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LetterT-S AS 153.211
Letter. With a long Hebrew introduction (quoting Psalms 19:6 and 92:3) and the body mostly in Judaeo-Arabic. The body of the letter begins with congratulations …
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LetterBodl. MS heb. b 11/14
Top fragment: Address of a letter to the cantor Abū l-Majd al-Iskandarānī.
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LetterT-S 12.262
Letter from a woman in al-Mahdiyya to Ismāʿīl b. Barhūn al-Tahirtī in Fustat, reporting about the family members in al-Mahdiyya and mentioning his daughter called …
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- כתאבי יאכי וסידי אטאל אללה בקאך ואדאם נעמאך וצאנך ווקאך ומן תופיקה לא
- אכלאך ר'א'ש' ח'ד'ש' א'ב' ען חאל סתר וסלאמה ללה אלחמד למוליהמא וען שוק שד…
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LetterT-S 12.478
Original use: Letter or petition in Arabic script, mentioning the caliph, witnesses, a document (wathīqa), and a legal or political conflict. The Arabic hand also …
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LetterT-S Ar.34.226
Informal note addressed to Abū l-ʿAlāʾ. In Judaeo-Arabic. Andalusi hand. Asking him to "give the bearer everything that is mentioned in this letter." The sender …
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LetterENA NS 39.11
Letter fragment by a certain Yaʿaqov recounting the episode that led him to break off his partnership with others in a wine press. While he …
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- ] סלאמה ואלעאפיה וגעלני מן כל [
- ] תבארך ותעאלי יגמע אלשמל בה קריב במנה ו[פצלה]
- אנה ולי דלך ואלקאדר עליה אן שא אללה וצול אלשיך אבו
- אלחסן ישמרו…
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LetterBodl. MS heb. d 66/14
Letter in Judaeo-Arabic concerning the India trade. Apparently the second or the third folio of a very long letter. Mentions numerous people and family members …
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LetterT-S Misc.10.133
Letter fragment. Late. In Hebrew. "In this city, nothing is cheap except for bread. . . . 3 ounces of "Ẓefat" are here worth two …
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LetterENA 2739.8 + ENA NS 19.10
Letter from Ṣadoq, a prominent public figure in Alexandria, to Fustat. Dated: ḥol ha-moʿed of Sukkot 4800 + 161 = 4961 AM = September/October 1200 …
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- [ ]ת [ אללה]
- תע' ודעה להא מא נסאלה [ ]
- פתתפצ'ל אלחצ'רה אלמנעמ[ה ]
- לממלוכהא עשרה אראדב [קמח] ויערף אל[ ]
- אלממאליך [ ]ן יסלמה פאן אלממלוך
- [מ]לחף…
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LetterENA 4096.g
Letter to David ha-Nasi the Exilarch. He is also addressed as al-Rayyis. Written in Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. The writer reports that he arrived safely in …
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LetterT-S NS J4
Letter of a prisoner mistreated by a Maghribi guard and affected by illness, who asks a notable ("my brother, Abu Imran") to intervene for him …
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LetterT-S 8.57
Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Refers multiple times to Sayyidnā al-Muftī. Also deals with business matters and asks if a purchase should be made in New …
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LetterT-S NS 320.133
Letter addressed to a certain Avraham or [...] b. Avraham. In Hebrew. Concerning communal matters. Mentions 4 silver pieces; reward for the addressee; and the …
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LetterJRL Series A 685
This is the verso of another letter, though the two seem to be unrelated. It is likely that this letter is a draft, as it …
- ממא אלי כבר חצרה מולאי [
- אדאם אללה ע[ז]ה אן אלעגוז תס[
- עליה ..מ.. אם אלי [
- והם יסאלו חצרה אן יאר[...
- אגרא ... בן אלפרג [......
- .ל. הו כאתב ........[…
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LetterMoss. VII,154.2
Letter from Meir b. Hillel b. Sadoq to a prominent figure in Fustat, probably Sar Shalom ha-Levi Gaon. The identification of the writer is based …
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- [ ] עשיה [ ]
- [ ] נפי פלם ימכן מוגיההם ווגדתה [ ]
- [ ] אלי אן אסתחלפוני אנני לא תוגהת //מן אל[ ]// אלי ס[ ]
- אסאפר פיה ופי דפאתרי וגטאי וזאדה קלי…
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LetterT-S 8J37.7
Letter from Mordechai b. Simḥa who is in the Persian city of Kashan. In Hebrew. Dating: Possibly 17th century. The sender also signs his name …
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LetterJRL SERIES B 4629
Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Very faded.
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LetterT-S AS 155.101
Mercantile letter. Very faded. Mentions Aden in l. 7 and ʿAydhāb in l. 10. Later (l. 18) reports that Yiṣḥaq al-Nafūsī traveled this year to …
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LetterT-S 16.299
Letter from ʿAbd al-Raʾīs b. Makīn to a certain Yosef. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dealing with small business matters. Dating: maybe 14th–17th century. A woman expresses her …
- לקי
- ויוסף הוא השליט על הארץ וכו
- עזרי עזרי מעם ייי עושה וכו
- ייי ישמרך מכל רע ישמור וכו
- ייי עוז לעמו יתן ייי יברך וכו
- ברוך תהיה מכל העמים וכו
- שילת
- אלח…
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LetterT-S J3.35
Formularies for letters of condolence. (Information from Goitein's index card.) Hand of Shelomo b. Eliyyahu?
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LetterT-S Misc.36.L.2
Responsum by [Shemuel] b. Ḥofni. In Hebrew. Regarding a partnership.
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- [שאלה זו באה לפנינו א]ל בית דין הגדול שלכל ישראל הוא בית דינו
- [שלאדונינו שמואל ראש ישיבת גאון י]עקב חמוד אדונינו חפני אב ישי…
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LetterT-S Ar.54.19
Fol. 10r: Letter fragment. In Judaeo-Arabic. The first few lines and the upper margin are preserved. Muslim/Musallam sends his regards. Almost all the content preserved …
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LetterYevr. II A 538
There are 4 documents sharing this shelfmark. 538/1: Ownership notes for a copy of the legal code Aderet Eliyyahu by the Qaraite hakham Eliyyahu Bashyazi …
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LetterCUL Or.1081 J60
Document in striking red ink. Appears to have the form of a letter (opens with "that which you desire to know:") but consists of a …
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LetterYevr.-Arab. II 1454
Letter from Dāʾūd [...], possibly in Jerusalem, to his 'brother' Shemuel b. Yaʿaqov the physician (Samawʾal b. Yaʿqūb al-Mutaṭabbib), in New Cairo. In Judaeo-Arabic, with …
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LetterT-S 12.68
Letter from Avraham b. Tahor, in Alexandria, to R. Ḥananel, in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: First half of the 13th century. The sender had apparently …
- בש רח אלממלוך
- אברהם ביר טהור תנצבה
- יקבל איאדי אלמולא אלסייד אלפאצל אלאגל אלאוחד
- כגק מו אדונינו אור עינינו חננאל החסיד הירא שמים
- החכם המפלא יחיד הדור…
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LetterJRL SERIES B 6673
Letter in Hebrew. Dating: Late, 16th or 17th century. (More precise dating should be possible based on the names mentioned.) Mentions Moshe Conforte, Yiṣḥaq Dayyan …
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LetterENA 1822a.14
Letter (lower fragment) by Nahray b. Nissim containing instructions about merchandise and payments. Dated ca. 1055. (Information from Gil)
- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]בקי [. . . .] אסל [. . . . . . . . . . . .
- . . . .]ין [. . . . . .] ענהא וכם י קרא בקי ד וי קרא וחבה [. . …
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LetterT-S AS 124.56
Letter fragment in Arabic referring to the renovation of a house. Mentions making a saw (minshār) for the addressee. Reused on recto for piyyuṭ. (Information …
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LetterT-S 8J41.3
Letter probably from Shemuel b. Eli. (Information from Goitein's index cards)
- וכל סביבותיהם והנלוים אליהם והחונים עליהם על כן אהבום
- בשערי בת ציון לגשת אל מלאכת הקדש מפיחי אמונה להגיד יושר
- . . . . . . . להסיר מוקשים יועצי שלום …
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LetterT-S NS J248
Letter from Abū l-Faraj to R. Eliyya or to [...] b. R. Eliyya. In Judaeo-Arabic. The writer is distressed. He had sent a letter with …
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LetterBodl. MS heb. a 3/22
Letter addressed to Shelomo ha-Sar known Saniyy al-Dawla wa-Amīnuhā. Consists solely of flattery and praises, perhaps a letter of gratitude for some benefaction.
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LetterYevr. II A 1603
Copies of letters sent from Kosdina to Troki
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LetterT-S Ar.41.88
Business letter to a certain Abū l-Munā. In Arabic script with one word in Judaeo-Arabic.
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- بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
- وصل كتاب حضرة مولاي الشيخ الجليل والولد العزيز اطال الله بقاها وادام تاييدها
- وعلاها ورفعتها وسناها وسموها وارتقاها وتم…
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LetterT-S 10J14.10
Letter fragment written by Sahlān b. Abraham, quoting from Jeremiah 17:17 and Zephaniah 3:12. (Information from CUDL)
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LetterBL OR 10112B.2
Verso (original use): Letter in Judaeo-Arabic, written in an elevated register and with wide line spacing. Recto (secondary use): Letter in Judaeo-Arabic, probably. Citing a …
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LetterAIU VII.E.33
Letter from Khalaf b. Nāṣir to Barakāt b. al-Dayyān (probably Shelomo b. Eliyyahu). In Judaeo-Arabic. Requesting that he send quickly the pair of anklets (al-zawj …
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LetterENA 3616.27
Letter fragment (opening lines on recto, address on verso). In Judaeo-Arabic, with the address in Arabic script. Dating: Probably 11th century. There are no names …
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LetterT-S 13J26.7
Letter in Judaeo-Arabic from a craftsman to ʿAbd al-Laṭīf, second half of the 15th century.
- של]ום שלום
- אלי חצרת אלולד
- ואלצאחב אלסדי[ד
- ומן חסן אלתופיק לא אכלא[ה ויגמענא
- נחן ואיאה פי מסתקר רחמתה
- תו אנס ויחיט בעלם אלשיך עבד
- אללטיף אני פי כיר ו…
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LetterT-S 10J17.24
Letter of business from ʿAyyāsh b. Ṣadaqa, probably in Fustat, to Nahray b. Nissim, probably in Būṣīr. Mentions flax. The letter is poorly preserved. (Information …
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[י]אסיד[י] אבי ייחי(!) סלמך אללה וכתב סלאמתך ועאפיתך
אס[ ]ך כתב אללה סלאמתך
תגתמע בקאסם אלסמסאר [ ] אלדי
וגהת מעך…
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LetterENA NS 75.9
Letter fragment. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dealing with business in brazilwood and two containers of kohl. Mentions Banīn the boy of al-Maḥālī (probably = al-Maḥallī). Greetings to …
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LetterT-S AS 177.159
Business letter in Arabic script, with one name in Hebrew, from an anonymous trader from the circle of Abū Saʿīd (Yūsuf) al-Tāhartī
- بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
- كنت قد دفعت لمولاي اطال الله بقاه
- وادام تاييده وعلاه كتاب ר שבתי שצ
- وسالته ان يكتب في معناه كتاب
- سيدي ابي سعيد بن التاهرتي يع…
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LetterT-S Ar.39.471
Letter or petition. In Ottoman Turkish. The addressee is repeatedly called "sultanım" ("my sultan"). Dated: 1024 AH, which is 1615/16 CE. Mentions a certain esteemed …
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LetterMoss. II,144.2
Recto (secondary use): Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Conveying instructions regarding business transactions in al-Mahdiyya.
- ] . . .
- דינר . . ן . . . . . ן דינר אלשכר ללה
- אדא תפצל אללה תעאלי ותחצל דינר פי אל
- מדיה בעד עמלת אלמביע יכרג
- מנה תמן מא עינת עליה ויחצל באל
- באקי מא…
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LetterT-S NS 324.60
Recto: Letter fragment. In Judaeo-Arabic. May be the handwriting of Berakhot b. Shemuel. Mentions "the period of his dwelling in the qāʿa where Umm al-Futūḥ …
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LetterMoss. VII,169
Recto (secondary use): Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew. Very damaged. Needs examination.
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LetterENA 2740.5
Letter from 'the representative' (al-Nāʾib), in Minyat Zifta, to the Nagid, presumably in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic. He reports on previous correspondence and messengers ([...] al-Ḥalabī, …
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- ממלוך הד[רת . . . . . .] הנגיד הגדול נגיד . . . . . עם ייי צבאות
- יכון כסאו לנצח יקבל קדמיהא וינהי בסאמיה[א . . . . . . .] . . . .
- ] אלחלבי באל…
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LetterT-S AS 201.211
Letter addressed to a dignitary (מושב שרינו, verso l. 4). In Judaeo-Arabic. It is exceedingly faded. The largest block of still-preserved text, at the bottom …
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LetterT-S AS 146.112
Address of a letter. Addressed to Abū Saʿīd Ḥalfon b. Netanʾel ha-Levi. (Information from CUDL)
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LetterT-S NS 321.32
Letter from a man, probably in Damietta, to his mother, in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic, with the address in Arabic script. To be sent to the …
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