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  1. 1LetterT-S AS 156.112

    Letter. (Information from CUDL)

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  2. 2LetterBodl. MS heb. a 3/11

    Letter of appeal for charity addressed to a certain Rosh ha-Qehillot. It is written entirely as a Hebrew poem. There are lengthy descriptions of the …

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  3. 3LetterT-S 10J13.6

    India Book III, 38: Letter from Yeshua b. Yaʿaqov to Avraham Ibn Yiju regarding the death of Madmun b. Yefet, Dhu Jibla, 1151.

    1. שלומות להגדילה וברכות להכפילה
    2. ורוח והצלה ופדות וגאלה ושמחה
    3. וגילה מלפני שוכן מעלה יהיו כלם
    4. זר וִנִזִר ועטרה וצפירת תפארה
    5. לכג'קצת' מרנו ורבינו אברהם ה…

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    1. [lines 1-12 include Hebrew preamble not translated in Goitein/Friedman]
    2. I, your eminent excellency’s servant, learned of…

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  4. 4LetterT-S 8J27.2

    Letter from Musa b. Abi al-Hayy in Alexandria to Abu Yahya Nahray b. Nissim in Fustat. Dating: ca. 1057 (Gil). This is one of two …

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    1. אעלמך יאמולאי אן תקדם כתאבי אליך מע אלפיג תם כתבת כתאב אכר מן קבל אלמועד ולם ימצי אלפיג

    2. ובקי מעי למא כאן אכתב רקעתי הדה דפעתה ללפיג וכאן על…

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    1. אודיעך, אדוני, ששלחתי לך לפני כן מכתב עם נושא המכתבים, ואחר כך כתבתי עוד מכתב לפני המועד, אבל לא יצא נושא המכתבים
    2. והוא נשאר אצלי, ובעת כותבי א…

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  5. 5LetterJRL B 6043

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew (with two words in Arabic script after the basmala). The tone is hostile and sarcastic; the specific issue is difficult …

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  6. 6LetterENA NS 38.29

    Recto: Letter fragment in Arabic script. Mentions people such as Muhannā and his brother, and Yūsuf. The sender then gives an account of his travels: …

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  7. 7LetterT-S 8J14.28

    Letter in Ladino, sent by Isaac Baronito to his father Abraham Baronito, Mitzrayim. (Information from CUDL.) Isaac addresses his father as "the crown of my …

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  8. 8LetterT-S AS 116.98

    Legal document or account in Arabic script, referring to "every month in the name ʿAbd al-Raḥīm" and payments. On verso there is piyyut. (Information in …

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  9. 9LetterT-S 10J11.5

    Letter to Netanʾel b. Ṣedaqa (cf. ENA NS 21.3 and p. Heid. Hebr. 913) asking for assistance and extending condolences for the death of the …

    1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ]ו[ . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ] ספרים נרשמים י…

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  10. 10LetterMoss. V,390.1

    Probably part of a letter, with unorthodox orthography. (Information from CUDL)

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  11. 11LetterCUL Or.1080 J234

    Letter from Ḥassūn(?) b. Daniel (حسون(؟) بن دانيال) to a certain Abū l-Ṭayyib. On parchment. In Judaeo-Arabic with the address in Arabic script. The Judaeo-Arabic …

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  12. 12LetterT-S AS 184.12

    Long mercantile letter in Arabic script. Refers numerous times to the sending of a chest (ṣundūq). Needs examination. Reused on verso for Hebrew scribal writing …

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  13. 13LetterENA NS 51.24

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic, with the address in Arabic script. Dating: likely 11th century. The name of the addressee may be Abū l-Faḍl Sahl b. Saʿd …

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  14. 14LetterAIU VII.D.88

    Late letter in Judaeo-Arabic from Yaʿaqov Roẓano, Damietta, to Yehuda Karo, Fustat/Cairo, dated 19 January 1798 (2 Shevat 5558). The margins are filled with sums …

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  15. 15LetterMoss. Xa,3.24

    Recto: letter (to judge by the words من مولاي), three lines and the top half of a fourth from the right side. Cut and reused …

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  16. 16LetterENA 2727.11e

    Letter. A Hebrew address is all that survives from a letter written by Shelomo b. Eliyyahu, the judge, to the school of higher studies (Heb. …

    תעודה מספר 8

    ENA 2727, f. 11 E

    המען בעברית ששרד ממכתב שכתב של שלמה בן אליה הדיין אל בית מדרשו של יצחק בן כלפון באלכסנדריה. המאה השלוש עשרה, בימי הראב…

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  17. 17LetterENA NS I.80

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions a ḍamān, a ruqʿa, a letter sent with the son of the Qāḍī of Qalyūb (probably), excuses bad manners by appealing …

    1. ]ה ען אלצמאן ותולוה[
    2. ]ק . . ד אועדו בכל גמיל ואלרקעה ענדי מ . לם . [
    3. ] . . . [כ]רוגה אלמניה וקד כתבת לחצרתה אעלמהא בדלך
    4. עלי יד אבן קאצי ק[לי]וב סאעה…

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  18. 18LetterT-S NS J257

    Letter from Yūsuf, presumably in Fustat, to his 'brother' Zekharya the son of the Rayyis (= Abū Zikrī the son of Eliyyahu the judge?), in …

    Recto

    1. בשמ רחמ
    2. אכוה יוסף
    3. אלממלוך יקבל אלארץ בין ידין אלסייד
    4. אלאגל ופקה אללה ורעאה ואוקף לה זכות
    5. אבותיו ואלדי נעלמך בה מן אן כרגת
    6. לא תסאל עלינא מן וחש…

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  19. 19LetterT-S Ar.35.205

    Note in Arabic script resembling an order of payment (yunʿim mawlāy al-shaykh al-ajall Abū [...] li-muwaṣṣilhā...."). All surrounding it there are jottings and pen trials …

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  20. 20LetterAIU VII.E.67

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic from Avraham Haman and Gavriel Hefez to Karo y Frances & Company (see tags). 17 Heshvan [5]573 AM (1812 CE).

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  21. 21LetterBodl. MS heb. c 28/28

    Letter from Shelomo, a ritual slaughterer in al-Maḥalla, to the judge Zakkay (probably the father of Shelomo b. Zakkay who was active in the period …

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  22. 22LetterMIAC 32

    Letter letting a friend know of the sender's arrival to Jerusalem – 27 September 1923CE– Museum of Islamic Art – (number 32) – in Arabic. …

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  23. 23LetterT-S 8J24.13

    Letter from Abu Ishaq Ibrahim dealing with business matters.

    1. בשמך רחמ
    2. כאן מולאי אלשיך אלגליל
    3. אדאם אללה תאידה ועלאה
    4. ותמכינה וכבת אעדאה
    5. אמרני בשרי דינאר
    6. מחלוג ולם אקדר אלא
    7. עלי מא ארסלת ציין
    8. אלבטאעה וסערה סתה
    9. ארט…

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  24. 24LetterT-S 8J20.19

    Letter from Yosef b. Avraham to Abū Zikrī Kohen. In Judaeo-Arabic, with the address in both Judaeo-Arabic and Arabic script. Apart from the address, only …

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  25. 25LetterDK 232.3 (alt: XXII)

    Letter in Arabic script from Umm Zayn to Umm Isḥāq. The writer seems to want to travel to the addressee's location but has no money. …

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  26. 26LetterT-S 13J24.21

    Letter, c. mid-16th century, from Avraham Sagish, in Jerusalem, to Yosef Qorqos, who is normally resident in Jerusalem but is currently visiting Egypt, regarding the …

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  27. 27LetterT-S 8J20.29

    Letter to Peraḥya ha-Ḥaver about a visit of the carrier of the note, Abū l-ʿAysh, to the Nagid for the issue of whether he had …

    1. אל הדרת יקרת צפירת תפארת כגק' מרנו ורבנו פרחיה החבר החכם והנבון
    2. ישמרהו צורו ויהיה תמיד בעזרו אלסבב פי אצדאר הדה אלכדמה
    3. אלי גלאלה אלמחרוס חצור חאמלהא…

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  28. 28LetterT-S NS 190.58

    Small fragment of a document in Arabic script, maybe a private or official letter. On verso there are a few words in Hebrew script.

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  29. 29LetterT-S 8J39.3

    Letter from Yaʿaqov to his father. In Judaeo-Arabic. The writer had not received a letter from the addressee for some time (arjū shughl khayr). It …

    Recto.

    1. ] גליל ואדאם עזה ונעמאה
    2. אלדי א]עלמך בה אדאם אללה
    3. כתא]ב ארגו יכון שגל כיר
    4. ] ענד וצול גלאם אלשיך
    5. פ]דכל עלי קלובנא מן גהתך
    6. ] מרץ מרץ שדיד ויסמוה

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  30. 30LetterT-S 8J20.28

    Letter from Yosef b. Peraḥya to an unidentified addressee or addressees (the address is too faded to read). Possibly addressed to a group of pietists. …

    1. שלום שלום לרחוק ולקרוב וג
    2. ואמרתם כה לחי ואתה שלום וג
    3. יפיפית מן בני אדם וג
    4. טוב שם משמן טוב ויום וג
    5. נבחר שם מעושר רב
    6. שלום רב לאוהבי תורתך
    7. לגבורי התורה…

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  31. 31LetterAIU VII.E.88

    Probably an 11th-century mercantile letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Faded and difficult to read. Mentions ships.

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  32. 32LetterENA NS 24.38

    Letter fragment addressed to the Nasi Shelomo. In Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew. Also mentions various other distinguished people: the judge of judges (qāḍī al-quḍāh) and the …

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  33. 33LetterHUC 8

    Letter from Shimʿon to Yosef. In Hebrew. Probably late and related to the northern Iraqi material in the rest of the HUC collection.

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  34. 34LetterT-S AS 111.441

    106 minute fragments (10 vellum; 96 paper), of which one contains unidentified text in Judaeo-Arabic (probably a letter) on verso (row 7, no. 7). (Information …

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  35. 35LetterENA NS 75.15 + ENA NS 75.14 + ENA NS 75.16

    Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Very damaged. Mentions somebody "prostrated on the bed (firāsh)," meaning someone who is very sick. Also mentions the Jews, justice, and …

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  36. 36LetterF 1908.44E

    Letter from Shelomo b. Yehuda to Yaʿaqov Ha-Meʿuttad b. Yosef. Dating: probably end of 1015. The content emphasizes the need of communal leaders and includes …

    1. לאב[ירי ה]ארצות בשם צנופי עטרות אבירי תורות מורי להורות זקני מ[ ]
    2. מ[ק]דשות שם טוב לנקוב הוא כגק מר יעקב המעותד לשם בגאון יעקב
    3. כל עומד בחכמתו וירא אל…

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  37. 37LetterT-S 8J21.10

    India Book III, 39: Unfinished draft of a letter from Avraham Ibn Yiju, in Aydhab, to a member of Khalaf b. Bundār's family in Aden, …

    IB III, 39 recto

    1. בשֹ רחֹ
    2. כי יי יהיה בכסלך ושמר רגלך מלכד ותֹגֹזר אומר וֹיֹקם לֹך וגמֹ
    3. כתאבי אלי מולאי וסיידי אלשיך אלאגֹל אטאל אללה בקאה ואדאם נעמאה
    1. In Your name, O Merciful.
    2. For the Lord will be your trust; He will keep your feet from being caught. You will decree and it will be fulfilled, etc.

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  38. 38LetterPER H 33

    Letter. One of the small handful of Judaeo-Arabic papyri. Labeled "papyrus I" in the classification of Blau and Hopkins. Dating: Probably 9th century or earlier. …

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    1. [ביסם אללה א]רחמן ארחים חפד[ך אלה ואבקך ואתם] 
    2. [אניעמת עלי]ך וזאד פי אחסנ[ך                         כונת] 
    3. [וגהת אלייך מ]ע בוקטור ריזמה [     …

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  39. 39LetterT-S NS 323.37

    Very faded and damaged Hebrew letter addressed to a community. Most of the text preserved contains poetic Hebrew verses. On verso only part of the …

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  40. 40LetterMoss. II,9.3

    Fragment from a letter, possibly mentioning a deed(?) and the Talmud. Approximately 5 lines are preserved. Wide space between the lines. It is not clear …

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  41. 41LetterT-S 8J40.13

    Fragment of a letter referring to real estate transactions, referring to specific landmarks and houses including the house of a Christian. In the margin there …

    1. . . . . . . . . . . ] . . . אלנצראני [
    2. אלמערוף באבו אלגמל ה דנא כלי ד[
    3. מנהם בסנ .ה תדפע מנהם לצ[
    4. אלדאר דינארין ותשתרי בדינרין [
    5. אן טייב מולאי אל [
    6. י…

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  42. 42LetterT-S Ar.39.264

    Part of a letter or document - needs examination.

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  43. 43LetterT-S NS 105.37

    Minute fragment, probably from a commercial letter (or accounts). The main phrase preserved is "inbāʿa shayʾ minhā" ("[if] anything has sold of it. . .").

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  44. 44LetterENA 2741.6

    Letter of condolence from Saʿadya b. Ṣadaqa ha-Ḥazzan, probably in Minyat Zifta. In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. Addressed to somebody known as Ibn al-Ḥ[...], probably in …

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  45. 45LetterYevr. II A 1730

    A long letter with a query regarding the laws of marriage, sent to Simha b. Shlomo. On the back of the page account in Arabic …

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  46. 46LetterT-S NS 245.62

    Probably draft of opening of letters- on recto for Moshe b. Mevorakh (?), and on verso for a person named Yeshu'a. Some Arabic script between …

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  47. 47LetterJRL Genizah Ar. 183

    Recto: Probably letter draft. "الاخ الشيخ.......قدس الله روحه". Verso: Unidentified table. Needs examination.

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  48. 48LetterT-S NS 269.170

    Wedding Invitation in French. Dated February 9, 1888 CE. The fathers of the bride (Bienvenue Eliakim) and groom (Raphaël) invite an unnamed guest to the …

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  49. 49LetterT-S 8J26.14

    Letter of appeal for assistance from a dignitary. Begins in Hebrew, including a Hebrew taqbīl (העבד מנשק . . . . ידיו ורגליו), and ends …

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  50. 50LetterT-S Misc.28.13

    Letter in Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Probably no earlier than 13th century, based on handwriting. The letter is written on behalf of a group of …

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