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  1. 1LetterT-S AS 146.352

    Recto: Beginning of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Probably 11th century. Verso: Small piece of an Arabic document, mentioning Cairo (من كل بد فقال له …

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  2. 2LetterT-S Ar.34.1

    Verso (original use): Letter fragment, with very little context. The beginnings of 4 lines are preserved. The last line indicates the announcement of something, "in …

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  3. 3LetterT-S AS 209.18

    Small fragment of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic by someone who calls himself "ha-ẓaʿir" and addresses al-Shaykh al-Rayyis. Perhaps by Shelomo b. Eliyyahu.

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  4. 4LetterT-S 12.190

    India Book (IB) IV,32 (ח47). Recto: Letter from Yosef al-ʿAdanī al-Mamsawī (i.e., originally from Aden and now a resident of Mamsa, Morocco) to Ḥalfon b. …

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    1. גדו[ל החכמה ו]צניף הבינה מקור השכל והמזמה החכם המופלא המשנה המעולה [...]
    2. מלוה [יי חונן] ד''ל וגו'     חמודות מצרים פאר משפחתו וה[דר] קהלתו בכת…

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    1. (1–2, 4–5 ראה במקור)
    2. ר' חלפון בר' נתנאל זצ"ל. מעבדו
    3. <<כתב>> התלוי רק בחסדו והמקווה לנדיבותו ולחסדיו, יוסף אלעדני אלממסוי,
    4. (אל) אדוני ומרי …

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  5. 5LetterT-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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    1. [י]אסיד[י] אבי ייחי(!) סלמך אללה וכתב סלאמתך ועאפיתך

    2. אס[                       ]ך כתב אללה סלאמתך

    3. תגתמע בקאסם אלסמסאר [ ] אלדי

    4. וגהת מעך…

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    (1–12) אדוני אבו יחיא, ייתן לך אלוהים שלום ויכתוב אותך לשלום ולבריאות .... יכתוב אותך אלוהים לשלום, היוועד עם קאסם המתווך.... ששלחתי עמך, ותנזו…

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  6. 6LetterT-S 20.102

    Letter from Shelomo b. Yehuda to Efrayim b. Shemarya. Dating: probably summer 1029 CE (per Gil) and ca. 1025–1051 CE, based on the years when …

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    1. אל אחינו וחברנו ואהובנו ויקירנו כגק מר ורב אפרים החבר ה[יקר סגולת]
    2. ישיבת צבי הנשארת עלובה כעקרת עזובה כנגזרת באין [ ]
    3. היות בו נעזרת תחת אשר הי…

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  7. 7LetterT-S AS 145.34

    Late family letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Addressed to ‘the dear brother’ Khalfa, concerning various transactions. (Information in part from CUDL)

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  8. 8LetterMoss. III,233

    Recto: business letter from Abraham Monsun to David, in Egypt (16th–17th century). Verso: calculations, probably accounts. (Information from CUDL)

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  9. 9LetterT-S AS 148.30

    Informal business note addressed to Abū l-Faraj Yeshuʿa. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: likely 11th century. The sender is on board a boat and fears that it …

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  10. 10LetterT-S 8J21.17

    Note in a Spanish hand concerning payments and mentioning a substance zanjfur (vermilion) and Abū l-Faraj. (Information from CUDL)

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  11. 11LetterT-S K1.148

    Letter/petition of appeal for assistance written in a combination of Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic, and Arabic. (The Arabic is notable for the use of an ihmāl sign …

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  12. 12LetterT-S 13J19.25

    Late letter to Abd al-Karim Kashani dealing with orders for goods. (Information from Goitein's index cards)

    1. לקי
    2. סלאם אללה תעאלה וברכאתה וזכי תחייאתה
    3. עלה אלאך אלעזיז עבד אלכרים ואלקפץ וצל לי
    4. יום אלתלאת וקלבתה חאזה ואלתרנגביל
    5. אלי הוא אלאצל מא ראיתה ואשכית אנ…

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  13. 13LetterYevr.-Arab. II 1064

    Letter "to the Sulṭān regarding. . ." written in calligraphic and vocalized Judaeo-Arabic. The header is too faded to be easily read from the microfilm. …

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  14. 14LetterT-S AS 154.469

    Note in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe addressed to "al-Nezer" (Natan b. Shemuʾel) asking him to send a note to Abū l-[...] instructing him …

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  15. 15LetterT-S AS 145.83

    Small fragment of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic. The addressee is called 'my brother.' Unusual handwriting and wide space between the lines.

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  16. 16LetterT-S NS J463

    Letter from Moshe b. Yaʿaqov al-Miṣrī, in Damascus, to Yūsuf b. Dā'ūd b. Shaʿya, in Fustat. Dated: 19 January 1055 CE. Concerning financial transactions. Moshe …

    1. כתאבי אטאל אללה בקא מולי אל
    2. שיך ואדאם עזה ונעמתה מן
    3. דמשק ליז יום כלת מן שואל
    4. ען סלאמה ונעמה ואלחמד
    5. ללה וחדה ולמא כאן פי יומי
    6. הדא אחצרני מולי אלשיך
    7. א…

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    לאדוני ורבי הנכבד אבו אלעלא יוסף בן דאוד בן שעיא. מודה חסדו מוסא בן יעקוב. לפסטאט.

    verso, other

    סעד בן עמר בן .... נתאשרה נוסחתו כמ…

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  17. 17LetterCUL Or.1080 J225

    India Book (IB) IV,10 (ח5). Letter from Yaʿaqov b. Salīm to Ḥalfon ha-Levi b. Natanʾel in al-Ghuwwa, Yemen, ca. summer 1131, concerning the controversy over …

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    1. בשמ'
    2. שלום מעולה / וברכה כפולה / וחן וחסד וחמלה / ורווח והצלה / ומילו[י]
    3. כל שאלה / וקיבול כל תפילה / וישור כל מסילה / יאיתיון נצח סלה
    4. מלפני שוכ…

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    1. (1–9) (פתיחה פיוטית בעברית; ראה במקור.) עבד הדרתו שלח את השורות הללו כדי לברך אותו לשלום 
    2. (10–11) ולהתנצל בפניו על מה שאני חיי…

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  18. 18LetterMoss. II,134.2

    Letter, fragment, in Arabic script or official correspondence. Needs examination.

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  19. 19LetterT-S 10J29.11

    Letter mentioning merchandise sent to Palermo and Mazara, ships, and business dealings with Yosef b. Yaʿaqov ibn Awkal and the Tustaris. Dating: early 11th century. …

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    1. [                                     ] אטאל אללה בקאך [                                          ] ואתם אלנעמה ע[ליך]
    2. [                     …

    ע׳׳א:

    1. (1–2) …. (אני כותב) ייתן לך אלוהים אריכות ימים …. וישלים חסדו עליך …. באלול; שלומי טוב ואני בריא, אבל מתגעגע מאוד אליך
    2. (3–5) …. נהרג …. לט…

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  20. 20LetterT-S AS 156.333

    Small fragment of a business letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: 11th or 12th century. (Information in part from CUDL)

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  21. 21LetterT-S 13J22.4

    Letter from Mashā'il (=Misha'el?) b. Natan, location unknown, to Khalaf b. Barakāt b. al-Dayyān, in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic. The writer has had no news of …

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    1. בשמ רחמ
    2. כתאבי אליך יאכי וסידי וקרה עיני
    3. וענדי אטאל אללה בקאך ואדאם
    4. עזך גמע אללה ביננא קריב אן שאללה
    5. וממא אעלמך אן מן יום כרגת מן
    6. ענדכם מא סמע…

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  22. 22LetterT-S AS 147.22

    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 …

    1. כבוד גדולת קדושת מרנו ורבנו
    2. יצחק הרב החסיד המהניין בכל ענין יברכו
    3. שומר נפשות חסידיו ויגן בעדו ויחיה
    4. חמודו יראהו שמחתו וחופתו אמן סלה
    5. ביר כגק מרנו ור…

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  23. 23LetterT-S Ar.39.440

    Long letter in Arabic script. The two folios join directly with each other. Needs examination.

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  24. 24LetterENA 2738.9

    Address of a letter from Thābit b. Hibatallāh to the amir Asad al-Dawla [wa-Man?]ṣuruhā al-Juyūshī al-Afḍalī. In Arabic script. This was reused for Hebrew text …

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  25. 25LetterJRL B 6420

    Letter from the cantor [...] b. Avraham ha-Kohen to his maternal uncle Bū Ibrāhīm(?), in Shubrā Damsīs. In Judaeo-Arabic with the address in Arabic script. …

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  26. 26LetterT-S 13J21.9

    Recto: Fragment of a letter to a notable, ending with the motto "yeshuʿa qarov." Verso: liturgy in the hand of a prolific scribe (see Joins …

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  27. 27LetterT-S Ar.54.24

    Letter to a certain Yiṣḥaq. In Judaeo-Arabic. Long and full of interesting details, but parts (especially verso) are faded beyond legibility. Dealing with personal issues …

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  28. 28LetterMoss. IV,36.1

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic, with the address in Arabic script. Dating: Probably ca. 14th–16th century. Mentions money to be given to the recipient; Alexandria; an amir; …

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  29. 29LetterMoss. II,104.1

    Fragment from a 16th-century letter in rhymed prose. (Information from CUDL) On the verso a name appears possibly as the recipient of the letter: Abraham …

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  30. 30LetterT-S Ar.35.73

    End of a letter to a dignitary. In Arabic script. On the other side there is a legal document (see separate record). Needs further examination. …

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  31. 31LetterT-S Ar.39.193

    Note from an unidentified sender to Abū Manṣūr. In Arabic script. Dating: Likely 12th or 13th century. The sender reports that Abū ʿAlī b. Dāʾūd …

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  32. 32LetterJRL B 4188

    Letter fragment, perhaps. In Hebrew. Consists of rhymed lines in Hebrew conveying conventional praises for somebody.

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  33. 33LetterENA 4020.34

    Petition to Shelomo ha-Nasi from a man whose name is missing, reporting that a pesiqa (pledge drive) in his favor had brought a substantial sum, …

    1. כאדמה [. . . . .
    2. אבו .[. . . .
    3. אלמסאול מן אללה תע ומן מושב הד יק צפ[ירת
    4. מר ור אדונינו מלכינו נשיאנו שלמה הנש[יא
    5. הגדול נשיא גליות כל ישראל ירום הודו …

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  34. 34LetterT-S AS 170.99

    Informal note in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: probably late 12th or 13th century. Addressed to a woman. The scribe is Abū l-Barakāt. The content is too damaged …

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  35. 35LetterMoss. IV,17

    Letter from a woman requesting help in receiving her share from her late husband’s inheritance(?), with various signatures of support. Mentions government interference as well …

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  36. 36LetterT-S NS 324.58

    Letter to Yosef b. Ya’aqov b. Awkal, Fustat. It seems that there was a deep argument between the writer and a group of merchants after …

    Recto

    1.                                                                                ] לך ומעך
    2.                                                      …

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  37. 37LetterT-S AS 129.147

    Letter fragment in Hebrew. Mentions writing a deed of release (shover): והתאזרו במדת דין ומשפט . . . תכתבו להם שובר עד אשר . . …

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  38. 38LetterT-S AS 183.183

    Letter fragment in Arabic script. Opening blessings (. . . الله عزها وادام تمكينها . . .), then possibly a query about a technical procedure …

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  39. 39LetterENA NS 83.268

    Letter in Arabic script.

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  40. 40LetterT-S AS 152.79

    A fragment from a letter addressed to a notable. The writer sends his wishes that the position of the addressee will continue—a usual blessing when …

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  41. 41LetterJRL A 1541

    Recto: Document in Arabic script, probably a letter. Verso: Hebrew poetry.

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  42. 42LetterT-S 12.267

    Recto: Letter draft of an opening containing effusive Hebrew praises for the recipient, torn at the bottom. Verso: Another, more polished version of the same, …

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  43. 43LetterT-S AS 146.234

    Letter from Salāma b. Ibrāhīm (aka Shelomo b. Avraham) to Abū l-Afrāḥ ʿArūs b. Yosef. Dating: end of 11th century. Only the opening and greetings …

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    1. כתאבי אלי מולאי אלשיך אלגליל אטאל אללה בקאך ואדאם תאידך ונעמאך

    2. ומן חסן תופיקה לא אכלאך מן אלמסתקר ען חאל סלאמה ושוק אליך שדיד

    3. קרב אללה אל…

    recto

    1. אני כותב לך, אדוני ורבי הנכבד, ייתן לך אלוהים אריכות ימים ויתמיד את עזרתו לך ואת אושרך
    2. ואל ימנע ממך את מיטב ההצלחה, מן הבית. שלומי טוב, אבל אנ…

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  44. 44LetterT-S NS 323.10

    Letter from a father to a son. In Hebrew. Landscape format. Opens with expressions of longing and physical weakness (שלומך חמודי . . . . …

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  45. 45LetterT-S NS 175.30

    Letter from Shelomo b. David Solal (Salmūn b. Dāʾūd) addressed to a certain Avraham. In Hebrew, in a late hand (ca. 17th century?). The sender …

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  46. 46LetterT-S NS 190.109

    Letter from Yefet b. Menashshe to his brother Halfon b. Menashshe (fl. 1100–1138 CE). Fragment (upper left piece of recto). Contains requests for various goods …

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  47. 47LetterT-S AS 207.154

    Small strip from a letter. 16th-century or later based on the hand and spelling and colloquial forms. Mentions "the big box" (אלעולבא אלכבירא).

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  48. 48LetterT-S NS J377

    Recto: Bottom of a letter addressed to a brother. In Judaeo-Arabic. The addressee is instructed to look after their mother and not to neglect his …

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  49. 49LetterENA 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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  50. 50LetterT-S Ar.40.38

    Notebook of a merchant, containing mainly letter drafts or copies interspersed with poems, anecdotes, accounts, and the opening formulary of a petition to a vizier. …

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