Documents

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Letter of appeal for charity from Abū l-Riḍā b. Faraj to the Nagid Mevorakh b. […] The sender had probably formerly been employed by Mevorakh, according to Goitein. The name on verso is written in a different hand than the letter on recto (written by a professional scribe?).

1 نسخ 1 مناقشة

Primary languages

Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

Beginning of a polite but strong letter to a certain Shelomo concerning communcal matters. Mentions the breaking up of property belonging to the legal cases of Ibn Ḥassān and Ibn Banūna (?). Dating: no earlier than 1425 CE, since it mentions the currency ashrafī which was first minted under Sultan al-Ashraf Barsbay in that year.

العلامات

• numismatic dating

1 مناقشة

Document date

1436 Seleucid (11 September 1124–30 August 1125 CE)

Primary languages

Aramaic, Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

Legal document on parchment. Mentioning a ketubba, a woman, Elʿazar traveling to Bilbays, "my son Saʿadya." Refers to a property that is "leased" (muḥtakara); the original phrase was probably לאנהא מחתכרה מן אחכאר קצר אלשמע. In the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe? Dated (six lines from the bottom): [14]36 Seleucid = 1124/25 CE.

Related People

1

Related Places

1

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Primary languages

Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

Letter of recommendation for a needy widow with two children from Damascus who, on recommendation of a letter from the muqaddam of Ascalon, had received what the community of Bilbays was able to come up with. Now she and her two orphans are recommended to Yiṣḥaq b. Sasson, the Cairene member of Maimonides' court, for more help. (Information from Mediterranean Society, III, p. 503)

Related Places

3

العلامات

• orphans
• recommendation

1 نسخ 1 مناقشة

Inferred date

1100–1138 CE

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Strip from the right part of a letter written by Yefet b. Menashshe to his brother Halfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi (fl. 1100–1138 CE) dealing with some business issues.

Related People

2

العلامات

• halfon b. menashshe
• yefet b. menashshe

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Primary languages

Arabic, Hebrew

Letter from Ibrāhīm b. Isḥāq, evidently of al-Maḥalla, to Abu Saʿd Hibatallāh (aka Netanʾel b. […] (On verso there are also a few lines of accounts in Arabic script and Greek/Coptic numerals.) This is a letter of recommendation for the bearer, one Yakhin ha-Meshorer ("the poet") who had settled in al-Maḥalla but fled from there and abandoned his family,when the superintendent of revenue (ṣāḥib al-Maḥalla) "harassed him" by demanding from him the capitation tax (al-kharāj). […] (Information from Mediterranean Society, II, 386, 611, MR, OZ, NV, ASE.)

Related Places

2

العلامات

• arabic
• capitation tax
• jaliya
• jizya
• khaybari
• (+ 2 المزيد)

1 نسخ 1 مناقشة

Primary language

Hebrew

Very faded document in Hebrew, probably a letter of appeal, as it mentions the writer's misfortunes and how he falls upon the mercy of the addressee and of God.

العلامات

• appeal

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Primary languages

Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

Letter to Meshullam b. Elʿazar ha-Kohen Kelil ha-Yofi.

Related People

1

1 مناقشة

Verso: Legal document involving al-Rayyis Abū l-Bayān (Moshe) b. Mevorakh. Many names are mentioned. Needs examination.

Related Documents

1

1 مناقشة

Document date

Ḥeshvan 1435 Seleucid (22 October 1123–20 November 1123 CE)

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Bottom of a legal document. In the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. Dated: Ḥeshvan 1435 Seleucid, which is 1123 CE. Mentions the rent of a house.

Related People

1

العلامات

• halfon b. menashshe

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Legal fragment (top only) regarding Menashshe ha-Zaqen. May mention 'my brother, my partner.' No other details preserved.

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Primary languages

Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

Letter by Shelomo b. Meʾir Rosh ha-Seder, descendant of Meʾir Gaʾon, to Avraham Kahana b.

العلامات

• ben meir

1 نسخ

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Mercantileletter. In Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions: having no option except to travel to Yemen; Alexandria; and trade in silk.

Related Places

2

العلامات

• yemen

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Primary languages

Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

Letter to from Eliyyahu b. Zekharya to Yosef ha-Talmid. Mentions the arrival of something. Mentions Alexandria.

Related People

1

Related Places

1

العلامات

• eliyyahu b. zekharia

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Primary languages

Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

Legal document quoting a statement of ʿEli ha-Kohen and mentioning 52 dinars. […] Handwriting of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe?

Related People

1

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Primary language

Arabic

List in Arabic script mentioning materia medica such as violet (banafsaj). On recto there is Leviticus 2:2-3. (Information in part from CUDL.)

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Minute fragment from a legal deed probably written by Halfon b. Menashshe Halevi (Date: 1100-1138) mentioning Aharon Hakohen

Related People

1

العلامات

• halfon b. menashshe

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Inferred date

1100–1138 CE

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Minute fragment from a list mentioning al-Tilimsani, written by Halfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi (fl. 1100-1138).

Related People

1

العلامات

• halfon b. menashshe

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

ENA 4011.19b (lower fragment): Mercantileletter addressed to Ḥananel b. Nissim ha-Parnas. […] The sender details the garments and/or textiles which he has sent with Abū Yaḥyā. Also mentions Abū Saʿīd and the addressee's brother. Mentions sums of 12 and 15 dirhams, and also the price of the lapis lazuli (lazuward).Appears to be in the hand of Yefet b. Menashshe.

Related Documents

1

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Document date

Shevat 5562 Anno Mundi (4 January 1802–2 February 1802 CE)

Primary language

Hebrew

Legal deed in Hebrew detailing a sarraflık partnership involving members in Cairo and Rashīd. […] The shared purse of the partnership totals to 50,000 medin. The two core members of the partnership are Merkado _____[?]

Related Places

2

العلامات

• 19th c
• late heb
• rashid
• sarraflik

1 نسخ

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Short business letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: 12th or 13th century. With a request to send a reply with the same mail courier (fayj) and mentioning purchases of commodities including kundus (baby's breath) and אשתיואן (polypody?) and several more materia medica on verso. Mentions Manṣūr. (Information in part from Mediterranean Society, I, p. 284 and from Goitein's index cards)

العلامات

• trade

1 نسخ 1 مناقشة

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

The shelfmark T-S Ar.18(1).123 unites three fragments, which all have Hebrew liturgical poems on one side and remainders of letters in Judaeo-Arabic on the other. All three letters appear to be in the same handwriting, and all the liturgical fragments are likewise in the handwriting of the same scribe (different than the scribe of the letters). It is unclear if any of the fragments belong to the same letter or if they are from three different letters. […] Mentions updates concerning R. Yeshuʿa and correspondence with Abū l-ʿAlāʾ.

Related Documents

2

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

None

العلامات

• qaraite

1 نسخ 1 ترجمة

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Short note from a father to the teacher of his son. Only if the boy memorizes biblical passages which he will be able to chant in public will he be prepared to learn.

العلامات

• education

1 نسخ 1 ترجمة 1 مناقشة

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Bottom of a mercantileletter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: 11th century. Mentions pearls; Abū ZIkrī Ibn Sughmār; a request to buy camphor; his sister's son Ḥammād(?); and Nahray (b. Nissim) and silk (mentions both lāsīn and ḥarīr). (Information in part from CUDL)

Related People

2

لا توجد ثبت المراجع والمصادر

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Letter fragment (part of the right side of recto). The main text mentions "sayyidnā." Mentions something only being possible with an order (marsūm) from the amīr. Mentions something in agreement with the opinion of al-Qāḍī al-Rashīd.

1 نسخ

Primary languages

Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

Letter addressed to a dignitary (Sar) offering congratulations on the holidays. The sender had sent a messenger, who had not found the addressee at home, so he now sends a letter instead.

Related Places

1

1 نسخ 1 مناقشة

Primary languages

Greek/Coptic Numerals, Judaeo-Arabic

Fol. 1 verso: List of names in two columns, accompanied by various sums. Fol. 2 verso: accounts of the elder Shalom Ṣughayyir. Fol. 2 recto: …

العلامات

• account

1 نسخ 1 مناقشة

Document date

last third of Adar 1514 Seleucid (6 March 1203–14 March 1203 CE)

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Recto: Legal document written by Yosef Shemuʾel b. Saʿadya ha-Levi, detailing the settlement of the estate (tarika) of the late perfumer (ʿaṭṭār) Avraham b. […] Other transactions from the proceeds of the sale: - 30 dinars less 1/6 to Ibn Amīn al-Dawla the ṣāḥib of the dār al-wakāla for a debt owed to him by the deceased - 23 dinars to Munā the freedwoman the wife of Abū l-Faraj Ibn al-Tinnīsī al-Parnas - 5 dinars less 1 qirat for wheat for the widow and daughter of the deceased - 4 dinars for his cousin (ibn ʿamm) and for burial expenses - the remaining 83 dinars were deposited with the prominent merchant Abū ʿImrān Moshe b. […] Verso: Two addenda written by Shemuʾel b. Saʿadya ha-Levi. The first states that 1/2 + 1/8 dinar were taken from the 83 (this sentence is followed by the names Shemuʾel and Menashshe) and that an additional 2 1/2 dinars were taken out for maintenance (mezonot), for a total of 3 dinars.

Related People

5

Related Documents

1

العلامات

• 13th c
• diwan al-mawarith
• estate

1 نسخ 1 مناقشة

Primary languages

Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

Draft of a legal document. Confirming a settlement (ṣulḥ) negotiated by elders. […] Aharon for Nissim b. Meshullam and his brother Ṣedaqa b. Meshullam, along with their mother Bahiyya bt. Ḥalfon, from debts incurred by their deceased father Abū l-ʿAlā Meshullam b. Hiba known as Ibn Shuwaykiyya ("the little artichoke").

2 نسخين 2 مناقشتان

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Business letter sent from Qayrawan by Efrayim b. Ismail, probably to Yaʿaqov b. […] Avraham in Egypt (Ben-Sasson). The letter deals mainly with merchandise and shipments of goods. […] (Information from Gil, Vol. 2, p. 312 and from Ben-Sasson, p. 219). The lettermentions the difficulty of transporting goods due to difficult times and praises the business acumen of Yehuda, who sought help from the government (sulṭān) with the transport of goods (ḥattā waffaqa Allahu Yehuda saʾla l-sulṭān fī ḥiml").

Related Places

2

Related Documents

1

العلامات

• illness
• illness letter 969-1517
• illness: fasting
• trade

3 نسخ 1 ترجمة 1 مناقشة

Inferred date

1094–1097 CE

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

India Book (IB) II, 9: Letter from Khiyār b. Yaʿaqov to Netanʾel b. Yefet (aka Abū l-Mufaḍḍal Hibatallāh b. […] In Judaeo-Arabic. The letter concerns a consignment of mercury (zaybaq), which he was unable to sell in Alexandria, since the price was not yet fixed, while in the bourse of Qāḍī Rajā (in Fustat) it went for 14 dinars per qintar. No merchandise and no letter in the ship from the Maghrib.

Related People

3

Related Places

2

العلامات

• ib-partial translation-eng
• ib2
• india book

1 نسخ 2 ترجمتين 2 مناقشتان

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Letter from a certain Hibatallāh to the physician al-Shaykh al-Thiqa Abū l-Faḍl in the Fayyum. Since this person is independently greeted in the body of the letter, the main addressee must be someone else, presumably a family member or associate of his. […] (Information in part from Mediterranean Society, IV, pp. 238, 436–37, CUDL, and VMR.)

Related Places

2

1 نسخ 1 مناقشة