Seʿadya b. Menashshe ha-Kohen has inherited funds from his father, and places …
Upper part of a legal document in Arabic script. Testimony of al-muʿallim Ibrāhīm b. Khalaf b. Makhlūf al-Naṣrānī who seems to be a sugar refiner …
Verso: Mercantile account, different from recto, and seems to be in a different hand. There are two sections at 180 degrees to each other. Itemizing …