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  1. 7501LetterENA 1822a.34

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Business letter from Barakāt b. Khulayf dealing with shipments of textiles within Egypt. The name Abū l-Ḥasan is mentioned, as well as merchandise sent with …

    1. . . . . . . .]א[. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    2. אנפדת איצא חריר ואולה [. . .]. . . פאנה אמא יאמ[. …
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  2. 7502LetterMoss. III,199

    Primary language
    Romance

    Letter (?) in a Spanish, possibly early modern; requires examination.

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  3. 7503LetterJRL Genizah Ar. 184

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Letter fragment, or a draft. "yunhī anna". Jottings in Arabic on recto and verso. Needs examination.

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  4. 7504LetterT-S 8J36.6

    Primary language
    Hebrew

    Letter (possibly a copy, as it is blank on verso and is set out more like a page of text than a letter) sending greetings …

    1. אשאל מיום מעלליו יעבור על . . . ל
    2. ואל יתעבר ויגביר חסדיו ואל יתגבר
    3. למחול עוני ואם גליתי קלוני והגדתי חסרוני
    4. והייתי כמביא אידו בידו ויקשו בנפשו
    5. במעלת…

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  5. 7505LetterT-S NS 269.170

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    Primary language
    French

    Wedding Invitation in French. Dated February 9, 1888 CE. The fathers of the bride (Bienvenue Eliakim) and groom (Raphaël) invite an unnamed guest to the …

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  6. 7506LetterAIU VII.E.168

    Primary languages
    Arabic, Judaeo-Arabic

    Recto: Fragment of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic to al-Shaykh al-Muhadhdhab, perhaps begging for charity. Mentions necessity/want (al-ḍurūra) several times and concludes with, "I have no …

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  7. 7507LetterT-S K25.61

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter copies, probably writing exercises. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: 18th or 19th century. There are two main letters copied here, dealing with shipments of chests and …

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  8. 7508LetterT-S NS 99.33

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Recto: Bottom of a Judaeo-Arabic letter to a more important person, begging him to do some sort of favor ("wa-yubayyiḍ al-mawlā wajh al-shafāʿa fī dhālik") …

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  9. 7509LetterT-S NS 256.32

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter fragment. In Judaeo-Arabic. 8 lines near the beginning are preserved. Mentions the sending of gold. On verso there are accounts in Judaeo-Arabic.

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  10. 7510LetterCUL Or.1080 5.10

    Primary language
    Hebrew

    Biblical verses. Conceivably from the opening of a letter.

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  11. 7511LetterT-S NS 306.136

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Fragment of a letter in Arabic script. Dating: likely Mamluk-era (13th–15th century). Mentions al-Ṣāliḥiyya; the army (al-ʿaskar); the justice of the sulṭān (ومولانا السلطان عادل); …

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  12. 7512LetterT-S 13J26.6

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    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter from Abū l-Majd, in Qūṣ, to Abū l-Mufaḍḍal the judge, in Fustat. Mentions Egypt, Abū l-Riḍā, Ibn Ibrahim al-ʿArīf, Abū l-ʿAlā b. Ḥassūn, Abū …

    Recto:

    1. אצגר אלממאליך אלדאעי לה
    2. אלשאכר לתפצלה אבו אלמגד
    3. בש רח וענוים יירשו ארץ וג
    4. יראו את ייי קדושיו כי אין מחסור ליראיו רצון
    5. יראיו יעשה וג וראו כל ע…
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  13. 7513LetterT-S AS 146.403

    Inferred date
    Primary language
    Hebrew

    Small fragment of the beginning of a letter addressed to the Nagid Mevorakh b. Saʿadya (r. 1078–1111) written by Ḥalfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi (fl. 1100–1138 …

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  14. 7514LetterT-S NS J258

    Inferred date

    Letter of recommendation from the office of Yehoshua Maimonides (b. 1310–d. 1355 CE) for the bearer who is named Moshe. See Moss. II,177 for another …

    1. [In the name of the Compassionate]
    2. [“Behold, God is] my s[alvation,” e]tc.
    3. “[Thus] says the Lord: [Do] justice and deeds of charity,” etc. (Isaiah 5…
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  15. 7515LetterT-S AS 205.155

    Primary languages
    Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

    Small fragment from the end of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew.

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  16. 7516LetterT-S Misc.25.123

    Primary languages
    Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter of condolence in Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic, on the death of 'the father.' Beautiful prose and calligraphic script. Likely a formulary.

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  17. 7517LetterT-S 13J20.10

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    IB V, 23. Letter from an unknown writer to Abu Zikri Yehuda ha-Kohen b. Yosef. The main purpose of the letter is to ask Abū …

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  18. 7518LetterENA NS 83.383.1

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Verso: Petition from Muḥammad b. [...]. Small fragment (upper left corner). In Arabic script. Dating: Perhaps Mamluk-era based on the hand. Striking calligraphy.

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  19. 7519LetterT-S NS 305.54

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Letter in Arabic script. Tall and skinny. Damaged at the beginning. Dating: Perhaps 12th century. The sender is evidently a merchant en route to India: …

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  20. 7520LetterYevr. II A 2115

    Primary language
    Hebrew

    Letter copy. In Hebrew. Attributed to Yehuda ha-Levi on the final page. Mostly consists of extremely poetic praises for the addressee ("whose like has not …

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  21. 7521LetterT-S Ar.39.196

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Possibly a scrap of letter, Only few words preserved.

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  22. 7522LetterAIU VII.E.43

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Verso: Letter probably from Binyām the druggist of Rashīd, in Alexandria, to Abū Saʿīd al-ʿAfṣī, in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: 12th century. (This sender, who …

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  23. 7523LetterT-S AS 149.246

    Primary languages
    Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter of condolence (possibly a copy) to a public figure. In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. Quotes Jeremiah 15:2. The name Faḍl appears in l. 1, [Abū …

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  24. 7524LetterAIU VII.E.147

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Bottom part of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic with some Hebrew. Dating: Likely 13th–15th century based on the hand and typical abbreviations (mam[lūk]). Very little of …

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  25. 7525LetterT-S NS 183.82

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: looks late, probably no earlier than 14th century. From a man initially addressing a group of people and subsequently a woman …

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  26. 7526LetterT-S Ar.7.35

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Verso: Letter draft in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Possibly 11th century. Beginning only. The writer reports on previous letters that he had sent with the fayj to …

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  27. 7527LetterT-S AS 39.279

    Primary language
    Arabic

    74 minute fragments (72 paper; 2 vellum), of which one is part of a letter in Arabic (row 5, no. 1). (Information from CUDL)

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  28. 7528LetterT-S 8J24.12

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter from Asad b. Hilāl to a maker of scales (al-Mawāzīnī) to whom the writer had given a scale on which to affix a hanger, …

    1. על שמך
    2. אלדי אעלמך בה יאכי ואלעזיז עלי וענדי
    3. אטאל אללה בקאך ואדאם עזך
    4. ואלדי תריד עלמה אנני כנת קד דפעת
    5. לך מיזאן לתעמל לה עלאקה
    6. . . . . .] עלי קדרה וד…

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  29. 7529LetterAIU VII.A.43

    Document date
    Primary languages
    Arabic, Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter fragment (bottom half) in Judaeo-Arabic, addressed to an important person (perhaps Avraham Maimonides). Dated: Middle decade of Elul 1541 Seleucid = August 1230 CE. …

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  30. 7530LetterT-S 8J27.6

    Primary languages
    Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter from Yosef b. Yefet al-Shaʿrānī(?) to his relative Abū Naṣr Elʿazar b. Abū l-Khayr al-Kohen, congratulating him on the birth of a son. (Information …

    1. כי [ילד] ילד לנו בן נתן וג ונודע בגויים זרעם וצאצאיהם
    2. בתוך העמים וג [אשרי הגבר] אשר מלא את אשפתו וג
    3. אשתך כגפן פוריה בירכתי ביתך בניך כשתילי זתים וג
    4. …

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  31. 7531LetterT-S NS 225.117 + T-S NS 226.14a

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter/petition to a notable in Judaeo-Arabic. Begins with a taqbīl clause in the name of a woman (al-mamlūka tuqabbil al-arḍ) but the inhāʾ is masculine …

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  32. 7532LetterJRL Genizah Ar. 269

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Formal note, in Arabic script. Probably in answer to a question "innaka saʾltanī". Mentions a strong vow "bi-akhaṣṣ al-yamīn".

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  33. 7533LetterT-S AS 142.55 + T-S AS 203.161

    Primary language
    Hebrew

    A damaged letter from a merchant. 16th century. A sale of wheat and cheese is mentioned, and few names such as PYMH פיימה, David Shamno, …

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  34. 7534LetterENA 2727.25b

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter and response. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Probably no earlier than 16th century. The writer of the original letter is in some distress and requests help …

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  35. 7535LetterCUL Or.1080 J23

    Inferred date
    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    IB III, 56. Letter whose author might be Perahya b. Yosef Ibn Yiju, probably in Fustat, to the author's wife, in the home of the …

    Recto

    1. כתאבי אליך יאסתנא אל עזיזה עלינא תאג ראסנא
    2. ועזנא לא עדמנאך פלא תסאל (!) ען שוקנא אליך אלבארי
    3. תעאלי יסאהל מא עסר ויקרב מא בעד פהו תעאלי
    4. אלעאלם …

    recto

    1. מכתבי אלייך, הוי, גברתנו היקרה עלינו, עטרת ראשנו
    2. וכבודנו, לעולם אל תחסרי לנו. ואל תשאלי על געגועינו עלייך. הבורא
    3. יתעלה יקל את מה שקשה ויקרב את…
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  36. 7536LetterT-S 10J20.22

    Document date
    Primary language
    Ladino

    Letter in Ladino to Efrayim ʿAdda (עדה) from David, mentioning Livorno, Ragusa and Senor Vidal. Dated: 1 Ṭevet [5]563 (5563 of the Era of Creation …

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  37. 7537LetterT-S 10J19.19

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter from Efrayim b. Isma'il al-Jawhari, probably in Alexandria, to Yosef b. 'Awkal, in Fustat, ca. 1030. Mentions Palermo and Mahdiyya; ships of Ibn Daysūr …

    recto

    1. כתבת אטאל אללה בקא מולאי אלשיך אלאגל ואדאם תאידה ונעמתה וסעאדתה לה' כלת מן סי[ין] 
    2. והו ער'צ'ה עצרת דרך אללה מולאי אמתאלה ואעאדה עליה סנין אן כ…

    recto

    1. כתבתי, ייתן לך אלוהים, אדוני ורבי הנכבד, אריכות ימים ויתמיד את עזרתו לך ואת חסדו ואת אושרך, בה' בסיון
    2. שהוא ערב עצרת, יודיעך אלוהים, אדוני, כמו…
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  38. 7538LetterENA 3616.21

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter from Avraham b. Moshe b. Maṣliaḥ to his father Moshe b. Maṣliaḥ. Written in Judaeo-Arabic. Discusses transactions of white lāsīn silk. Mentions Abū l-Yumn …

    Recto

    1. בשמ רח
    2. כתאבי אלי מולאי וואלדי אטאל אללה בקאה
    3. ואדאם עזה ונעמאה ומן חסן תופיקה לא
    4. אכלאה וקד כאן אנפדת אלי מולאי כתאב
    5. מע שבאת באן תכלי ואלדתי תזן…
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  39. 7539LetterT-S 8J14.27

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Letter (or draft) in Arabic script. Addressed to a certain amīr. Needs examination.

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  40. 7540LetterT-S 8J27.22

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter from David b. Nahum in Alexandria to Ismail b. Farah al-Qabisi in Fustat. The letter deals with goods and money. The writer also refers …

    recto

    1. [עלי אללה] תוכלת

    2. [כתאבי אלי]ך יאסידי ומולאי אטאל אללה בקאך ואדאם עזך ותאיידך וסלאמתך מן אלאסכנדריה

    3. [ מן] מרחשון ען סלאמה פי אלגסם ומרץ קל…

    recto

    1. (2-1) בוטח אני באלוהים. אני כותב לך, אדוני ורבי, ייתן לך אלוהים אריכות ימים ויתמיד את גדולתך ואת עזרתו לך ואת שלומך, מאלכסנדריה,
    3. .... במרחשו…
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  41. 7541LetterJRL B 7474

    Primary languages
    Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter fragment addressed to the Nagid. In Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew. Regarding a very poor man. Mentions the word me'uḥar three lines from the bottom, which …

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  42. 7542LetterCUL Or.1080 J182

    Inferred date
    Primary language
    Hebrew

    IB II, 45. Letter from the scribe of the yeshiva to Yosef b. Avraham b. Bundar. Cairo, ca. 1128-39.

    II, 45

    1. מחנה השלום ומענה יהלום ומבנה
    2. הבא עוד ⟦י⟧הלום מקנה ישע כולן ויחלום
    3. והזמן המתאנה במתג ורסן עדיו לבלום
    4. עם שאר מנעמי הברכות ישא שרינו
    5. כליל היופי …
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  43. 7543LetterT-S AS 146.132

    Primary languages
    Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

    Possibly a letter or a sermon. (Information from CUDL)

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  44. 7544LetterHalper 222

    Document date
    Primary language
    Arabic

    Verso: Letter in Arabic script to an unknown recipient from ʿAlī Efendi, the commander of Damietta's janissary garrison. Dated: Dhū l-Qaʿda 1119 1119 AH (1708 …

    Recto

    Upper Left Side, parallel to lines 3–5: ʿAlī Efendi’s seal 

    توكلي على الله في كل الأمور

    Verso

    [باسم الله الرحمن الرحيم]

    1. بعد وان سالتم عنا فانن…

    Recto

    Upper Left Side, parallel to lines 3–5: ʿAlī Efendi’s seal

    Trust in God in all matters.

    Verso

    [In the name of God, the merciful, the compass…

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    32488
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  45. 7545LetterT-S AS 153.398 + T-S AS 153.396 + T-S AS 153.397

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Business letter, mentioning Mūsā, Abū Isḥāq and Avraham. On parchment. Dating: 11th century. (Information in part from CUDL)

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    • 1r
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    2018
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    17857
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  46. 7546LetterT-S AS 203.181

    Primary language
    Hebrew

    Bifolio containing a very lengthy and detailed Hebrew narrative of business dealings, possibly intended as a draft or copy of a letter, or possibly related …

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  47. 7547LetterT-S AS 149.30

    Primary languages
    Arabic, Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter from Yeshuʿab. Avraham ha-Kohen, the cantor of Shubrā Damsis to his maternal uncles, sons of Moshe ha-Kohen, perhaps in Fuwwa. With introductory citations, such …

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  48. 7548LetterT-S AS 182.214

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. T-S AS 182.214 and T-S AS 182.215 may belong together.

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  49. 7549LetterAIU XII.57

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Recto: The opening three lines of a state document or formal letter starting with a basmala and containing mainly honorifics. "al-ḥaḍra al-Sāmiyya al-Ajalliyya al-Shaykhiyya al-Najībiyya …

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  50. 7550LetterENA 2594.12

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter from Alexandria, the writer is a person from Ramla (who lived for twenty years in Baghdad). He writes to Mevorakh b. Se’adya ha-Nagid or …

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