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  1. 1Legal documentBL OR 5561B.13

    Primary language
    Hebrew

    Recto: Partnership agreement, probably late, between four individuals, including Masʿūd and Yehuda. Much of the space is devoted to how they will behave toward one …

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  2. 2Paraliterary textMoss. I,85

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    Hebrew

    Megillat Miṣrayim

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  3. 3Legal documentCUL Or.1080 J100

    Legal document. Fragment of beautifully written old ketubba. No name, no date, no conditions preserved. No or next to no jewelry reported. Marriage payments: 10 …

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  4. 4List or tableENA 2615.2

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    Judaeo-Arabic

    Account in Judaeo-Arabic in a late hand listing debts. ENA 2615.1-3 all belong together

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  5. 5LetterT-S 13K2.6

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    Hebrew

    This small fragment includes an excipit, a date, and a signature; the name of the signature is ‘Saadya son of Joseph’. Without much argument or …

    1. כבודך ירב וינושא ויתמך לעדי עד נצח                  ונכתב ביום חמישי בשבת
    2. ביט יום לחודש תמוז שנת אלף רלג
    3. לממשלת חכמים             סעדיה בן
    4. יוסף אלוף…
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  6. 6List or tableAIU XII.10

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    Arabic

    Accounts in Arabic and Greek/Coptic numerals. Mentions Abū Naṣr al-Yahūdī and Mubārak al-Yahūdī.

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  7. 7LetterT-S 13J14.6

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    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter containing a note of congratulations for a marriage contract and wishing the new husband a fertile union, citing the biblical blessing conferred on Ruth …

    1. לזקיני ופאירי ונזרי וכתר ועטרת ראשי ומחמד עיני ואלופי
    2. ומיודעי הוא כב גד מ ור אפרים החבר החכם והנבון האדיר
    3. המופלא הבקי בחכמה המובהק המאיר באור השחר י…

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  8. 8LetterT-S 13J20.1

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    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter from Avraham b. Shemuel Ha-Shlishi (third), Ramla, to Avraham Ha-Kohen b. Yiṣḥaq b. Furat, approximately 1035.

    1. שלום רב וברכות כפולות וחמלה וחנינה
    2. ואורך ימים ושנות חיים ויד וממשלה ועוז
    3. וגדולה וגילה וצהלה ומילאוי כל שאלה [ת]מיד
    4. נצח סלה לזקנינו ואדירנו ויקירנו ו…

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  9. 9State documentENA 1179.29

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    Arabic

    Report or petition to a Fatimid caliph or vizier, opening blessings only. Dating: ca. 1100–71. Cuts off after the taqbīl clause. Addressee may be al-Afḍal …

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  10. 10LetterT-S 8J22.30

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    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter about a banker, an honest man from a provincial town, who wasn't able to meet his obligations because his customers were remiss in their …

    1. ה.דר אן מ[.]ל[. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    2. . . .]. .ל[.]ריק . .[. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    3. וקפת מעישה ול…
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  11. 11LetterT-S AS 179.315

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    Arabic

    Fragment of a letter in Arabic script. Only the upper margin of recto is preserved.

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  12. 12Legal documentMoss. VII,79.2

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    Aramaic, Hebrew

    Geṭ (bill of divorce). Location: Fustat. Dated: Monday, 11 Sivan 1455 Seleucid = 15 May 1144 CE. No attestation on verso that she received the …

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  13. 13LetterT-S NS 224.94 + T-S NS 224.92

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    Judaeo-Arabic

    Two fragments of a letter written by Yefet b. Menashshe Halevi to his brother Halfon (1100-1138 CE).

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  14. 14List or tableT-S AS 176.43 + T-S AS 176.44

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    Arabic

    T-S AS 176.43 is a small piece of cloth with a few illegible words in Arabic script written on it. Might be related to the …

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  15. 15List or tableT-S AS 184.118

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    Arabic, Greek/Coptic Numerals

    Unidentified document in Arabic script and Greek/Coptic numerals. Late?

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  16. 16List or tableJRL Genizah Ar. 271

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Document in Arabic script, probably accounts. Formal letter or official correspondence on verso. Needs examination.

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  17. 17Legal documentT-S Ar.18(1).82

    Primary languages
    Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

    On of relations who are ineligible to serve as legal witnesses. F. 2v contains jottings and pen trials. (Information from CUDL)

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  18. 18LetterT-S AS 149.129

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    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter fragment. In Judaeo-Arabic. Only a small corner remains. The writer seems to be a woman: "When I remained a widow (tarammaltu). . ." Also …

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    1. ] ענדהם קמחה חלפת נשתרי
    2. ] אלתלתה קבל מא יגי ציחת(?) אלביד(?)
    3. ]ו צאבת אמראת עמהא עדה(?)

    Verso:

    1. . . .
    2. ]אניה אני כמא תרמלת כאן
    3. ]ליה מא חסית בכ…

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  19. 19LetterP.CtYBR inv. 1705 qua

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Letter on paper in Arabic script. Appears to be secondary use, on the verso of another letter (PGPID 35236), under the address. Ink is faded. …

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  20. 20Legal documentT-S AS 146.317

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    Aramaic, Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

    Recto: legal document in the hand of Shemuel b. Saʿadya ha-Levi. Mentions Abū l-Ḥasan b. Avraham and possibly a deposit for an orphan. Also possibly …

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  21. 21LetterYevr. II A 2115

    Primary language
    Hebrew

    Letter copy. In Hebrew. Attributed to Yehuda ha-Levi on the final page. Mostly consists of extremely poetic praises for the addressee ("whose like has not …

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  22. 22Legal documentT-S AS 145.29

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    Arabic, Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

    Recto: Legal document in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi (fl. 1100–1138 CE). Apparently granting property rights, mentioning a deceased father; Abū l-Mufaḍḍal Netanʾel; …

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  23. 23Legal documentT-S 13J1.13

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    Judaeo-Arabic

    Legal document. One of three copies (T-S 12.580 is another). Location: Fustat. Dated: Adar 1368 Seleucid, which is February/March 1057 CE. In which Ṭoviyya b. …

    נעשו כאן השלמות עניניות אחדות. בעשר השורות הראשונות נקרעה המחצית

    השמאלית.

    [עדות שהיתה בפנינו אנו החתומים על הכתב]

    1. הזה איך טוביה הלוי בר סה[ל קאל לנא…
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  24. 24Legal documentT-S 12.651

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    Judaeo-Arabic

    Legal document. Written and signed by Natan b. Shelomo ha-Kohen. Dated: Middle third of Shevaṭ 1441 Seleucid = January 1130 CE, under the authority of …

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  25. 25Literary textJTS Krengel 115

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    Judaeo-Arabic

    Prognostications in Judaeo-Arabic.

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  26. 26LetterENA NS 7.39

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    Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter addressed to several dignitaries and judges, including Aharon and Seʿadya. Small fragment (upper right corner). In Hebrew (for the introduction) and Judaeo-Arabic (for the …

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  27. 27Unknown typeENA NS 85.868

    Newly treated and encapsulated, must be examined

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  28. 28State documentT-S Ar.34.62

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    Arabic

    Order to a lower official, specifying what is to be disbursed from the blessed grain storehouses (taʿrīf: mimmā yaḥtāj lak iṭlāquh min al-ahrāʾ al-mubār[aka... al-maʿmūra] …

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  29. 29LetterT-S Misc.24.20

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Note in Arabic script. Mentions a maqṭaʿ cloth, but maybe also materia medica such as tamarind. Needs further examination. Information in part from Goitein's note …

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  30. 30LetterCUL Or.1080 J44

    Primary language
    Hebrew

    Letter of recommendation for a poor woman.

    ULC Or 1080 J 44, ed. Gil, Palestine, pp. 430-431 (Doc #570), N.H.11-22-87 (p).Letter of recommendation to a poor woman.

    1. [והיה] מעשה הצדקה שלום
    2. [בש]…

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  31. 31List or tableT-S AS 148.5

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    Judaeo-Arabic

    Genealogical lists for well-known families of merchants. Dating: late 12th or early 13th century. Some overlap (e.g. for the Ibn Nufayʿ family) with CUL Or.1080 …

    1. בית בן גליב כהנים
    2. סעדיה החבר זל וכ
    3. גאלב ושלשת חמ יושיהו
    4. הכהן וח שלה הכהן וכג
    5. ישועה הכהן וכגק
    6. סעדיה הכהן ושני ח .
    7. חמודיו יהודה הכהן
    8. ואחיו משה הכהן
    9. תפ…
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  32. 32List or tableENA 3730.2

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    Judaeo-Arabic

    Bifolio from a ledger of accounts concerning ships departing from Egypt. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dated (leftmost text block of ENA 3730.2v): 941 AH = 1535/36 CE. …

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  33. 33Legal documentT-S AS 183.68

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    Arabic

    Small fragment of a legal document in Arabic script. Involving the qāḍī Jamāl al-Dīn and the price of 1/2 of a 1/24 share of a …

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  34. 34Unknown typeENA NS 85.745

    Newly treated and encapsulated, must be examined

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  35. 35LetterUnknown (excavation images 1974_V09_36–36A and 1974_V09_37–37A)

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Letter to the Nubian eparch Īsū in Ibrīm from Al-Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad [ ] ibn Naṣr [ ]. The sender reports that the eparch's slave …

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    1. بسم الل ه الرحمن الرحيم 
    2. وصل كتاب صاحب الخيل ووزير الملك اطال الل ه بقاه وادام 
    3. عزه وسلامته وحراسته ووقفت عليه وسررت بوصوله 
    4. ووصل غلامه بشر يو…

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    1. In the name of God the Merciful and Compassionate.
    2. The letter of the Master of the Horses and vizier of theking—may God prolong his life and c…
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  36. 36List or tableJRL B 2003 + AIU VII.F.9 + AIU VII.F.88 + JRL B 3546 + AIU VII.F.12

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    Judaeo-Arabic

    From a ledger of donations arranged by the parshiyot of the year 1803/1804 (5564); most of the ledger ended up in Paris, but this fragment …

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  37. 37Legal documentT-S AS 146.202 + T-S NS 320.23

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    Aramaic, Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

    Deathbed will of Bū Saʿd b. Sālim. Location: Minyat Zifta. Dated: last third of Tammuz [1469] Seleucid = June 1158 CE. (The year in l. …

    1. . . . .]. . .מא לה[. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    2. דנאניר ודכר אן ענדה הא[. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …
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  38. 38Literary textYevr. II A 188

    Primary language
    Hebrew

    There are numerous items sharing this shelfmark. All appear to be piyyutim, except for an ethical will in the name of a certain Shelomo to …

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  39. 39LetterBodl. MS heb. b 3/24

    Primary languages
    Arabic, Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter from Avraham b. ʿAmram to Nahray b. Nissim (and Barhūn b. Ṣāliḥ?), Fustat, 1067 CE. The letter includes information about the Tāhartīs who are …

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  40. 40LetterENA NS 8.31

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    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter fragment. In Judaeo-Arabic. Legible phrases: "...idol worship... I have no way to... all kinds of death... he behaved excessively... and peace. וחי בהם (Leviticus …

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  41. 41Legal documentBodl. MS Arab. c 56.2

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    Arabic

    Fragment of two documents of sale, on recto and verso. The document on the verso is regarding the sale of a house.

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  42. 42Paraliterary textT-S NS 322.62

    Primary language
    Hebrew

    Fragment of an amuletic text in Hebrew on parchment. Blessings for the medical treatment/healing of Maʿtūqa bt. Roza. Dating: perhaps 16th-century or later based on …

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  43. 43Legal query or responsumCUL Or.1080 1.87

    Primary language
    Hebrew

    Responsum in a literary style concerning a dispute between husband and wife, written in the hand of Yeḥiʾel b. Elyaqim (active 1213-1233 CE). (Information from …

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  44. 44LetterENA 4011.24

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Note addressed to Yaʿaqov Abū l-Munā. The sender, a scribe, already sent with Abū Manṣūr the cantor what he needed to send, and asks the …

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  45. 45LetterT-S 20.71

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    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter from Yosef b. Musa al-Tāhartī from Mahdiyya, to Nahray b. Nissim, Fustat. Around 1058. Mentions several goods including silk, copper, and seashells. Mentions family …

    recto

    1. כתאבי יאסידי ומולאי אטאל אללה בקאך ואדאם סלאמתך וסעאדתך מן אלמהדיה מסתהל אלול ערפך אללה

    2. ברכתה ען סלאמה ונעמה למוליהמא אלחמד [           ] ו…

    recto

    1. אני כותב לך, אדוני ורבי, ייתן לך אלוהים אריכות ימים ויחמיר את שלומך ואת אושרך, ממהדייה, בא' באלול, יודיעך אלוהים
    2. את ברכתו. שלומי טוב ואני מאוש…
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  46. 46LetterBL OR 5566D.19

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    An official order/letter from the head of the Jewish community or a high-placed dignitary. The main document is in Judaeo-Arabic, and the message is repeated …

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  47. 47Unknown typeENA 3932.4

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    Arabic, Greek/Coptic Numerals

    Accounts. MR

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  48. 48Unknown typeENA NS 85.1224

    Newly treated and encapsulated, must be examined

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  49. 49Unknown typeENA NS 83.9

    Small fragment from the bottom of an unidentified Arabic document. Letter?

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  50. 50LetterT-S NS 226.3

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Appears to be from Natan b. Shemuel to [Abū l-Ḥa]san b. Rabbenu Shemuel. Mentions the capitation tax several times. Mentions al-Maḥalla, but …

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