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  1. 7151LetterT-S NS 324.16

    Primary language
    Hebrew

    Small fragment of a letter in Hebrew. Wide space between the lines. "I arrived safely in Sambūṭya (=Sunbāṭ)... may His blessing fall on him and …

    1. הגעתי שלום לעיר סנבוטיה [
    2. ברכתו תחול עליו ועל חמודו לטוב ואני בעזרת
    3. שמים מסכים ללכת לדמיאט //אי כפתור// ומשם לתניס //אי חנס// ללכת [

    Margin:

    1. מושבו…
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  2. 7152LetterBodl. MS heb. c 28/8

    Inferred date
    Primary language
    Hebrew

    Letter from Shelomo b. Yehuda to Avraham b. Sahlan (died ca. 1032), noting that in a previous epistle he thanked Abraham for the donation the …

    (recto)

    1. משאות השלומות וציוויי הברכות ושיוויי הטובות וקיוויי הישועות
    2. ואיוויי ההצלחות ומילואיי המשאלות ליקר כגק מורב אברהם החבר
    3. המשביר שבר לכל עובר נד…
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    552
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  3. 7153LetterT-S AS 88.281

    Primary language
    Hebrew

    Very dark, faded and damaged letter in Hebrew. Regarding monetary issues, but very hard to read due to its state of preservation.

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  4. 7154LetterT-S 12.286

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter from a certain Yosef to Yiṣḥaq he-Ḥaver, in Valencia (בלנסיה). In Judaeo-Arabic. The hand is Egyptian rather than Spanish (per Amir Ashur) though the …

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  5. 7155LetterT-S NS 327.94

    Primary languages
    Arabic, Greek/Coptic Numerals, Judaeo-Arabic

    Bifolio of miscellaneous text in both Arabic script and Judaeo-Arabic, including commercial accounts, letter drafts, and poetry and/or aphorisms. One part refers to a wise …

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  6. 7156LetterAIU VII.E.151

    Primary language
    Hebrew

    Late letter in Hebrew to the Judge Yeshuʿah Landes (?).

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  7. 7157LetterBodl. MS heb. c 72/40

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Likely addressed to Moshe b. Yehuda or to the community of Alexandria. Dating: Last quarter of the 15th century. Concerning a …

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  8. 7158LetterENA 3765.10 + T-S 18J4.16

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    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter from Shemarya b. Maṣliaḥ, in Fustat, to the Nagid Yaʿaqov b. ʿAmram, in Qayrawān. Dating: probably spring or summer of 1039 CE, and in …

    A: ENA 3765, f. 10r B: TS 18 J 4.10v ed. Gil, Palestine, Pt. 2, pp.332-335 (Doc. #192) C.B. 02-03-88 (p) Rough draft of a letter written by Ghalib Ha…

    [ . . . ] He spoke to him in a manner the likes of which are not [per]mitted, and gathered about him a group of young men like himself [and] assumed …

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  9. 7159LetterJRL B 5150

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Apparently describing the situation of an ʿaguna (a woman abandoned by her husband without a divorce). "Their summoning to the court. . …

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  10. 7160LetterBodl. MS heb. e 98/72

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter from a certain Khalaf b. Isḥāq to someone whose name includes Shemaʿya, sent to the house of Abū Yaʿqūb Yūsuf al-Qudsī, in Fustat. In …

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    19542
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  11. 7161LetterT-S Ar.39.48

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Letter from a certain Ibrāhīm (verso, l. 1). In Arabic script. Fragmentary (only the upper right corner is preserved). Mentions another Ibrāhīm (recto, l. 6) …

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  12. 7162LetterT-S AS 142.126

    Primary language
    Hebrew

    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 …

    Recto

    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 …

    Recto

    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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  13. 7163LetterT-S AS 149.163 + T-S AS 149.151

    Primary languages
    Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter in which the writer says that he has heard that the addressee became a cantor. The marginal text is in Arabic. Recto seems to …

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  14. 7164LetterT-S AS 148.210 + T-S AS 148.211

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Informal note, or draft of the beginning of a letter. The sender says that he has not requested any money from the addressee, Abū l-ʿIzz, …

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    37755
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  15. 7165LetterJRL Gaster heb. ms 2110a/21

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Business letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Likely 11th century. Mentions brazilwood, but otherwise the remaining text is quite vague.

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  16. 7166LetterT-S NS 264.80

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Recto: Informal note in Judaeo-Arabic asking Bū l-Ḥasan to purchase 2.5 raṭls of pepper, 1 raṭl of almonds, and 1 raṭl of "bustaj lubbān ṣāliḥ" …

    1. יתפצל אלשיך בו אלחסן יאכד
    2. לכאדמה הדה אלחאגתין והי
    3. פלפל רטלין ונצף לוז רטל
    4. בסתג לבאן צאלח רטל וצאפי
    5. הו יאכד דהן אללוז סער סתה אל
    6. . . . . .] רבע רטל מ…
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  17. 7167LetterT-S 8J27.16

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter concerning business issues in which the writer discusses the price of silk and references a previous conversation between Abu al-Tahur and the addressee. Abu …

    1. גיד יב דינ קלת לך פרסה ותדה . . . . . [ . . . . . . . . .
    2. . . מני מנך בקי ביני ובין ב . . . מסעוד [ . . . . . . . . .
    3. ענדך . . . בהם ואנצר לרוחך לא …

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  18. 7168LetterJRL B 5334

    Primary language
    Hebrew

    Letter fragment addressed to the Gaon Shelomo (b. Yehuda?), or conceivably his son). In Hebrew. Only the beginnings of four lines from the beginning are …

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    • 1 / 1 leaf, recto
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    28763
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  19. 7169LetterBodl. MS heb. d 75/16

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Mercantile letter addressed to Abū Saʿd Khalaf (possibly Abū Saʿd Khalaf b. Salāma, the same addressee as T-S 8J16.19 + T-S NS 323.13, though the …

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    • 16 recto
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    2020
    PGPID
    19454
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  20. 7170LetterENA NS 77.119

    Primary language
    Hebrew

    End of a letter in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe containing only the phrase שלומו יגדל.

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  21. 7171LetterT-S AS 224.119

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Faded and damaged. Dating: likely no earlier than ca. 14th century. Dealing with business transactions.

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  22. 7172LetterT-S Ar.42.173

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Verso (original use): Letter in Arabic script, in a chancery-esque hand. Opens with expressions of longing. The sender 'reports' that he continually asks after the …

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  23. 7173LetterT-S AS 170.99

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    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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  24. 7174LetterT-S AS 152.29

    Primary language
    Hebrew

    Seems like a fragment from a poetic Hebrew letter. AA

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  25. 7175LetterT-S 6J2.3

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter from Eliyya 'the small' (b. Zekharya?) to 'the dear boy' Simḥa. In Judaeo-Arabic. Small fragment from the beginning.

    1 Transcription

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  26. 7176LetterMoss. II,147.3

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter fragment (lower right corner). In Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions Sayyidnā twice, swears by Jerusalem, and mentions the unit of currency rubāʿī.

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  27. 7177LetterT-S AS 147.133

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter from David (=David I Maimonides?) to a Nasi. Only the first few lines are preserved. (Information in part from CUDL)

    1. אלכאדם דוד
    2. בר
    3. ינהי אלי כרים(?) אלעלם אלמגלס
    4. אלסאמי אלאגל אלמולוי אלנשיאי
    5. ירום הודו ויגדל כבודו אנה
    6. ] אלאחד מע סיידנא
    7. ] חצר
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  28. 7178LetterENA 2808.36

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter from an in-law probably to Shelomo b. Eliyyahu, entreating him to divorce his wife (Sitt Ghazāl).

    verso

    1. ואן כאן הדה אלוצלה אלגיר צויה
    2. חצל מנהא אלאנקטאע מן אללה
    3. תע ואלתצגר באלואלדין בסבבהא
    4. תחת אן חצלת להם בהא פואיד
    5. עצימה ענד אללה וענד אלנאס
    6. פהדה א…

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    PGPID
    6715
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  29. 7179LetterT-S AS 150.65

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: 13th century (the hand is probably known). Narrow vertical strip of paper. The sender asks the addressee to send him the …

    1. צבח אללה אלמגלס אלסאמי
    2. יר הו בכל סעאדה
    3. ובכל נעמה
    4. ינעם יסיר ללכאדם
    5. אלכראס אלדי פיה
    6. מדרש עלי אלכפור
    7. והו בכטי וכאן
    8. אערתה לסידנא
    9. פי אלכ . . . ית כנא
    10. מגת…

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  30. 7180LetterENA NS 7.18

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic addressed to 'the father' Abū Sahl. The writer reports that a sick man is in dangerous condition (al-marīḍ ʿalā khaṭar (or conceivably …

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    2021
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    33803
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  31. 7181LetterT-S 8J19.23

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter from Abūn b. Ṣedaqa (Jerusalem) to Nahray b. Nissim (Fustat). Dating: 10 March 1064 CE (Gil). Abūn mentions that he is unable to travel …

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    7669
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  32. 7182LetterENA NS 2.24

    Inferred date
    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter from Yefet b. Menashshe to his brother Ḥalfon b. Menashshe (fl. 1100-1138 CE). In Judaeo-Arabic. Fragment (thin strip from the right side of recto). …

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  33. 7183LetterT-S AS 116.392

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Unidentified text in Arabic, probably a letter or state document. On verso there is piyyut. (Information from CUDL)

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  34. 7184LetterHUC 1017

    Primary language
    Hebrew

    Fragment of an anonymous letter emanating from Babylonian Geonim or members of the schools. The content emphasizes the need of communal leaders and includes biblical …

    (Recto)

    1. שרי המלך הגבורים ואני התחזקתי ביד
    2. י'י אלהי עלי ואקבצה מישראל [ר]אשים
    3. לעלות עמי: ולמה נקרא כל אחד
    4. מן הראשים ראש לחמשה ענינים הענין
    5. הראשון כי …

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    843
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  35. 7185LetterT-S NS J308

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter from Menaḥem to the judge Yehosef. In Judaeo-Arabic. A letter of recommendation poor man who has debts and must pay the capitation tax. Menaḥem …

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    2020
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  36. 7186LetterAIU VII.E.14

    Primary languages
    Arabic, Judaeo-Arabic

    Image not available. According to Schwarb Catalogue: An Arabic (or Judeo Arabic) letter by Moshe b. Qiash ( (קיאשto Aharon the scribe. AA

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  37. 7187LetterT-S AS 203.44

    Document date
    Primary language
    Hebrew

    Short note sent from Egypt. The writer reports that he was taken to the house of the wali and from there to the judge, and …

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  38. 7188LetterBL OR 5549.3 + BL OR 5549.4

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter about the birth of David, the grandson of Maimonides, early 13th century (ca. 1226). Description from PGPID 6237: A list with details about the …

    1. ולאדה סידנא ר' דוד
    2. יחי לעד לילה אלארבעא
    3. אלנצף מן די אלקעדה
    4. סנה תסעה עשר וסתמאיה
    5. והוא טבת אתקלד והי
    6. לילה אן אבלית ללשיך
    7. אבי אסחק אלחמאם זל
    8. וכאנת הדרת…
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    1989
    PGPID
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  39. 7189LetterJRL A 1581

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Small fragments, very faded, of a Judaeo-Arabic letter.

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    • 1 / 2 leaves, recto
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    28182
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  40. 7190LetterT-S 8J24.20

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Fragment of a letter regarding someone in need.

    1. ב . .
    2. אלגמאעה יקבלו איידי אלח[צרה אל
    3. גלילה וישכרו תפצלהא ואח[סאנהא עלי
    4. אולאד אבו נצר אלמור . והם [
    5. כברה עלי סביל אלנצח לא ב . [
    6. בעד מנהא לאן למא תופ…

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  41. 7191LetterT-S 6J10.6

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Probably 16th century, based on the mention of Avraham Shānjī. Concerning business matters, mentioning the writer’s brother Shemuel, Alexandria and a …

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  42. 7192LetterT-S 8J15.31

    Primary language
    Hebrew

    The end of a late letter, signed with elaborate sigla. Dating: ca. 16th century according to CUDL, however the date is given in gematria as …

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  43. 7193LetterT-S 8J27.2

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter from Musa b. Abi al-Hayy in Alexandria to Abu Yahya Nahray b. Nissim in Fustat. Dating: ca. 1057 (Gil). This is one of two …

    recto

    1. אעלמך יאמולאי אן תקדם כתאבי אליך מע אלפיג תם כתבת כתאב אכר מן קבל אלמועד ולם ימצי אלפיג

    2. ובקי מעי למא כאן אכתב רקעתי הדה דפעתה ללפיג וכאן על…

    recto

    1. אודיעך, אדוני, ששלחתי לך לפני כן מכתב עם נושא המכתבים, ואחר כך כתבתי עוד מכתב לפני המועד, אבל לא יצא נושא המכתבים
    2. והוא נשאר אצלי, ובעת כותבי א…
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    PGPID
    2084
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  44. 7194LetterT-S NS 226.117

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter in the hand of Yefet b. Menashshe ha-Levi. Fragment (lower left corner of recto). Mentions Abū l-Wafāʾ al-Simsār (the broker); Ibn al-Mū (?? בן …

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  45. 7195LetterENA NS 83.3

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Letter fragment in Arabic script. The sender complains multiple times about a lack of letters. Mentions Alexandria and Abū Manṣūr.

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    14207
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  46. 7196LetterDK 372

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Letter in Arabic script. Ḥaḍara baʿd ijtimāʿī bi-haḍrat mawlāy al-Shaykh al-ajall.... Needs examination. On verso there is Hebrew literary text in a rudimentary hand.

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  47. 7197LetterENA NS 41.5

    Primary languages
    Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

    Fragment of a late letter in Judaeo-Arabic and an erratic scribal hand. The address is to a certain David Medina. The final letter looks more …

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  48. 7198LetterT-S Ar.39.353

    Primary languages
    Arabic, Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter that begins in Arabic script and transitions to Judaeo-Arabic (right margin and verso). It begins, "After I wrote the Hebrew letter..." (بعد ما كتبت …

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  49. 7199LetterT-S NS 226.183

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Two lines from an opening of a letter from Abū l-Barakāt b. al-Rayyis, probably Shelomo b. Eliyyahu, to his paternal aunt (ʿammatī al-jalīla al-aṣīla al-nabīla). …

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    24331
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  50. 7200LetterT-S NS J63c

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Fragment of a business letter, probably the upper margin. Mentions a cantor (al-ḥazzān); Mubārak Ibn al-[...]; 4 dinars; Abū ʿUmar; an agent (wakīl); Fustat/Egypt; and …

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