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  1. 651LetterT-S 8J25.8

    Letter possibly sent to an aunt named Sitt al-Jamāl. The writer complains about not hearing from the addressee for a long time and expresses yearnings. …

    1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]עמתי סת אלגמאל
    2. אדאם אלל]ה סעאדתהא ורזקהא פי אלדארין אדא רדתהא
    3. וינהי בין ידיהא כתרה אלשוק אליהא…

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  2. 652LetterT-S 8J41.10 + T-S NS 209.6

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic accompanying a dispatch of five dinars and instructions to the addressee on how to spend it. The sender complains that someone stole …

    1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ] ק. .ן אלמסעוד
    2. אן אנפדת אליה צחבת האמל כתאבי הדא
    3. כמסה דנאניר אכתרתהא לך . . .ב מ. .ה
    4. כל דינ לא …

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  3. 653LetterT-S NS J36

    Petition from Ḍiyāʾ bt. Yūsuf al-Qamrī (or possibly "bayt Yūsuf al-Qamrī" = his wife) to her relative Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAllūn al-Firnās (=ʿEli b. Yaḥyā ha-Kohen). …

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    1. בשמ' רחמ'
    2. כתאבי אליך יא סידי ומולאי אטאל אללה בקאך ואדאם
    3. תאידך וסעאדתך וסלאמתך ונעמתך וכאן לך
    4. וליא וחאפצא ונאצרא אנה ולי דלך ואלקאצר עליה
    5. ואלד…

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  4. 654LetterT-S 12.421

    Letter from the cantor Yosef b. Yaʿaqov, in a provincial town (Benhā is mentioned), to Abū l-Ḥasan Yefet b. Eli, in Malīj. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: …

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  5. 655LetterJRL B 7455

    Fragment of a letter in Hebrew (upper left corner).

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  6. 656LetterT-S 12.3

    Letter from a Maghribi silversmith named Efrayim b. Ishaq of Ceuta, Morocco, who had fled Almohad persecution in his native country about 35 years earlier. …

    1. לו בכם זכרים [ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .…

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  7. 657LetterJRL Genizah Ar. 258

    Letter fragment addressed to the dignitary Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm b. Isḥāq Ibn al-Furāt (aka Avraham b. Yiṣḥaq ha-Kohen), sent either to or from al-Ramla. Only …

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  8. 658LetterT-S 13J25.12

    Letter from Abūn b. Ṣadaqa al-Maghribī, in Jerusalem, to Abū Zakariyyā Ḥayyim b. ʿAmmār b. Madīnī ("Palermitan"), in Fustat. Dating: ca. March 1055 CE, according …

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    1. כתאבי יאסידי ושיכי ואלעזיז עלי אטאל אללה בקאך ואדאם סלאמתך וסעאדתך מן אלמסתקר מן אלקדס
    2. אלמעמור אלנצף מן אדר ראשון סאעה וחק אלקדס וצול כתאבך אל…

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  9. 659LetterT-S 8J16.18

    Letter draft from Yosef b. Yaʿaqov ha-Bavli to the dignitary ʿOvadya. In Judaeo-Arabic. The addressee is titled Amīn al-Dawla Thiqat al-Mulk, “Trusted by the Dynasty, …

    1. אללה ולי אלתופיק
    2. כל מא יבלגה אלאנסאן מן אלמדיח ואלשכר
    3. אלצריח מסתקצר פי חק אלסיד אלאגל
    4. אמין אלדולה תקה אלמלך מרנא ורבנא
    5. עובדיה השר האציל החכם והנבון
    6. …

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  10. 660LetterT-S AS 115.101

    Recto: Letter fragment addressed to a notable, in Hebrew. Verso: Remnant of an official letter or document in Arabic script. (Information in part from CUDL.)

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  11. 661LetterENA NS 48.26

    Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Describing the horrific tortures inflicted on the writer and his colleagues in the citadel at the hands of four jailers and …

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  12. 662LetterENA 3616.12

    Letter from Yiṣḥaq b. Aharon ha-Kohen to Moshe b. Maṣliaḥ. In Judaeo-Arabic. He reports that he has arrived safely after a terrible Nile voyage when …

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  13. 663LetterYevr.-Arab. I 4575

    The main documentary item under this shelfmark is a copy of a letter from Rav Hayya Gaon to Avraham b. ʿAṭā' the Nagid of Qayrawān. …

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  14. 664LetterBodl. MS heb. c 64/10

    Letter in Hebrew dated 1778/79 CE (539 = ותקוה טובה) from the Jewish community of Jerusalem to the Jewish community of Pisa begging for financial …

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  15. 665LetterT-S NS 338.17

    Letter fragment. In Judaeo-Arabic. Headed by ישועת יי כהרף עין (a non-biblical phrase) and לקי = לישועתך קויתי ייי. Addressed to 'the boy' Sulaymān b. …

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  16. 666LetterBodl. MS heb. c 50/18

    A hybrid letter/account beginning, "My master, may God extend your life, you asked me for a 'noble' account (ḥisāb karīm) but I could not find …

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  17. 667LetterT-S AS 151.22

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew, with an elaborate introduction and quotations such as Isaiah 40:31 and Psalms 103:17. Dating: Likely 13th century. Handwriting of Berakhot …

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  18. 668LetterT-S Ar.35.68

    Letter in Arabic script. Faded and damaged. Mentions Sayyidnā. Needs examination for content.

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  19. 669LetterMIAC 29

    Announcement prohibiting the purchase of mezuzot other than from trusted individuals – June 26 1954CE – Museum of Islamic Art – in Arabic. (information from …

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  20. 670LetterBL OR 10656.21

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. The ends of several lines are preserved, mostly formulaic. Tells someone not to "go down" (the Nile). Reused for Hebrew literary text …

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  21. 671LetterT-S Ar.7.11

    IB IV, 52 (ח52). Fragment of a letter, written somewhere in Spain, to Abū l-Saʿd ha-Levi (i.e., Ḥalfon b. Netanʾel ha-Levi). Written in a typical, …

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    1. [...] ומן אטאל אללה בקאה פי אלעז אלאדום ואלסעד אלאלזם אלאקום
    2. [...] בִמנה ويمنه כתבתה יא מולאי ادام الله عزه עמא תעלמני
    3. עליה מן אלאנקטאע אליך ו…

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    1. [...] ומי שיאריך ה' את חייו ביקר המתמיד ביותר ובאושר הקבוע ביותר, היציב ביותר 
    2. (2–3) [...] ברחמיו ובחסדיו. הריני כותב מכתב זה, אדוני, יתמיד ה'…

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  22. 672LetterT-S K5.47

    Official letter from the Yeshiva to a notable whose name is torn away. In Hebrew for the exordium and Judaeo-Arabic for the body. Dating: 11th …

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  23. 673LetterMIAC 23973.63

    Letter from Ḥāmid al-Kanzī to the Nubian eparch Uruwī in Ibrīm. The letter is primarily a letter of introduction for Saʿāda, who has been sent …

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    1. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

    2. توجه اطال الله بقا صاحب الخيل ووزير الملك مته

    3. واكشيله اطال الله بقاه وادام سعادته وسلامته

    4. ونعمته و{لـ}ـحراسته ص…

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    1. In the name of God, the Merciful and Compassionate.

    2. May God prolong the life of the Master of the Horses, the vizier of the king

    3. and his …

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  24. 674LetterT-S 13J7.16

    Letter from a certain Hilāl. He reports that as requested he has met up as requested with his in-law Abū l-Fakhr regarding Ibn Budayr and …

    1. בשמ רחמ
    2. ממלוכה
    3. אלאצגר הלאל
    4. וצלני כתאב מולאי אלשיך אלאגל אלאכרם אדאם
    5. אללה סעאדתה וקרב סרעה גמע אלשמל בה עלי
    6. מא יסר ברחמתה ולם ידכר אלמולא שי מן אלשוק
    7. …

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  25. 675LetterT-S AS 184.385

    Petition from a woman to Maṣliaḥ Gaʾon (1127–39 CE). Only the top part is preserved. Begins "I already came crying out before God and before …

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  26. 676LetterENA NS 34.24

    Letter from an anonymous writer in Jerusalem to a certain Elʿazar, probably 16th century. The writer seems to genuinely yearn to travel to the addressee's …

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  27. 677LetterT-S AS 154.225

    Letter from (Yefet) b. David b. Shekhanya (بن داود بن شخنيا) to Abū l-Faḍl Hibatallāh/Netanʾel b. Ḥayyim(?). In Judaeo-Arabic with the address in Arabic script. …

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  28. 678LetterENA 1822a.19

    Letter addressed to Sitt al-Khayr. It seems that the writer had learned that Sitt al-Khayr's daughter was going to get married and expresses her expectation …

    1. ] ב ר
    2. ] אוחש אללה תע מן טלעה אלאכת אלעזיזה
    3. אלמו]פקה אלסעידה סת אלכיר אטאל אללה בקאהא
    4. ]חסן אלתופיק לא אכלאהא וגמעני ואיאהא
    5. ] אסר חאל ואנעם באל וינהי …

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  29. 679LetterT-S AS 142.126

    Letter from Yeḥiel b. Elyaqim to Moshe ha-Dayyan (Av) Bet Din. In Hebrew. He states that he has been brought to a 'a town on …

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    1. תשואות חן חן לאבן החן יושב על המשפט 
    2. מרנ׳ ורב׳ משה הדיין בית דין יפר[הו] משאת 
    3. שלומים מאתי אוהבך עתה באתי עיר 
    4. קצה גבולך דורש שלומך וטובתך כל …

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    1. ‘Cries of grace, grace’ (Zech 4:7) to the stone of grace, ‘who sits in judgement’ (Isa 28:6),  
    2. our master and our teacher Moses the Judge, Be…

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  30. 680LetterT-S Ar.31.17

    Letter, in Arabic script. Top part missing. The sender expresses his longing for the addressee. He mentions a paper trail and expresses his happiness on …

    1. الاجتماع معه على الحال السارة فيه ا[

    2. بمنه وسعة فضله ووصل كتابه ادام الله

    3. حراسته من تنيش(=تنيس) على يد سعادة الغلام

    4. وقراته وابتهجت بما تضمنه م…

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  31. 681LetterT-S NS 327.108

    Probably originally a letter in Judaeo-Arabic, but this is almost completely blotted out. Reused for copious jottings.

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  32. 682LetterT-S 16.196 + T-S 12.9

    Rescript of the judges of the court appointed by the Nagid Mevorakh to the community of al-Mahalla, advising the community in strongest terms to take …

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    1. (1-2) Proceedings that took place in our presence, etc. Whereas there came to our attention the state of affairs in our beloved and …

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  33. 683LetterT-S Ar.54.66

    Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Dated (v2–3): 16th of the ʿOmer '195, meaning 4800+195=4935 AM, which corresponds to 15 May 1235 CE. (Not 1595 Seleucid, corresponding …

    1. הנדיב תנצרה אדאם אללה עזה ורוח
    2. סרה וכפאה כל מחדור וינהי שדה
    3. שוקה אליה ואפתכארה פי הדה אלאיאם
    4. אלדי כאן בהא ענדהם פי דמוה תו
    5. ומא כאן לי פרגה וכאדך דכו…

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  34. 684LetterT-S 13J35.12

    Letter from Sahlān b. Avraham to a Ḥaver. Dating: ca. 1035. Mentions Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAllūn. (Information from Gil, Palestine, vol. 2 p. 622-623, #339). Goitein …

    1. אלכמסה פקא [
    2. ואפיה בלא נקץ [
    3. שהאדאתנא וקד ע[לם?
    4. אלה צחה קולי פאן אמרני מו[לאי
    5. פעלת וקד כתבת אלי חצרה גאון [
    6. אעלמת מולאי אלחבר שצ דלך ל[א
    7. מוכלא לאבו …

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  35. 685LetterENA 2805.2

    Lower fragment: Piece of a letter to Nahray b. Nissim. Dating: ca. 1045–96.

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    1. [                     אבו] זכרי יהודה סלמה אללה ואבקאה
    2. [                             ב]ן יוסף בן שפנין שלום רב
    3. [                     ואד]אם נע…

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    1. (4−1) .... אבו זכרי יהודה, ייתן לו אלוהים שלום ואריכות ימים .... בן יוסף בן שפנין, שלום רב; .... ויתמיד (אלוהים) את חסדיו ואת…

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  36. 686LetterT-S 8.60 + T-S AS 147.62

    IB IV, 63 (ח67). Letter from Ḥalfon b. Netanel, in Alexandria, to his brother Yeḥezqel b. Netanel, probably in Qalyūb. Dating: Prior to 21 February …

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    1. עלקת הדה אלאחרף אלי מולאי אכי וסידי ואנא עלי חפז לסרעה
    2. אלרסול מעלמא לה אנני קד ארסלת לה פימא תקדם עלי ידִ אבו
    3. אלכיר אלברקי עשרה ארטאל חריר רפי…

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    1. רשמתי את המילים הללו אל אדוני אחי ומרי – ואני נחפז בגלל איצת
    2. השליח – כדי להודיע לו, שכבר שלחתי לו לפני כן על ידי אבו
    3. אלכיר אלברקי עשרה רוטל מש…

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  37. 687LetterT-S NS J342

    Recto: Letter or petition in Judaeo-Arabic. Goitein suggests that it was written to the judge Avraham b. Natan, who reused it for the account on …

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  38. 688LetterAIU VII.E.15

    Letter from [...] b. Labrat, to Ezra (?) b. Isḥāq, al-Mahdiyya. Around 1040. The writer and the addressee are dealing with importing flax and exporting …

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    1. בש כתאבי יאשיכי וסידי אטאל אללה בקאך ואדאם עזך מן מצר יום אלגמעה

    2. לכמס כלון מן כסליו ען סלאמה וקד [ ] אלפרג תקדם

    3. כתאבי אליך [מע] אלמוסם אל…

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    1. בש'. אני כותב לך, אדוני ורבי, ייתן לך אלוהים אריכות ימים ויתמיד את גדולתך, מפסטאט, ביום ו',
    2. ה' בכסלו; שלומי טוב .... הישועה ; לפני כן
    3. שלחתי לך…

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  39. 689LetterYevr.-Arab. II 1512

    Letter from Naṣrallāh al-Khāzin, in Jerusalem, to Shemuel al-Qayyim, Cairo. In Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions ʿAbd al-Laṭīf b. ʿAbd al-Waliyy; 60 dinars; a woman (Ḥājja Khātūn) who …

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  40. 690LetterJRL Gaster heb. ms 1772/8

    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 …

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  41. 691LetterT-S AS 150.34

    Beginning of a letter or letter draft in the hand of Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi (d. 1212) addressed to a notable named ʿOvadya. Beginning with …

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  42. 692LetterT-S H16.13

    Letter to a dignitary, probably Abū Yefet Yosef b. Abū Sahl. In Hebrew and vocalized. Quite faded; the continuation on verso is almost too faded …

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  43. 693LetterT-S NS 324.44

    Letter either to or from a Nasi. In Hebrew with some Aramaic. Dating: probably 13th century. The sender rebukes the addressee or his secretary for …

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    1. ימחול אדוננו על כבודו צריך הכהן שיכתוב
    2. פל הכהן או פל הלוי וכמו כן זרע המלוכה
    3. צבי ריש גלותא מעלתם לכל מעלה אי
    4. איפשר שלא כתוב פל הנשיא וכרובא
    5. לא…

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  44. 694LetterT-S AS 84.136

    Letter, probably. In Hebrew. Dating: Probably late, based on handwriting. Concerns some legal issues and contains a sharp rebuke against someone (the addressee?), including the …

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  45. 695LetterT-S AS 203.134

    A letter from Yehuda Tirani to Shimshon b. Shemuel, 17th century. The writer is in a harsh financial situation and has difficulties to pay his …

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  46. 696LetterT-S NS 194.32

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. This portion preserves only a long, elaborate introduction and a few words of the body. There is an ان شا الله written …

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  47. 697LetterENA 4020.28 + ENA NS 72.11

    Letter from Ṭoviyya b. ʿEli to Natan b. Shelomo ha-Kohen. In Judaeo-Arabic. The opening of the letter mentions a thawb, R. Berakhot, going to the …

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  48. 698LetterT-S 13J17.12

    Letter to the cantor Hillel b. Eli (fl. 1066–1108 CE) about the bad behavior of his son Abu al-Ḥasan. (Information from Goitein's index cards)

    1. בשמך רחמ
    2. וצלני כתאב חצרה מולאי אלנזר אלאגל אטאל אללה בקאהא ואדאם עזהא
    3. וכבת עדוהא והו ישרח לי מא הו עליה מן אלהם וציק אלצדר וחמל אלהם
    4. ממא טרא עליה מן…

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  49. 699LetterENA 2727.38

    Letter addressed to Avraham ha-Talmid. Small fragment (upper left corner).

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  50. 700LetterT-S AS 183.291

    Bottom of a letter in Arabic script. Faded and damaged. Mentions someone who 'went up to Fustat.' Greetings to various people including 'al-rayyis al-jalīl al-kabīr.' …

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