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  1. 6251LetterT-S 18J4.7

    Calligraphic letter in Judaeo-Arabic. The sender has only 20 dinars and a male slave (waṣīf). He intends to sell the slave for 30 dinars and …

    1. אליה קאל [
    2. אדכר ענה שי וכל מא אמלכה אנא [אסירה
    3. לך תסירה לסידנא ואלממלוך מא יכפי
    4. ענה מן חאלה שי אצ[
    5. כשף אחואל אלנאס לשרח[
    6. מן אחואלה ומא ימלך סוא עשרי…

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  2. 6252LetterT-S 12.323

    Letter from Fustat/Cairo to the communal leaders of Damietta, Yiṣḥaq Beirav and Ṣedaqa ha-Kohen. First half of the 16th century. Mentions Avraham b. Shānjī and …

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    1. זרע הקדש השומרים משמרת ה[קדש] [...]
    2. זאת להם תורה וחוקה ויד חזקה בק[..] האמת [......] [נ]דיבי[ם][?] 
    3. ונדבות יועצים להציל לחוצים מי[ד] מוחצים [.…

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  3. 6253LetterENA 4011.10

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. The sender cites his debts in Fustat as an excuse for his delay. Refers to Abū Zikrī ha-Kohen (perhaps the well-known trader …

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  4. 6254LetterL-G Misc. 24

    Commercial letter from Pinto & Suarez to Eliyya Saʿd and Yaʿaqov Shalom, in Cairo. In Judaeo-Arabic, with an "IS" logo in Latin script next to …

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  5. 6255LetterMIAC 44

    Donation request for the Yeshiva Ahava VeAhva in Meydān al-Ẓāhir in Cairo – undated – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 44) – in Arabic. …

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  6. 6256LetterT-S AS 182.84

    Letter in Arabic script. The script is difficult and the text is quite faded, though the address at the top should be legible (to Abū …

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  7. 6257LetterMoss. III,256.2

    No image available. A letter to Menahem and Elazar Hakohen, 17th century. (FGP)

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  8. 6258LetterT-S 16.339

    Letter from Barhūn b. Mūsā al-Tāhartī, probably from Alexandria, to Nahray b. Nissim, Fustat. Dating: ca. 1062 (Gil). Barhūn is writing also in the name …

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    1. כתאבי יאסידי ומולאי אטאל אללה בקאך ואדאם סלאמתך וסעאדתך וציאנתך וצרף אלאסוא ענך במנה ליג כלון מן

    2. תשרי ערפך אללה ברכה הדא אלשהר והדה אלסנה א…

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    1. אני כותב לך, אדוני ורבי, ייתן לך אלוהים אריכות ימים ויתמיד את שלומך ואת אושרך ואת הגנתך ויסלק ממך כל רע ברחמיו, בי"ג
    2. בתשרי, יודיעך אלוהים את ב…

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  9. 6259LetterT-S AS 147.113

    Fragment from the top of a letter from the office of Yehoshuaʿ Maimonides, with his motto, mentioning Avraham ha-Sar. Yehoshuaʿ Maimonides' lifespan was 1310–1355 CE. …

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  10. 6260LetterT-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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  11. 6261LetterT-S K15.90

    Ten weekly payrolls for the second through the tenth weeks and then again for the fourteenth week of the liturgical year, which begins after the …

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    1. שׁבת אלה תולדות //נח// כרג אלכבז ואלרסום
    2. ופצל כרגת קרצה לאבי אלפרג אלדמירי
    3. כד יג?
    4. אתמאם גאליתה אד כאן לה נציבא
    5. כרגת אלג[באי]ה
    6. ודפעה …

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  12. 6262LetterT-S NS J476

    Letter/note from Shelomo b. Eliyyahu. In Judaeo-Arabic. He wants to know if the addressee has purchased the book of Psalms yet (al-muṣḥaf al-tehillim). If so, …

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    1. . . . .] מולאי אלאגל ר[. . . . . . . . .
    2. . . .] שוקי אליה ולא שך באנני נשתהי
    3. מן אנעאמה אן כאן אשתרי אלמצחף
    4. אלתהלים פיערפני דלך חתי נסייר
    5. לה בע…

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  13. 6263LetterT-S AS 147.175

    Small fragment of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic with the address in Arabic script. To Abū l-Ḥasan b. al-faqīh(?) ʿAbdallāh. Little of the content of the …

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  14. 6264LetterT-S 12.28

    Letter from an unknown sender to Nahray b. Nissim. Dating: around 1065. The sender asks Nahray to send him money, as he and the people …

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    1. [ ] קבץ    [ ] אלשא[מי]
    2. נ [     ] אלבאקי לה חל דינר [ ]
    3. [ ]ל דינר ונצף אלבאקי לה נצף אלסלפה [ ]
    4. [ ]ב[ ]ל אלבאקי לה [       ]דינר גיר תל…

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    1. .... (4−1) נתקבל .... אלשאמי (?) .... ; היתרה לזכותו: ל"ח דינר .... ל' דינר וחצי; נותרה לזכותו: מחצית מדמי ההובלה... היתרה לזכותו .... דינר פח…

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  15. 6265LetterT-S 8J39.1

    Letter from Natan b. Mevorakh ha-Kohen, in Ashqelon, to the parnas ʿAllūn b. Yaʿīsh. Written in both Arabic script and Judaeo-Arabic. Contains a request to …

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    1. بسم الله] الرحمن الرحيم
    2. ] الفرناس الجليل

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    1. ומר מבשר סגלת הקהל ומ הלל הלוי זקן הקהל
    2. ישמרם צורם יכצא מולאי וולדה נטרינון
    3. ר…

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  16. 6266LetterT-S 16.252

    Letter/petition from Moshe b. ʿAmram b. Ḥalfon he-Ḥaver to a highly placed courtier in Fustat titled Zaʿīm al-Mulk, in Fustat. The addressee may in fact …

    1. . . . . . . .]. . .ברים והשרים בכל שרי ה. . .
    2. . . . .]. ונשפלים ונבזים . .יש עפר פני הדר בא. .
    3. כב. .צי הנודע איש .גזרות וברבותו . .קרא תראב. . . . .
    4. …

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  17. 6267LetterJRL A 559

    Late letter in Judaeo-Arabic from a certain Yehudah [...] to Karo y Frances & Company, dated 1807 CE (17 Heshvan 5568 AM).

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  18. 6268LetterT-S NS 323.21

    Letter fragment from Shelomo b. Yehuda to an unidentified personality. In Hebrew. Deals with the estate of a certain flax merchant named Yaʿaqov. One of …

    TS NS Box 323, f. 21, ed. Gil, Palestine, pp.275-276 (Doc. #156), C.B. 02-10-88 (p)Fragment of a letter from Solomon b. Judah to an unidentified pers…

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  19. 6269LetterENA 2560.9 + ENA 2727.35

    Letter from Natan ha-Kohen b. Mevorakh and one other person, in Ashqelon, to Avraham b. Elʿazar, in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: 1130 CE. Bottom missing. …

    ENA 2727.35

    1. בשמ רחמ
    2. עבדא אלחצרה אלסאמיה אלאגליה אלתקתיה אל[שר]יעיה הדרת כגק מרנו ורבנו נז[רנו]
    3. וכתרנו אברהם השר הגדול המשכיל בתורת האלהים החכם והנבו…

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  20. 6270LetterT-S Ar.18(1).153

    Copy of a letter or responsum on the havdala (Information from CUDL)

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  21. 6271LetterT-S NS 226.164

    Letter from a certain Dāʾūd to Eliyya ha-Rav ha-Gadol, probably Eliyyahu the Judge (early 13th century). In Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions 'a letter for Rabbenu' and a …

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  22. 6272LetterT-S NS J229

    Letter in the hand of Abū Sahl Levi, in Fustat, probably to his son Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi, in Qalyūb. This is a brief, informal …

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  23. 6273LetterT-S AS 147.204

    Fragment of a letter in the hand of Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi (d. 1212). Dealing with goods such as red antimony (rāsakht), perfumed cherry bark …

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  24. 6274LetterT-S AS 148.25

    Letter from Peraḥya b. Yosef, Avraham Ibn Yijū’s nephew, to Saʿadya b. Avraham Ibn al-Amshāṭī. Introduced with Hebrew citations from Psalms 122:1-2 and 133:1 (mid-12th …

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  25. 6275LetterJRL B 6459

    Letter fragment. In Judaeo-Arabic. The writer complains, "I suffer from this city and its inhabitants unspeakable suffering. May God for the sake of His great …

    1. קד לחקני מן אלצגר מן הדה אלבלד ואהלהא מא לא ימכן
    2. שרחה אללה למען שמו הגדול יחסן כלאצי מנהא במהרה
    3. ובזמן קרוב          אעלם מולאי אנה קד וצל אלי ההנא […

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  26. 6276LetterT-S AS 153.491

    Recto: small fragment of a letter or note. Verso: unidentified Arabic. (Information from CUDL)

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  27. 6277LetterT-S J2.26

    Almost poetic letter of a Gaon, perhaps Shelomo b. Yehuda. This bifolio was possibly bound as part of posthumous(?) collection of letters. A woman deserted …

    1. שקר ואחר ימלא פיהו חצ[צים
    2. וכמה מעשיות יש בחסידים שניסרו
    3. בבניהם אבל אשרי מי שנלקח בנו
    4. והוא רצוי לפני בוראו ואיך להרהר
    5. אחר מידות יוצרנו המשאל ממנו
    6. לכב…

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  28. 6278LetterT-S NS 305.105

    Recto: Letter in Arabic script. Relatively large and well preserved, probably missing only the top few lines. Seems to be from a family member. The …

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  29. 6279LetterT-S Misc.10.145

    The bulk of the text is Hebrew, possibly a letter. It praises somebody and describes "a scent superior to qaneh and cinnamon. . . like …

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  30. 6280LetterNLI 577.1/1

    Letter in Arabic script. Some sort of ʿalāma at the top. Needs examination.

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  31. 6281LetterT-S NS J204

    Letter from a certain Yūsuf, in an unknown location, to Abū Isḥāq and Abū [Rabī?]ʿ, in Fustat, behind the mosque. The letter is in Judaeo-Arabic …

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  32. 6282LetterENA NS I.39

    Letter - starting in Judaeo Arabic and later full of Hebrew quotations. The writer is asking for financial help and adorns his letter with many …

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  33. 6283LetterAIU VII.E.42

    Late letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Menahem b. Yosef is named in the first line. ASE.

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  34. 6284LetterT-S AS 39.273

    Recto: part of a letter in Arabic.Verso: unidentified text in Hebrew. (Information from CUDL)

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  35. 6285LetterT-S AS 153.25

    Letter to the Nagid Mevorakh. Only formulaic content is preserved. (Information from CUDL)

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  36. 6286LetterT-S NS J491

    Letter in the hand of Yefet b. Menashshe. Probably addressed to his brother Ḥalfon b. Menashshe (fl. 1100-1138 CE), since their other brother Abū l-Surūr …

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  37. 6287LetterJRL B 2614

    Either one letter with both Judaeo-Arabic and Arabic components or two different letters. In the main, Judaeo-Arabic text, the writer greets al-Ḥakīm and Shaykh al-Makīn …

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  38. 6288LetterT-S AS 151.134

    Recto: Informal note in Arabic script addressed to Shams al-Dīn. Asking for [...] for a period of 2 months because the need is pressing.

    1. لى (glyph)
    2. اشتهي من تفضل المولى شمس الدين ادام الله [
    3. الى مدة شهرين فقد دعت الضرورة اليها وا[
    4. ما تحققت من كريم اخلاقه ومن ورقة(؟) لا يسال [

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  39. 6289LetterT-S AS 180.140

    Jewish communal letter in Arabic script. Mostly in Arabic language, with at least one word in Hebrew (اليشوعا, v8). Opens with blessings for the caliph …

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  40. 6290LetterT-S 13J6.4

    Business letter in Hebrew and Arabic script to Abū l-Ḥasan Binyamin requesting the dispatch of merchandise to Qalyub, including medical supplies, via a ghulām, and …

    1. בשמ רחמ
    2. אנא אקבל ידי //חצרה// מולאי אלשיך אלאגל אלסייד אלפאצל
    3. אדאם אללה תאידה וכבת //[אעדאה]// כאן ינעם עלי עבדה [
    4. אן יחצל מא קד תבקא פאיש מא חצל מא…

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  41. 6291LetterT-S AS 150.64

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Barely any content preserved. (Information from CUDL)

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  42. 6292LetterENA NS 54.10

    Letter in Hebrew from Safed to Cairo (מצרים) in Hebrew. Addressed to Yeshūʿa[?] al-Mātī[?] from Eliyahu Medina[?], both names are not entirely clear. The letter …

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  43. 6293LetterT-S 10J13.2

    Letter from David b. Moshe Bonfat (בונפט) ha-Sefaradi to Avraham ha-Sefaradi. In Hebrew. Dating: probably no earlier than 15th century. The sender reports that he …

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  44. 6294LetterCUL Or.1081 2.53

    Late letter (or a copy of one) in Judaeo-Arabic.

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  45. 6295LetterT-S 13J33.10

    Letter from Daniel b. Ṭoviyya to a family member, possibly his elder brother (the Arabic address on verso mentions the name Abū l-Faḍl). In Judaeo-Arabic, …

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  46. 6296LetterT-S AS 147.91

    Letter, introduced by a citation from Psalms 72:7. (Information from CUDL)

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  47. 6297LetterMoss. Ia,5

    Letter from Hayye Gaon, in Baghdad, to Sahlan b. Avraham in Fustat. Dated Kislev 1349 Sel. (Dec 1037–Jan 1038). Regarding the disagreement among Iraqi community …

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    1. בשמך רחמ 
    2. כתאבי אטאל אללה בקא ידידנו מחמד נפשנו //והחבר// ראס אלכל סגן הישיבה רא[ש הסדר מן דאר] אלס[לאם…
    3. [      ] בטבת שנת שמט ען סלאמה פי אלנ…

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  48. 6298LetterENA NS 62.30

    Fragment of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic. 12-century Spanish scribal hand. Excerpts: וקד כאן תקדם . . כתאב . . גואב . . עזה . . …

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  49. 6299LetterT-S 13J26.5

    Letter/petition in Arabic script. Seems like a letter of appeal for charity and alludes to the door/gate of the synagogue. Written in a chancery-esque hand. …

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  50. 6300LetterDK 230.4 (alt: 11, I)

    Letter from Yaʿaqov b. Yosef b. Ismāʿīl al-Iṭrābulusi, Ascalon, to Nahray b. Nissim, Fustat. Circa 1060. Discusses the import and export of goods through Ascalon. …

    1. כתבת אטאל אללה בקא מולאי אלשיך ואדאם סלאמתה וסעאדתה וחראסתה
    2. וכבת אעדאה מן עסקלאן לד כלון מן תשרי אללה תעאלא יתקבל מנה פיה
    3. צאלח אלדעא ויעיד עליה שנים…

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