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  1. 7101LetterT-S AS 149.129

    Letter fragment. In Judaeo-Arabic. Only a small corner remains. The writer seems to be a woman: "When I remained a widow (tarammaltu). . ." Also …

    Recto:

    1. ] ענדהם קמחה חלפת נשתרי
    2. ] אלתלתה קבל מא יגי ציחת(?) אלביד(?)
    3. ]ו צאבת אמראת עמהא עדה(?)

    Verso:

    1. . . .
    2. ]אניה אני כמא תרמלת כאן
    3. ]ליה מא חסית בכ…

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  2. 7102LetterT-S AS 152.265

    Letter mentioning Abū l-Faraj and a Kohen, al-Bānyāsī. (Information in part from CUDL)

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  3. 7103LetterENA 2804.8

    Letter from Shelomo ha-Kohen Gaon b. Yehosef to Efrayim b. Shemarya, in Fustat. Dating: spring 1025 CE (per Gil) and ca. 1007–1055 CE based on …

    1. [שאלו שלום ירו]שלם ישליו אוהביך
    2. [אם אשכחך ירושלם תשכח ימי]ני וירוש תעלה על לבבכם
    3. [ ]שיר נעימות ואת שיר ברכות שמורות וערוכות
    4. [ ]בות ואכסוף לנחמות תמי…

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  4. 7104LetterJRL Gaster heb. ms 1772/4

    Letter. In Judaeo-Arabic. Urgently asking the addressee to send the volume of Bereshit that the writer had purchased from him in al-Maḥalla in the shop …

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  5. 7105LetterCUL Or.1080 J114

    Letter from Natan ha-Kohen b. Mevorakh, in Ashqelon, to a communal leader, in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic. The writer requests urgent help for his family that …

    ULC Or 1080 J 114, ed. Gil, Palestine, pp.489-491 (Doc. #591), C.B. 10-8-87 (p) Rental agreement of the pious foundation (heqdesh) and confirmations …

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  6. 7106LetterT-S 16.302

    Letter from ʿAwāḍ b. Ḥananel from Alexandria, to Nahray b. Nissim, Fustat, ca. 1060. In the handwriting of Avraham b. Abi al-Hayy and concerning business …

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    1. כתאבי אטאל אללה בקא מולאי ואדאם
    2. עזה ותאיידה וסעאדתה וסלאמתה
    3. ונעמתה וכבת עדווה מן אלמסתקר
    4. באלאסכנדריה ען סלאמה ונעמה
    5. ושוקי אליה שדיד גמע אללה ב…

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    1. (4−1) אני כותב לך, אדוני, ייתן לך אלוהים אריכות ימים ויתמיד את גדולתך ואת עזרתו לך ואת אושרך ואת שלומך ואת חסדו לך וכה את אויביך, מן הבית באלכ…

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  7. 7107LetterJRL P 1182

    Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Very faded. Likely from a Maghribī business letter of the 11th century.

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  8. 7108LetterT-S NS J384 + T-S AS 151.33

    Letter from Netanel b. Ḥalfon to Zakkay ha-Dayyan ha-Maskil Nezer ha-Maskilim. In Judaeo-Arabic. Probably the same sender as AIU V.B.48 (dated 1174 CE); this letter …

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    1. בשמ רחמ
    2. אעלם מולאי ומן געלת פדאה מן גמיע אלאסוא תאג ראסי
    3. וגמאלי ועדתי ודכרתי אננא עלי גמלה אלסלאמה ואל
    4. עאפיה מא נעדם גיר נטר טלעתך אלשריפה פאל…

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  9. 7109LetterT-S AS 152.283

    Letter(s) in Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic containing many terms of praise, mentioning Moshe, [David] ha-Sar ha-Ṭafsar, [...] ha-Kohen the cantor, and R. Ḥalfon. May be a …

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  10. 7110LetterT-S AS 149.80

    Letter from a certain Yisrael, in Jerusalem, to Avraham Castro (d. 1560), in Cairo. In Hebrew. Asking for charity and for his family of 8 …

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  11. 7111LetterT-S Ar.34.21

    Remnant of a letter from Ḥalfon b. Netanʾel ha-Levi to Abū Saʿd. Only the address is preserved. On the other side, in a different hand, …

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  12. 7112LetterMoss. VII,147.2

    Business letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Fragment. Mentions Abū l-Faraj Yeshuʿa b. Yaʿaqov; sending purses with various sums of dinars; [Hārū]n(?) b. Rajā Ibn al-Dirghām(?); Tamīm; a …

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  13. 7113LetterENA NS 77.179

    Letter in Ladino. Small fragment. From a certain Shelomo.

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  14. 7114LetterT-S AS 152.99

    Beginning of a letter, mentioning (and is probably addressed to) a Nasi. The ending formulae are curious ומן תחוטה אלדאר באפצל אלסלאם (instead of the …

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  15. 7115LetterT-S 13J22.15

    Letter from Eliyyahu the Judge, in Fustat, to his son Shelomo b. Eliyyahu, in Qalyūb. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: early 13th century. To be delivered to …

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    1. מי שעשה נסים ל[אבותינו] בימים ההם
    2. ובזמן הזה הוא יעשה עמך ועמנו
    3. ועם כל יש יקיים \\בנו\\ ק כת ואף גם זאת
    4. בהיותם בארץ וגו הו אלעאלם מא
    5. עלי קלובנא…

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  16. 7116LetterT-S Ar.34.228

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Extremely faded. גהת אל . . . תכון תמנהם...

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  17. 7117LetterT-S AS 101.13

    Official letter headed by the ʿalāma (motto) of the Nagid Yehoshuaʿ Maimonides (b. 1310–d. 1355) and written in the typical hand of his clerk (compare …

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  18. 7118LetterT-S AS 176.367

    Small fragment of a business letter in Arabic script. Referring to the sale of rice in Fustat, something blue (al-azraq), and Abū ʿAbdallāh.

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  19. 7119LetterBodl. MS heb. c 72/35–36

    Letter addressed to Moshe b. Yehuda. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dated: Monday, 5 Nisan 5245, which is 1485 CE. Dealing with business matters, such as the trade …

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  20. 7120LetterT-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 (recto in Gil's edition)

    1. אני כותב לך, אחי ואדוני היקר לי, ייתן לך אלוהים אריכות ימים ויחמיד את גדולתך ואת עזרתו לך ואת אושרך,
    2. ואת שלומך, מן הב…

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  21. 7121LetterMoss. VII,161

    Recto (secondary use): Upper part of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Only formulaic phrases are preserved.

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  22. 7122LetterT-S Misc.24.20

    Note in Arabic script. Mentions a maqṭaʿ cloth, but maybe also materia medica such as tamarind. Needs further examination. Information in part from Goitein's note …

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  23. 7123LetterT-S AS 173.300

    Small fragment of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions someone or something "carried" and "placed in the house."

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  24. 7124LetterMoss. IV,90.1

    Letter from Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi, probably in Qalyūb, to a family member, in Fustat. Fragment: left side of recto, right side of verso, tapering …

    Recto:

    1. ] בעד אלסלאם עליכם ותקביל
    2. ] וצל לי אלסכינתין ואלדפתרין
    3. כמא] קאל אלמתל מא יגי אלתואב
    4. ] לא יתעב מא יקצי חאגה ואלאן
    5. ]ו פי אלסלע אלמתמנה וידברהא
    6. …

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  25. 7125LetterT-S 8J21.25

    Unfinished note in the hand of Shelomo b. Eliyyahu to Abū l-ʿIzz. "I am not asking for silver nor for gold, only the copies of …

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  26. 7126LetterENA 3904.1

    Letter addressed to al-Shaykh al-Ajal al-Raʾis Abū ʿĪmrān Mūsā (Shelomo b. Mūsā al-Mahdāwī in al-Mahdiyya) from his business associate (Peraḥya b. Yosef in Fusṭāṭ) regarding …

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    1. مملوكه

    2. ابن [

    3. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

    4. عبد حضرة مولاي الشيخ الاجل الريس ابو 

    5. عمران موسى اطال الله بقاك وادام عزك ونعماك

    6. ومن حسن التوفي…

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  27. 7127LetterT-S AS 149.176

    Informal note written and signed by Shelomo b. Eliyyahu addressed to 'al-Kohen.' The addressee must not hand over the garment that 'the Jew' bought from …

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  28. 7128LetterT-S NS 194.24

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Very faded. Perhaps a letter of gratitude; the sender is very deferential. On verso there is Hebrew poetry (with several lines crossed …

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  29. 7129LetterBL 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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  30. 7130LetterT-S 13J15.19

    Letter from Marduk b. Musa, Alexandria, to Nahray b. Nissim, Fustat, about a shipment of yarn from Fustat to Alexandria. Marduk notes that a baqyar …

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    1. כתאבי אטאל אללה בקא מולאי אלחבר גדול הישיבה אטאל אללה
    2. בקאה ואדאם עזה ותאיידה וסעאדתה ונעמתה וחר[אסתה
    3. וכבת אעדאה מן אלאסכנדריה ליומין בקין מן ת…

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    1. אני כותב לך, אדוני החבר גדול הישיבה, ייתן לך אלוהים
    2. אריכות ימים ויתמיד את גדולתך ואת עזרתו לך ואת אושרך ואת חסדו לך ואת הגנתו עליך 
    3. ויכה את או…

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  31. 7131LetterJRL B 3409

    Two fragments of a very faded family letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: probably 13th century or later. The hand is reminiscent of that of Maimonides but …

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  32. 7132LetterT-S Ar.25.133

    Recto: Shemuʾel b. Ḥofni’s Judaeo-Arabic commentary on Deuteronomy 11:26f. Verso: Arabic jottings, possibly a maxim or poetry; the lower text block is a copy of …

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  33. 7133LetterT-S AS 40.98

    Text is too damaged and incomplete to identify, possibly a letter. (Information from CUDL)

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  34. 7134LetterT-S 6J11.6

    Letter sent to a Nasi, possibly named Yishay, possibly in Acre. In Hebrew. Dating: Likely 13th century, based on the mention of the judge Peraḥya …

    1. ]ביה שלומים וחן וחסד ורחמים ו . . [
    2. ] וינחילך תורת ה . . . . . . . . . . . . . [
    3. אב]רהם זקן בא בימים . . . . . [
    4. ] גליות ישראל . . . . . . . . . . [
    5. …

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  35. 7135LetterT-S 13J11.9

    Letter from Shelomo b. Yehuda to the community of Tatay. Dating: approximately 1030 (per Gil) and ca. 1025–1051 CE based on the years when Shelomo …

    1. לכל אחינו ויקירינו וזקנינו הקהל הקדוש אשר בתטאי בראש החזן
    2. והזקנים ושאר הקהל ישמרם צור ויברכם שאו שלום גדול
    3. מצור יעקב יתרומם וממנו ומחמודנו ומסמוכי י…

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  36. 7136LetterT-S 12.278

    Mercantile letter. In Judaeo-Arabic. On parchment. Dating: 11th century. Refers to coming to Alexandria and staying on the Nile or at sea for 3 days. …

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  37. 7137LetterT-S AS 206.219

    Letter, possibly a draft, from a certain Avraham to an addressee whose name is not preserved. The content is not clear, but the Pasha and …

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  38. 7138LetterT-S Misc.35.46 + T-S Misc. 35.53 + T-S Misc. 35.55 + T-S Misc. 35.56 + T-S Misc. 35.57 + T-S Misc. 35.63 + T-S Misc. 35.64 + T-S Misc. 35.70 + T-S Misc. 35.74 + T-S Misc. 35.75 + T-S Misc.35.19

    Letter; Literary Fragment from a codex containing copies of the correspondence and poetry of Judah ha-Levi.

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  39. 7139LetterT-S NS 34.154

    Letter fragment. In Judaeo-Arabic. Parts of ~20 lines are preserved. Mentions al-Maḥalla at least twice; someone who died; a stay in Alexandria; a request for …

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  40. 7140LetterMoss. IXa,2.2

    Very small note, faded and difficult to read. Might be related to illness judging by the words مريض and سرعة. Verso blank.

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  41. 7141LetterT-S 10J9.11

    Beginning of a letter from Avraham b. Benjamim the Teacher written in high 'Torah' script and very artificial style, perhaps to a Nagid. (Information from …

    1. עבדו המודה חסדו אברהם
    2. בירבי בנימין המלמד המרוחם ננ
    3. בשם אלמעוז אשר שמו מגדל עז
    4. ונחך ד תמיד והשביע בצחצחות נפשך ועצמותיך יחליץ והיית כגן רוה וכמוצא מי…

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  42. 7142LetterHUC 1117

    Letter sent from Sandūr (in Kurdistan) to Yaʿaqov Binyamin, in Jerusalem. Late and non-Geniza. Dated: 5462 AM = 1701/02 CE. The sender devotes a lot …

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  43. 7143LetterT-S Misc.28.166

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Late. Addressed to Natan b. Avraham ha-Kohen Sholal (?). The writer expresses his longing for the addressee (r1–4). He gives news of …

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  44. 7144LetterENA 2486.2

    Letter fragment. In Hebrew. Containing only praises and blessings for the addressee. On verso there are some verses of Hebrew poetry.

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  45. 7145LetterENA NS 31.15

    Letter from Shelomo Abū l-Khayr to his cousin (ibn ʿamm) ʿAlāʾ. In Judaeo-Arabic, with a couple words that look European. Late. Reporting on family and …

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  46. 7146LetterT-S 13J20.28

    Letter from Netanel b. Ḥalfon to the Cairene notable ʿOvadya b. Benayahu. He asks for help for a learned man from Europe who has traveled …

    1. בשמ רחמ מגדל עוז שם ייי בו ירוץ צדיק ונשגב
    2. פי צדיק יהגה חכמה ולשונו תדבר וג
    3. וענוים ירשו ארץ והתענגו על רב של
    4. מודיע אני לפני יקר הדרת כבוד גדולת קדוש…

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    1. In (Your) name, O Mer(ciful). "The name of the Lord is a tower of strength to which the righteous man runs and is safe" (Proverbs 18:10). 
    2. "Th…

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  47. 7147LetterAIU VII.E.52

    Letter in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi (fl. 1100–1138 CE). Fragment (lower right corner). Written on behalf of somebody begging for charity from …

    1. ואלכאלק תעאלי געל[
    2. וללעבד דיון כת[ירה
    3. אלי מולאי אלדיאן [
    4. יעישו בה ומן  . . [
    5. וש]הד אללה אן ל . [
    6. יגמז עליה פי . [
    7. אליום שהרין מגלוק [
    8. כאיף מן דלך לא…

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  48. 7148LetterT-S 8J24.17

    Recto: Letter in the handwriting of Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi, probably from Qalyub to his father in Fustat, consisting almost in its entirely of good …

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    1. וצל כתאבכם לא עדמת בקאכם
    2. אללה תעאלי יזכיכם שנים רבות ושנים
    3. נעימים ותזכו לחזות בנועם ייי
    4. ולבקר בהיכלו ותזכו לשמחת
    5. בית השאובה(!) ואתם שמחים
    6. וחי…

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  49. 7149LetterT-S 10G5.8 + T-S 20.100

    No. 1: Letter of condolence from a Gaon on the death of the addressee's son. (Bamerkazim, pp. 69-72); No. 2: Letter from Hayya Gaon to …

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    1. ...ב..נ.ו ו.......... [עד אשר ימרט משער]
    2. ראשו ככת' ואמר[טה משער ראשי]................
    3. הוא עושה בעצמ[ו... שהדאג]ה .......
    4. פעלתה ברוחך כל…

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  50. 7150LetterT-S 8J13.21

    Letter to Simha from Eliyyahu in which he notes that he left from Fustat and arrived in Alexandria on Friday, and further states that “our …

    1. אלי חצרה ר שמחה הבחור היקר סט
    2. מן מחבה אליהו
    3. יערפה אנה כרג מן מצר וצל במשיה אללה תע
    4. אלי אלתגר יום אלגמעה באכר וקלובנא
    5. משגול עלי אלצביה ואבנתהא
    6. אלבארי…

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