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  1. 601LetterT-S 10J11.24

    Letter in Hebrew. The writer of the letter sends his apology and emphasizes he did not intend to offend the addressee. The writer ends (lines …

    1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ] . בח וה ה . . .
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  2. 602LetterT-S AS 39.275

    Recto: Leviticus 16:18. Verso: part of a letter in Arabic. (Information from CUDL)

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  3. 603LetterT-S 16.309

    Letter from Ṭāhir b. Maḥfūẓ, the retired beadle of the Babylonian synagogue in Fustat, in Jerusalem, to al-Shaykh al-Thiqa Hibat Allāh, in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic. …

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  4. 604LetterT-S AS 177.591

    Pen trials and drafts of various documents, including a petition. (According to Khan, the petition is written to a judge.)

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  5. 605LetterENA NS 77.38

    Letter from Yefet b. Menashshe to his brother Ḥalfon b. Menashshe (fl. 1100-1138 CE). Small fragment (upper left corner of recto).

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  6. 606LetterT-S NS 204.38

    Original use, probably: Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Probably 11th or early 12th century. Fragment (vertical strip from the right side of recto). The sender may …

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  7. 607LetterT-S 16.275 + Halper 412

    Letter from Shelomo b. Yehuda to Avraham b. Sahlan (died ca. 1032 CE), Fustat, probably December 1028. Dating: 1025–1032 CE based on the years when …

    א

    1. שלומות אח וידיד נפש יוש[פע]ון וברכות רבות אליהם יעמתון
    2. הצלחותיו תמיד יואמתון וכל משאלתיו ינתננון ולא

    יכלאון

    1. הוא כב גד קד מר ורב אברהם החבר אשר צ…

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  8. 608LetterJRL Genizah Ar. 267

    Petition (or simply a letter), late, in Arabic script. A lot is preserved but faded. The taqbīl clause and yunhī formula are readable. Needs examination.

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  9. 609LetterT-S AS 153.94

    Fragment of trader’s letter, mentioning quantities. Phrases: אלעשרה פאשתריתהא מנ[...] וקיראט אלעשרה באל . . .ותלאתין . . . ולחקהא . . . גמלה . …

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  10. 610LetterT-S Misc.25.70

    Letter from Avraham b. Abi al-Hayy, from Alexandria, to his brother Musa. Around 1075. The writer describes his difficulties, especially financially, as he depends on …

    Verso (recto in Gil's edition)

    1. כתאבי יאכי וסידי אלעזיז עלי אטאל אללה בקאך ואדאם עזך ותאידך וסעאדתך
    2. וסלאמתך מן אלמסתקר מסתהל טבת ען סלאמה ונעמה וש…

    verso, address

    אל אחי ואדוני היקר לי, אבו עמראן מוסא בן אבי אלחי נ"נ, ייתן לו אלוהים אריכות ימים ויתמיד את גדולתו ; מאת אחיו, אברהים בן אבי אלחי נ''נ…

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  11. 611LetterENA NS 7.77

    Business letter from Nissim b. Ḥalfon. Addressed to Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic with the address in Arabic script. Addressed to someone in Fustat (whose name may …

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  12. 612LetterT-S NS 148.106

    Letter fragment (upper left corner). From Peraḥya b. Yosef al-A[...]. Only the Hebrew opening with biblical verses and poetical blessings is preserved. There are also …

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  13. 613LetterT-S Ar.40.117

    Recto: Letter in Arabic script. Possibly a draft, as it is covered with subsequent jottings. Addressed to 'the brother' Abū l-ʿAlā' (this is not completely …

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  14. 614LetterENA 2558.15

    Letter addressed to Eliyya b. Mishaʾel ha-Levi. In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. The addressee is called "the mighty prince" (ha-Sar ha-Adir) and his father is called …

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  15. 615LetterT-S AS 156.140

    Probably a letter. (Information from CUDL)

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  16. 616LetterBodl. MS heb. c 72/19

    Letter addressed to Moshe b. Yehuda (aka Mūsā b. Yahūda al-Turjumān), in Alexandria. In Judaeo-Arabic, with the address in Arabic script. Only the very beginning …

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  17. 617LetterT-S AS 112.200

    Petition or letter in Arabic script. Reused on recto for Hebrew liturgical text. (Information in part from CUDL)

    1. []
    2. ا]لذي بيده منحـ[

    3. الوكالة ليدل و[

    4. ومملوكها [

    5. يتصـ[

    6. عزي والشريف[

    7. يتعلوه وان[

    8. ولا يجدد[

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  18. 618LetterENA 3955.5

    Document in Arabic script. Possibly a business letter; mentions goods (al-baḍā'iʿ) and something being sent to Alexandria (irsāluhu ilā thaghr al-Skandariyya). Dating: late, probably Ottoman-era.

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  19. 619LetterT-S Ar.40.81

    Letters in Arabic script. Recto and verso are in two different letters in two different hands. Verso seems to be about a hunting dog which …

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    1. وادام تاييده و سعادته وسلامته ونعمته
    2. على هذه الاحرف يقدم حضوره
    3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .واهل الجيزة
    4. الى حيث . . . . يشتروه و . . . . .
    5. . …

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  20. 620LetterBodl. MS heb. c 72/14

    Letter. In Hebrew. Eliyya b. Elyaqim, in Crete, writes to Moshe b. Yehuda, in Alexandria. Dating: 1484 CE (written in the document in the Italian …

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  21. 621LetterT-S 10J15.13

    Mercantile letter. Dating: Probably 11th century. The sender's hand may be known. His relationship with the addressee is very strained. He complains of his bad …

    1. פכתיר אעזך אללה מן אלנאס ממן יתכלמוא דלך ולכ וט . . אלי מנך ולך מני
    2. אן לרבנו ישכי . זה לזה . . . לא זגל ולא אמגנא אלא לג . אחד לאבינו שבשמים
    3. אן שית …

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  22. 622LetterT-S AS 145.267

    Letter. Mainly in Hebrew, with some phrases in Judaeo-Arabic, and the address partially in Arabic script (يصل هذا الكتاب الى مصر حماها الله אמונה שמורה). …

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  23. 623LetterBL OR 5566B.32

    Business letter from Shelomo b. Mūsā al-Mahdawī, possibly in al-Mahdiyya, to his cousin Peraḥya b. Yosef, in Fustat. In Arabic script.

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  24. 624LetterENA NS I.74

    Letter from a man, in Damietta, to his brother Abū l-Majd, in Damīra. (The sender's name may be legible in the Arabic address -- perhaps …

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  25. 625LetterMoss. IV,29.1

    Recto: end of a letter in Hebrew. Addressing "Neʾeman ha-Yeshiva." Verso: another letter (both are possibly drafts), also addressed to a notable, in the same …

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  26. 626LetterMoss. II,145.1

    A highly formulaic letter in Hebrew, filled with blessings for the distinguished addressee. Faded. The name of the addressee B[...] may appear ~5 lines from …

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  27. 627LetterMoss. VII,167

    Letter fragment from Seʿadya Abū Saʿd to Shelomo (Sulaymān) אבוסטרה(?). In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Late, probably no earlier than 15th century. Most of the content of …

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  28. 628LetterT-S Ar.35.65

    Recto: Business memorandum in Arabic script. Verso: Likely a receipt of some kind.

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  29. 629LetterENA NS 72.9

    Letter fragment. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Possibly 11th century. Mentions the owner of the boat (ṣāḥib al-markab) and Alexandria.

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  30. 630LetterJRL B 4786 + JRL B 4785

    Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Probably a join with the neighboring shelfmark, but it is not clear how.

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  31. 631LetterYevr. II A 1572

    Short letter from Troki (today in Lithuania). From Shmuel b. Avraham

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  32. 632LetterT-S NS 322.109

    Letter fragment probably in the hand of Menashshe b. Yehoshuaʿ of Tyre (see neighboring fragments).

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  33. 633LetterT-S Misc.28.244

    Letter from Yūsuf b. Ibrāhīm addressed to 'ha-Rav ha-Gadol,' someone close to the Nagid. In Judaeo-Arabic with the address partially in Arabic script. Dealing entirely …

    Recto - upper margin

    1. פלא שך אן יכון אלסבב
    2. אלי אקאמה פתנה
    3. פי מתל הדא אלזמאן
    4. אלמילה(?) ולא שך עליהא(?)
    5. אן הדא בן אלמונגם
    6. פקיר מית מאלה
    7. מנפוע עלי מא קא…

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  34. 634LetterF 1908.44ii

    Letter from Yisra'el b. Daniel, in one of the towns of the Rīf, to Salāma b. ʿAllūn al-Ṣayrafī, in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: 11th century. …

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    1. כתאבי יסידי ומולאי וריסי אטאל אללה בקאך ואדאם עזך סלך צפר ען סלאמה

    2. ואלחמד ללה רב אלעאלמין וכאן קד וצל אלחאיך אלי הונה וסט אלעיד וגאתני

    3. רס…

    recto

    1. אני כותב לך, אדוני ורבי ו'ראשי', ייתן לך אלוהים אריכות ימים ויתמיד את גדולתך, באחרון של צפר. שלומי טוב,
    2. השבח לאל ריבון העולמים. הגיע האורג הנה…

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  35. 635LetterT-S AS 150.171

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Very damaged. Mentions [...]ā b. Yisraʾel. (Information in part from CUDL)

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  36. 636LetterT-S NS J35

    Letter from a schoolteacher from Algeria (al-muʿallim al-qalʿī) who taught in small town in Egypt and travelled every year to Fustat to obtain a pesiqa …

    1. . . . . .] ב. .א.[. . . .
    2. יגריני עלי עואידה אל
    3. כרימה אלמאלופה מן
    4. פעלה אלגמיל מע כל
    5. עובר ושב וכאצה
    6. מע בעלי תורה ומא
    7. כפא ענך חאלי וחאל
    8. עאילתי וכאצה
    9. מע…

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  37. 637LetterT-S 8J25.9

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Damaged and faded. Dating: likely ca. 13th century or later (based on handwriting, names, and linguistic features). Greetings to ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz and …

    1. .ענד אלמופק(?) עבד אלעזיז ואכוה נצר
    2. אללה ואלדי נערפך בה באן נחן [[מצ .]]
    3. משתאקין אליך כתיר כתיר ולא
    4. תסאל מא נחן פיה מן גהתך ונסאל
    5. לוגוה אללה תעאלי א…

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  38. 638LetterMoss. IXa,3.37

    Postcard in Hebrew from Moshe Ḥayy Benaim in Jerusalem to "Monsíeur Le Rabbín" Yosef Ghebra in Cairo. Dated 23 Elul 5670 AM (עת׳׳ר) or 27 …

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  39. 639LetterT-S 6J4.20

    Letter from a woman, in an unknown location, to her brother ʿAṭiyya b. Yehuda b. Sulaymān and to her widowed sister’s son Manṣūr b. Avraham, …

    recto

    1. בשמ רחמ
    2. כתאבי אליך יאכי ואלעזיז עלי וענדי אטאל אללה בקאך
    3. ואדאם עזך ונעמאך וכבת באלדל חסדתך ואעדאך
    4. וממא אעלמך בה אן מן חית כרגת אנא באכיה
    5. צאימה…

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  40. 640LetterT-S AS 151.169

    Either a letter describing a legal issue, or a legal document. In Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions terms such as iʿtiqāl (arrest) and tarsīm (usually payment for house …

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  41. 641LetterT-S AS 148.166

    Commercial letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: 11th century. A relatively large piece is preserved. Discusses shipments of silk. The addressee is to send things to the …

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  42. 642LetterT-S NS 99.35

    Hebrew letter dated 1687/8 CE (5448 AM), addressed to "the Judges," regarding business transactions. Contains several words in Ladino that are marked with two dots: …

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  43. 643LetterT-S 8J16.31

    Letter from Yosef b. Musa Tāhartī, in Busir, to his cousin Barhun b. Salih, in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic with the address in both Judaeo-Arabic and …

    recto

    1. כתאבי יאכי וסידי אלעזיז עלי אטאל אללה בקאך ואדאם סלאמתך

    2. וסעאדתך מן בוציר ען סלאמה ונעמה ושוק אליך קרב אללה אלאגתמאע

    3. בך עלי אפצל אלאחואל מ…

    recto

    1. אני כותב לך, אחי ואדוני היקר לי, ייתן לך אלוהים אריכות ימים ויחמיר את שלומך
    2. ואת אושרך, מבוציר. שלומי טוב ואני מאושר, אבל אני מתגעגע אליך, יקרב…

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  44. 644LetterMoss. VII,166.2

    Recto (secondary use): Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. The addressee is called 'brother.' The writer seems to be trying to justify something he said or wrote. …

    1. הדא אלאמר יטיב עלי קלבך וקלב . . . [
    2. . . צר פערפני גואב מא פי הדא אלכתאב וכונך יא אכי
    3. תקול לי יא אכי מא לי שי מן יכון צאנן(?) יכון ענדה שא . ר
    4. . לאל…

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  45. 645LetterMIAC 97

    Announcement from the council of teachers of the Jews of Cairo to parents on the matters of the beginning of the school year in 1954/55 …

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  46. 646LetterT-S NS J87

    Letter fragment (middle part) in which the writer describes how he was insulted in the synagogue by the scholar, Sheikh al-Najib, but expresses no resent …

    1. ]תמא לא שך אן כאן . . .[. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    2. פיא תרי מן געל הדא אלמחאל פי קלבה פחאשאה
    3. אן יכון חושד כשרים ויאכי אן כאן יצעב עליה
    4. דכולי אלכניס …

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  47. 647LetterT-S Ar.42.131

    Draft of a letter/petition in Arabic script appealing for help from "mawlāy al-rayyis" on behalf of a "cut-off woman" (mara munqaṭiʿa) whose husband left her …

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  48. 648LetterT-S AS 179.175

    Verso (the earlier text): Fragment of a state-related document referring to "the victorious army" (al-ʿaskar al-manṣūr). The ends of three more lines are preserved. Recto …

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  49. 649LetterT-S Misc.28.98

    Letter fragment addressed to Maimonides. Dating: ca. 1168–1204 CE, based on the years when he was active in Egypt. There is a lengthy introduction, and …

    Verso

    1. ממלוך הדרת יקרת צפירת תפארת הוד ועטרת
    2. וצניף כותרת מרנו ורבנו משה הרב ה[גדול]
    3. הפטיש החזק ה[...]ו שמים יאריך אלהינו
    4. ימיו בטוב ושנותיו בנעימים בז…

    Verso

    1. The slave of the excellent, honourable, precious, diadem of glory,
    2. the crowning turban, our master and our teacher Moses the Great Rav,
    3. the st…

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  50. 650LetterT-S AS 205.151

    Letter fragment, probably. In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. The handwriting looks very similar to that of the French rabbi Shemuel b. Yaʿaqov, however Shemuel's other documents …

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