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Complaint addressed to a Gaon by a son-in-law of a man who left one quarter of a house to an infant daughter and another quarter …
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Letter sent from Acre shortly after it was taken by the Crusaders in 1104, in which a merchant describes to his parents the terrors of …
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IB II, 11a. Letter from Ḥalfon b. Menashshe (fl. 1100-1138) to Avraham b. Bundār. Location: Fustat. Dating: Early 12th century. Ornate thank you letter and …
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Letter draft in Hebrew, opening with the report of the writer that he had expedited the collection of the monies pledged for the poor on …
Recto: Beginning of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic to Yefet ha-Nadiv Zaqen ha-Qahal and R. Yosef ha-Kohen Rosh ha-Qahal (both are also mentioned in T-S 13J6.21, …
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Letter from Barukh b. Yiṣḥaq to Abū Yaʿaqov Yosef b. Shemuel, in Fustat. In Hebrew, with the address in Arabic (in Arabic script). Barukh asks …
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Recto: Letter from a physician named Abu Zikri to a senior colleague, Abu 'Ali. Abu Zikri writes, apparently from the Rīf, seeking advice on the …
Small fragment from the right side of a letter in Arabic script. Mentions Hilāl in the margin.
Letter fragment. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: probably 11th or 12th century. Quite damaged. Mentions the phrase "taḥlil al-mizāj"; refers to al-Dimashqī; and Abū Isḥāq b. Maḥbūb.
Opening of a late letter addressed to "dear Avraham." The name "Julia" (גולייה) may also appear in the opening lines before the body of the …
Letter from Barhūn b. Ṣāliḥ to Abū l-Ṭayyib Sa'id reporting on transactions and asking for news of the addressee. Also asking for shipment of some …
עלקת אליך יאסידי אטאל אללה בקאך הדה אלרקעה אעלמך קד
אנפדת אליך מע חאמלהא עשרין כישה בראני כמא סאלת אשתרית
לך בדינ ואן טלבת זאיד או חאגה א…
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Fragment from the beginning of a letter in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe (fl. 1100–1138 CE). Probably a letter/petition of appeal for assistance on …
Bifolio containing draft(s) of letter(s) in Judaeo-Arabic and some Arabic script. Late.
Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions: a 'moshav' (court session?) on Thursday; Rabbi Yiṣḥaq; a dispute over expenses accrued over 9 months, and sums of 8 …
Letter from Meir b. Naʿim to the community of Cairo/Fustat. In Hebrew. Dating: Late 18th or early 19th century. Conveys a detailed story about Meir's …
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 …
Letter in Judaeo-Arabic, perhaps addressed to Eliyyahu the Judge. The writer worries about various family members: a woman whose brothers refuse to support her (r1-5); …
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Two letters in Judaeo-Arabic; recto and verso are in different hands. Dating: likely second half of the 11th century. Recto: Lower part of a letter …
Letter fragment (upper right corner). Addressed to the writer's father. In Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions a young man from Aleppo and a medicinal syrup. The letter is …
Letter in Arabic from Ṣāʿid, probably a Jewish merchant, in ʿAydhāb, to his mother and brother in Fusṭāṭ. He reports that his party left Qūṣ …
Fragment of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic, preserving ~12 lines, likely in the hand of Moses Maimonides. See Shailat's edition of the letters of Maimonides, ה2. …
Possibly a letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions the aviv (barley crop), the holidays, and prayer. Needs further examination. (Information in part from CUDL)
Address of a letter to a dignitary. Some parts of the name may be legible. There may also be additional text on verso, which was …
Detailed account of monthly sales of products from the east in Sicily, especially spices and flax, covering the period from August 1064 to October 1065, …
אוביע בעד אקלאע אלמראכב פי אל[ ] מן אלול פי אלתאריך
עטיה בן אלעלאש נג רטלא נ דינ [ ] אלנפוסי כו רטלא ונצ ה דנא
צאחבה יג רטל ור…
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Letter in which the writer asks the addressee to intervene with Sar ha-Sarim, probably Mevorakh b. Saʿadya, to retrieve his nephew's estate. Few names or …
Letter from an unknown writer, in Jerusalem, to "the community of Qaraites." In Judaeo-Arabic, with some Hebrew verses at the top. Dating: Unknown. The letter …
Note in a mixture of Arabic and Judaeo-Arabic to a certain Nasi asking for money for various communal expenses and mentioning the judge and the …
A letter to the community of Troki from Vilna
Late family/business letter in Judaeo-Arabic from Elʿazar Sadīd. He greets numerous people including Yūsuf Shoshan, Doña Najma, the boy Aharon Shoshan, the brother David Sadīd, …
Letter in Judaeo-Arabic with some Hebrew. The names are missing, except part of the sender's name at upper right. Dating: Likely 12th or 13th century. …
Letter from al-Ḥājj Muḥammad [...] to his son. In Arabic script. Dating: Perhaps Mamluk-era. The father mentions the son sending him something, whereas he doesn't …
Letter from a foreigner who was formerly "among the givers," a benefactor, but lost his wealth. He asks for assistance from the addressee. (Mark Cohen, …
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Family and/or business letter addressed to a woman. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Likely late 12th or early 13th century. The sender is sick and throws up …
Letters, probably. In Hebrew. Late.
Detailed commercial account connected to the flax trade network of Yosef ibn ʿAwkal. Dated: Shaʿbān 429H (May–June 1038). Ibn ʿAwkal has distributed bales of flax …
וארבע מאיה עלי יז עדלא סקט פקד קבץ מני גמיע מא
כאן עלי דלך מן אלחמולה וכדלך אלמכזנין אלדי בידה וזנת
לה ענהא אגרה מא תקדם מן אלסכנה אלי נצ…
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Part of a letter. (Information from CUDL)
Letter, probably. In Arabic script. Paper is dark brown; difficult to read. Pinholes ~4mm apart. Needs examination for content.
Letter from an unknown man to Umm ʿAbd al-Laṭīf. In Judaeo-Arabic. Quite long, filled with business matters and greetings. Needs further examination.
Fragment of a letter in Arabic script. Written (unusually) on a bifolio. Mentions in the beginning that 'the owner of the myrobalan' (ṣāḥib al-halīlaj) came …
Letter of recommendation for charity. In Judaeo-Arabic. The writer asks the addressee to arrange a collection (jibāya) to raise funds for the letter-bearer, the cantor …
The opening of a letter, from a Gaʾon, to Meshullam and Yiṣḥaq, sons of Yehoshuaʿ. There is Arabic text on verso, probably the address, mentioning …
Letter (FGP). See ENA 223.1-4 (PGPID 6596).
Letter from Shelomo b. Eliyyahu to his brother Abū Zikrī b. Eliyyahu. Dating: early 13th century. Almost entirely formulaic. The main substance appears to be …
Part of a letter written by a Samaritan carpenter, Joseph b. Ismaʿīl, asserting his devotion to the Law and seeking employment for the writer. It …
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 …
Recto: Abū l-Faḍāʾil the cantor begs for money from Sitt Futūn, who also helped fund the construction of the synagogue (!), since he owes four …
פלעל אלדי תדפעי לי | חק אגרה צאנע יום | וקד | עמלתי | אלכיר מע | גיר | נאטק | ואנא | נאטק | והאדא | הו מחל | פדיון | שבויים | ואנא שבי …
Verso: Fragment of a Judaeo-Arabic letter in a different hand, possibly the response to recto.
Letter from Shemuʾel b. Yaʿaqov b. Shemuʾel to his teacher Avraham b. Ḥaggay. In Hebrew. With greetings for the high holidays and a request for …
Letter (11th century), dated 20th Ṭevet, addressed to [Nahray] b. Nissim, mentioning a certain Joseph. (Information from CUDL)
Beginning of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic, mentioning the arrival of a letter from the addressee. Probably a draft. Starting to complain about ill treatment by …