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  1. 7701LetterMoss. Xa,3.24

    Recto: letter (to judge by the words من مولاي), three lines and the top half of a fourth from the right side. Cut and reused …

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  2. 7702LetterENA NS 46.23

    Most likely a letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. The ink is mottled in many places, at times bearing the appearance that a scribe wrote over a …

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  3. 7703LetterBodl. MS heb. d 76/59

    Letter from Faraḥ b. Yַūsuf b. Faraḥ al-Qābisī in Alexandria to Abū Zikrī Yehuda b. Menashshe in Fustat. Gil dates the letter to May 1069. …

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    1. כתאבי אטאל אללה בקא מולאי אלשיך ואדאם תאידה וסלאמתה ונעמתה וכבת א[עראה
    2. מן אסכנדריה לי' כלאת מן איאר כתמה אללה עליך באחסן כאתמה ואלחאל סלאמה [א…

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    1. אני כותב לך, ייתן לך אלוהים, אדוני ורבי, אריכות ימים ויתמיד את עזרתו לך ואת שלומך ואת אושרך ויכה את אויביך,
    2. מאלכסנדריה, בי' באייר, יחתום אותו …

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  4. 7704LetterMIAC 197

    Announcement of the Jewish community in establishing a religious institution for the training of faith leaders, kosher slaughterers, and mohelim beginning with the sending forth …

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  5. 7705LetterT-S AS 146.127

    Fragment from the end of a letter in Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. On verso there is a Talmudic commentary in Judaeo-Arabic. (Information in part from CUDL.)

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  6. 7706LetterMoss. VII,173.3

    Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Describing the sender's unfortunate dealings with a government bureau (דיואן). Apparently Ibn al-Farārījī tried to shake him down for money, claiming …

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  7. 7707LetterT-S AS 160.271

    Unidentified text, possibly a letter, quoting Job 1:21. (Information from CUDL)

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  8. 7708LetterENA 3616.23

    Letter fragment from Menaḥem to Eliyyahu. Onlly the first few lines are preserved. Verso contains the name Abū l-Faraj in giant faded letters.

    1. אוהבו כנפשו
    2. מנחם
    3. בש רח
    4. וצלנא כתאב חצרה אלמולא אלאגל כבוד
    5. גדולת קדושת מרנא ורבנא אליהו השר
    6. הנכבד החכם והנבון ישמרו אלהינו ויהיה

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  9. 7709LetterT-S Ar.21.36

    Letter sent from Rashīd addressed to Shelomo Ḥalafta Yerushalmi, in Bulaq. In Judaeo-Arabic. Probably the same sender as ENA 2855.21. Dating: late 15th or early …

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  10. 7710LetterT-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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  11. 7711LetterMoss. II,115.2A + Moss. II,115.2B

    Small fragment of a letter from Ibrāhīm b. Nāḥūm to Bū l-Surūr, in Fustat. Mentions Abū Saʿd. Almost nothing else is preserved.

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  12. 7712LetterT-S NS 190.75

    Letter possibly in the hand of Yefet b. Menashshe ha-Levi. 8 partial lines are preserved. Rubbed and faded. Mentions a Sar Shalom who is dead. …

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  13. 7713LetterT-S 10J15.6

    Letter from Yisrael B. Natan, Jerusalem, to Nahray B. Nissim, Fustat. Israel suggests Nahray to get out of a deal he made and asks for …

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    1. כתאבי יאסידי ומולאי אטאל אללה בקאך ואדאם נעמאך מן אלקדס עמרה אללה
    2. לד בקין מן אלול ואלחאל סלאמה ונעמה ללה אלחמד עלי דלך וען שוק סדיד אליך
    3. קרב א…

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  14. 7714LetterENA NS 63.13

    Letter from "Sāsī" to R. D[...]. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: After 1517 CE (uses the term 'basha' twice), but not long after (Avraham Castro appears in …

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  15. 7715LetterT-S NS 306.86

    Letter draft from Efrayim b. Shemarya to Aharon and Shelomo the sons of Ṭoviyya ha-Shelishi, mentioning condolences on the death of Ṭoviyya, a letter which …

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  16. 7716LetterJRL B 5333

    Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Mainly the closing greetings are preserved (Abū l-ʿIzz sends his regards to all in the addressee's location). On the other side …

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  17. 7717LetterENA 2808.37b

    Four lines from a Hebrew letter. Dating: probably 11th century.

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  18. 7718LetterT-S AS 216.12

    Likely a letter in Hebrew and/or Judaeo-Arabic. Moderately wide space between the lines. Extremely faded.

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  19. 7719LetterENA 2739.4

    Letter in the hand of Yefet b. Menashshe to his brother Ḥalfon b. Menashshe (fl. 1100-1138 CE), who is named in the address. In Judaeo-Arabic. …

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  20. 7720LetterT-S 20.97

    Copy of a long letter sent by Ḥananya b. Yosef ha-Kohen, Av Bet Din. Dating: ca. 1020 CE, according to Gil. Probably addressed to the …

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  21. 7721LetterT-S 12.829

    Letter from Hayya Gaʾon (d. 1038), in Baghdad, to the brothers Avraham and Tanḥum b. Yaʿqov of Fez, in Fustat (possibly to be forwarded to …

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    1. [האיי רא]ש הישיבה שלגולה בן שרירא ראש הישיבה שלגולה 
    2. [                     ]י ומשאי [         ]ו וידידי נפשנו ומורשי לבבנו מרי ורבנא אברהם ומר…

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    1. אנחנו כותבים אליכם, מחמדי עינינו, ייתן לכם אלוהים אריכות ימים ואל ייקח אתכם מאתנו ולא ישאירנו בלעדיכם, על ידי אבו אלטיב מ''ר עמראן…

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  22. 7722LetterT-S NS 312.102

    Very damaged fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Likely a letter. The overall appearance and spelling are consistent with a 10th century (or earlier) date. Referring to rent …

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  23. 7723LetterT-S 6J10.12 + T-S 8J26.15

    Description for T-S 6J10.12: Fragment of a letter from Amram b. Yosef, probably from Alexandria, to Nahray b. Nissim, Fustat. Around 1075. The writer informs …

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    1. חצרה מולאי אלחבו אלגליל גדול הישיבה אטאל אללה בקאה

    2. ואדאם סלאמתה וסעאדתה ותאיידה ונעמאה ען חאל סלאמה ועאפיה

    3. ושוק אליך קרב אללה אלאגתמאע בך…

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    1. .... (1–3) אבו .... ומצאתי את העניינים כאן במצב מצוין, יותר ממה .... אריג לא מעובד, אורכו קרוב למ' אמה ....
    2. היתרה דינר וי''ד קיראטים; עוד …

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  24. 7724LetterENA NS 32.12

    Letter fragment from a father to his son Mūsā. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: probably late 12th or early 13th century. Torn vertically down the middle. The …

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    1. ] . . . . אלי אלולד אלעזיז
    2. ] פיה נפעה ו . . . . 
    3. ] לומי לך ולקלה רחמתך
    4. ]רתך קלה אלמרווה ללנסא
    5. ] . ה פי אסרכם חתי תקים
    6. ] . מצרתהא ומצרה
    7. ]יר מתל…

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  25. 7725LetterT-S 13J21.35

    Letter sent by Abu al-Barakat to Abu Nasr, asking him for 3 dirhams to hire a riding beast and asking another 3 dirhams from the …

    1. באלהים נעשה חיל וגמ
    2. חונה מלאך ייי סביב ליריאיו ויחלצם
    3. ייי בחכמה יסד ארץ כונן שמים בתבונה
    4. חצרה אלמולא אלאגל אלמנעם אלמתפצל
    5. אלשיך אבו נצר תבת אללה מגד…

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  26. 7726LetterCUL Or.1080 J115

    Letter by Shemuel b. Yiṣḥaq ha-Sefaradi to [Shemarya] b. Elḥanan. In Hebrew. Dating: Early 11th century, probably. Letter of recommendation for a proselyte of noble …

    1. [... ] הממולא בכל מידה טו[בה... ]

    2. ק..צו(?) [.... י]חכים פיהו ועל שפתיו יוסיף [לקח ..... בן כבוד]

    3. גדולת קדושת מרנא ורבנא אלחנן נוחו עדן עם הצ…

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  27. 7727LetterJTS Krengel 114

    Letter of condolence in Judaeo-Arabic. Probably in the handwriting of Ṭoviyya b. ʿEli. Addressed to 'rabbenu.' He learned from Abū Ṣāliḥ of the death of …

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  28. 7728LetterT-S AS 155.178

    Probably a letter. Very faded. Looks late. (Information from CUDL)

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  29. 7729LetterBodl. MS heb. d 80/44

    Letter In Hebrew, with many errors and phonetic spellings. The writer calls the addressee 'the Sar.' Dating: Late, perhaps 16th century. The letter concerns the …

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  30. 7730LetterENA 4020.25

    IB VI, 31 (ח71). Letter from Yiṣḥaq b. Aharon Sijilmāsī, in ʿAydhāb, to Ḥalfon b. Netanel. Dating: 25 Iyyar [4900] AM, which is 14 May …

    1. וצל כתאב מולאי וסידי אלחכם אל[... מ̇ר ור̇ב חלפון]
    2. הלוי בר כבוד מ̇̇ר ורבנא נתנאל הל[וי החכם והנבון]
    3. ̇ת̇נ̇צ̇ב̇ה א̇גל אלכתב ואעלאהא אדאם אללה עזהא
    4. וסעא…

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  31. 7731LetterAIU VII.E.228

    Letter in Ladino from Mordechai Mir to Avraham Crespin (or Krispin) in Cairo. Dated 15 Cheshvan [5]550 or 4 November 1789CE. A number of other …

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  32. 7732LetterT-S AS 173.158

    Small fragment from the end of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: ca. 12th century. The text preserved is either from the right margin or the …

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  33. 7733LetterENA 3961.9

    Beginning of a petition -tarjama, basmala, formulae, on the right side 4 lines diagonally- from a Jewish woman (al-mamlūka [...] Abū l-Majd Ibn al-Ḥaver). In …

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  34. 7734LetterT-S 8J21.6

    Letter to Efrayim b. Shemariah from his friend Yiṣḥaq, who asks for money to pay the tax-collector and so prevent his being imprisoned. Dating from …

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    1. שלום לך ושלום לעזרך וג'
    2. אלי אח וריע וגדל דיע אהוב וחביב וקשור נפש בנפש
    3. וחקוק בלב הוא אדירי וכבירי ועין ימיני וזרוע עזי
    4. כבוד גדו קדו מרי ורבי…

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    1. "And peace with you and peace with Him who support you," etc. (1 Chronicles 12:19). 
    2. To brother and friend, / great in knowledge, / beloved an…

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  35. 7735LetterBodl. MS heb. d 66/103

    Letter addressed to an important person (perhaps Eliyyahu ha-Kohen Av Bet Din, who is greeted 3 lines from the bottom). In the hand of Yefet …

    1. קד עלם אללה יתרומם ויתעלה ש[מו . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . לא
    2. אחסן אשרח בעצהא וייי ברוב רח[מיו
    3. יעזרו ופי וקתנא הדא ורדת כותב [
    4. צולח גרא בין אל…

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  36. 7736LetterT-S AS 147.267

    Very damaged and barely legible fragment of a letter. AA

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  37. 7737LetterENA 2808.11a

    Recto: Business/family letter in Hebrew. Dating: Perhaps 16th century or later. The sender mentions someone named Meʾir סאול . . ., and greets his mother. …

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  38. 7738LetterT-S NS 327.101

    Business letter in Arabic script, 11th century, to do with the India trade, including pepper and lac. Name of sender and recipient missing. Aodeh: "difficult …

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  39. 7739LetterT-S AS 155.101

    Mercantile letter. Very faded. Mentions Aden in l. 7 and ʿAydhāb in l. 10. Later (l. 18) reports that Yiṣḥaq al-Nafūsī traveled this year to …

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  40. 7740LetterT-S 12.734

    Letter addressed to a community. In Hebrew and Aramaic. Dating: Probably 11th century. The addressees are instructed to honor, assist, and raise money for (or …

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  41. 7741LetterT-S 8J40.11 + BL OR 5542.12

    Letter from Mūsā b. Yaʿqūb, in an unknown location, to Abū l-Surūr Isḥāq b. Barhūn, it seems in Alexandria, mentioning the arrival of the recipient …

    Recto: T-S 8J40.11:

    1. על שמך ייי תוכלת עלי אללה
    2. כתאבי יאמולאי וסידי ושיכי אטאל אללה בקאך ואדאם סלאמתך
    3. וסעאדתך מן אלמסתקר ען חאל סלאמה ועאפיה ואלחמד לל…

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  42. 7742LetterCUL Or.1080 J91

    IB V, 14. Business letter addressed to Abū Zikrī Yehuda b. Yosef ha-Kohen Sijilmāsī. In Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions Barakāt Ibn al-Lebdī; Hārūn b. Rajā; Efrayim b. …

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  43. 7743LetterT-S 13J24.3

    Left side of a letter sent by Ḥalfon b. Menashshe (fl. 1100-1138 CE) to his brother in law, in which the sender writes that Eli …

    1. ]ם תאיידך ונעמאך ומן תופיקה אלחסן
    2. ]. .ודל לענדי אלנטר אלי טלעתך אלסעידה
    3. ] עלי ראסי אגלאל לה ותעטים לקדרה
    4. ]. . סלאמתך אדאמהא אללה לך ולי פיך
    5. ]ל אללה …

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  44. 7744LetterT-S 6J3.18

    Letter reporting, among other things, the very high price of wheat and lamenting that 'our children are dying of hunger.'

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    1. ק[
    2. לם יכון [
    3. עבדהא יקבל [
    4. אלי גואב אלכתאב [
    5. אלחצרה אלסאמיי [
    6. יצלו פיהא לאן ק[
    7. אן נזנה מא לנא [
    8. ודכל עבדהא א[לי
    9. לם יכמל לה גדא [

    Recto, right…

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  45. 7745LetterENA NS 7.9

    Recto: Letter fragment from Manṣūr Kohen to Rabbenu Yiṣḥaq. In Judaeo-Arabic. Same writer as several other letters (see tag) addressed to Eliyyahu the Judge, giving …

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  46. 7746LetterENA NS 67.8

    Letter fragment (bottom half) from Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi, Qalyub, to a family member in Fustat. The entirety has to do with financial transactions and …

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  47. 7747LetterT-S 12.301

    Letter addressed to Shelomo b. Eliyyahu, from a family member in Alexandria. Reporting on a problem about revenue from a slaughterhouse.

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  48. 7748LetterMoss. III,199

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

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  49. 7749LetterT-S AS 145.177

    Recto: Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Likely 13th or 14th century. Refers to Farajallāh going to the Rayyis with a Qaraite and then going separate ways …

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  50. 7750LetterENA NS 2.34

    Recto (secondary use): Hebrew praises and blessings for a certain Yeshaʿya.

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