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  1. 10801LetterT-S NS 226.53

    Fragmentary letter from Yefet b. Menashshe Halevi to his brother Halfon b. Menashshe (fl. 1100–1138) informing on various business transactions including one to Dammuh. Cairo …

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  2. 10802LetterJRL B 5996

    Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions Rosh Yeshivat Geʾon Yaʿaqov (i.e., Maṣliaḥ?). Also mentions a legal transaction (qinyan).

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  3. 10803LetterT-S 13J26.6

    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 …

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    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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  4. 10804LetterT-S NS 264.98

    Letter written and signed by Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi. Dated: 1517 Seleucid = 1205/06 CE. It opens with a Hebrew poem congratulating the recipient on …

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    1. תפ׳(?)

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    1. ודורשיך [. . . . .
    2. ימלא משאלות לבך אלהי בצדקת
    3. כל ישרים וחסידים
    4. ותצליח כמו יוסף ודויד ותלבש
    5. מלבוש ההוד רבידים
    6. יחיה את בנך שוכן …

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  5. 10805LetterBL OR 5544.13

    Letter from Saʿīd Bardaʿ, in Algiers (ארגיל), to Daniel Cafsuto (דניאל קאפסוטו) and perhaps his son (? the word looks like ומשרתו) Shemuel Cafsuto. In …

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  6. 10806LetterT-S AS 156.229

    Beginning of a letter or possibly a literary work (iʿlam arshadaka allāh. . .) The content involves (calendrical?) calculations. (Information in part from CUDL)

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  7. 10807LetterENA 2805.20

    Fragment of a letter from Nahray b. Nissim, Alexandria. Mentions silk and business concerning dresses. The addressee is unknown although it seems his father’s name …

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    1. כתאבי יאסידי ומולאי אטאל אללה בקאך [ואדאם עזך ותאיידך
    2. ונעמתך מן אסכנדריה לח כלון מן אדר כת[מה אללה עליך באחסן
    3. כאתמה ואלחאל סלאמה ונעמה ואלחמד…

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  8. 10808LetterENA 3304.1

    Pen trials*

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  9. 10809LetterCUL Or.1080 J134

    Letter from David al-Qalʿī, perhaps in Minyat Zifta or nearby, to Yosef al-Faranji (it seems his uncle), perhaps in Fustat/Cairo. In Hebrew. Dating: mid-16th century, …

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    1. אדוני ומארי ועטרת ראשי אור שמשי וצניף תפארתי כמה"ר     נר"ו
    2. הן זאת להודיע לאדון ממצבינו כי טוב ש"ל כן נשמע נתבשר מכם תמ[יד]    

    3. [א]נ"ס ורוב…

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  10. 10810LetterMoss. III,72.2

    Recto: Fragment from the top of a letter or draft in Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions silver and sending something (עלי אלפצה אלדי לל . . . שי …

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  11. 10811LetterJRL A 734

    Late letter in Judaeo-Arabic to Shimʿon Frances, probably in Cairo (למצ[ר), from Nissim Masos(?) or Mshish(?). Mentions Shelomo Barūkh, Yaʿaqov Portas, and Eliyyahu Ben-Ṣahal. Requires …

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  12. 10812LetterT-S AS 167.313

    Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. On parchment. Ordering items such as silk, pine resin (ʿilk ṣanawbar), and olive oil. Verso: List of goods in Judaeo-Arabic. Also …

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  13. 10813LetterENA 3728.1

    Letter in Ladino to Shelomo Almanas or Almatango[?] on verso from Aharon ha-Kohen. Dated below signature Jumada I 1_78AH [?]. The most likely reading based …

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  14. 10814LetterT-S 24.55

    Letter from Natan b. Shelomo ha-Ḥazzan b. Yaʾir, written on behalf of his community, to the Nagid Moshe b. Mevorakh in Fustat regarding two matters …

    1. בשמ רחמ כי ייי יהיה בכסליך ושמור וג`
    2. אין קד.[....] הדורך על במתי ארץ כי לייי מצוקי ארץ
    3. להשמ[י]ע ...[.] את יושבי הארץ להושיע כל ענוי
    4. ארץ .[.....]מע מ…

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  15. 10815LetterT-S 6J1.33

    Verso: letter addressed to a Nagid, 'the holy Rav, the Great Nagid,' written in the third person, informing him about a certain event that occurred …

    1. . . . . אל . .
    2. ען אלתש. .
    3. אלמי. . . .
    4. . . . . . .
    5. לי . . . . עלי
    6. בכט מ. . . . .
    7. אמת ושלום

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    1. ]ני הרב הקדוש הנגיד הגדול
    2. ]אל כבודו את עבדו מפני
    3. ]…

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  16. 10816LetterJRL A 1016

    Upper part of a letter in Hebrew possibly dated 534[.] = 1580s CE, but the phrase וזה שעה השמים is probably gematriya rather than a …

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  17. 10817LetterT-S Ar.40.139

    Possibly a letter - needs examination.

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  18. 10818LetterMoss. II,147.3

    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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  19. 10819LetterJRL L 87

    Late letter in Judaeo-Arabic addressed to Karo Frances Co.

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  20. 10820LetterT-S NS 289.18

    Verso: Unidentified text in Arabic script, possibly a letter or account. Needs further examination. On recto: Hebrew poetry on astronomical (and/or mystical?) themes.

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  21. 10821LetterT-S AS 152.217

    Letter from ʿAmram ha-Mumḥe b. Ḥalfon ha-Ḥaver, who signs his name in the margin. In Hebrew. ʿAmram's son Moshe wrote T-S 16.252. Dating: probably 11th …

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  22. 10822LetterENA 2712.46

    Letter fragment. In Judaeo-Arabic. Too damaged to extract much of the content.

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  23. 10823LetterT-S AS 145.108

    Letter from Shelomo Mizraḥi or a female family member, in Alexandria, to Ibrāhīm/Brahim Aghion, in Cairo (Miṣr). In Judaeo-Arabic, with the address in slightly broken …

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  24. 10824LetterT-S Ar.7.29

    Segment of a letter from a woman in the process of divorcing her husband to her 'lawyer'. Same hand and probably the same case as …

    1. ואן אוגב אלחכם עלי בא[ן ]
    2. ואלאברא וארד עליה שיה פתלזמוה אי[צא]
    3. אן יעוד יכתב לי אלשרוט אלאולה אלתי
    4. כרקהא בעד אן שהדתם עלינא והי אנה מתי
    5. טלקני דפע לי …

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  25. 10825LetterT-S Ar.48.276

    Letter fragment. In Judaeo-Arabic. The writer defends himself against someone's accusations, extols his own devotion to the halakha, and cites a number of Talmudic passages …

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  26. 10826LetterJRL A 1112

    Small fragment (upper left corner) of a Judaeo-Arabic letter. Dating: 11th or 12th century. None of the substance is preserved.

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  27. 10827LetterT-S AS 145.91

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic, with the address in Arabic script. Addressed to Abū Ṭāhir Barakāt b. ʿAlī al-Baghdādī. The layout is somewhat unusual. It opens with …

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  28. 10828LetterT-S 32.7

    Letter from Abū l-Bayān either to his father or to a distinguished elder. In Judaeo-Arabic, with the address in Arabic script. The father is titled …

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  29. 10829LetterT-S 16.275 + Halper 412

    Letter from Shelomo b. Yehuda to Avraham b. Sahlan (died ca. 1032 CE), Fustat, probably December 1028. Dating: 1025–1032 CE based on the years when …

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    1. שלומות אח וידיד נפש יוש[פע]ון וברכות רבות אליהם יעמתון
    2. הצלחותיו תמיד יואמתון וכל משאלתיו ינתננון ולא

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    1. הוא כב גד קד מר ורב אברהם החבר אשר צ…

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  30. 10830LetterENA NS 83.211

    Mercantile letter in Arabic script. Mentions myrobalan (halīlaj) and animal drivers (mukāriyyīn). Needs examination.

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  31. 10831LetterJRL B 5707

    Letter from Yefet b. Menashshe to his brother Peraḥya b. Menashshe. Fragment (upper left corner). Only the opening greetings are preserved.

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  32. 10832LetterT-S AS 162.160

    Family letter in Judaeo-Arabic. In the hand of Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi. Small fragment. The sender urges his mother or one of his siblings to …

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  33. 10833LetterNLI 577.1/1

    Letter in Arabic script. Some sort of ʿalāma at the top. Needs examination.

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  34. 10834LetterT-S NS 321.21b

    Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic addressed to Eliyyahu the Judge. The sender complains that people are “opposing me by submitting responsa to the head of the …

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  35. 10835LetterT-S AS 179.238

    Possibly a letter or draft of one. In Arabic script. Unusual format. The sender encourages the addressee to come spend Shabbat with them: ... اعلمني …

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  36. 10836LetterL-G Ar. I.66

    Bifolio. Three of the four pages contain models of polite phrases to be used in Judaeo-Arabic letters. The handwriting might be known. Dating: likely 12th …

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  37. 10837LetterT-S Ar.39.299

    Letter in Arabic script. Dating: Probably late Mamluk or Ottoman era. Needs examination for content.

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  38. 10838LetterT-S AS 118.276

    Brief letter in Arabic script, from Abū l-Ḥasan and referring to something in the handwriting of Abū l-Ḥasan al-[...]. The addressee is instructed to send …

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  39. 10839LetterENA NS 77.7

    Letter in Hebrew or Judaeo-Arabic. Small fragment containing the name Shelomo and blessings.

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  40. 10840LetterT-S 13J24.9

    Family letter sent to New Cairo. Mainly in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Likely 14th–15th century if not later. Starting with biblical quotations and containing greetings to various …

    1. בר לקי עמי עשו
    2. יענך ייי ביום צרה | ישלח עזרך מקודש |
    3. יתן לך כלבבך | ימלא ייי כל משאלותיך |
    4. תרום ידך על צר | לא תאונה אליך רעה |
    5. ואל שדי יברך אותך | …

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  41. 10841LetterENA NS 59.35

    Letter, probably. In poetic Hebrew.

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  42. 10842LetterT-S NS 292.67

    Complete note written in both Arabic script and in Judaeo-Arabic. Crude hand. Quite faded. Mentions honey. Needs examination for content.

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  43. 10843LetterBodl. MS heb. a 3/28

    Large letter from "the two congregations" of Alexandria to the Palestinian community of Fustat, and particularly to Efrayim b. Shemarya, regarding fundraising for the ransom …

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  44. 10844LetterENA NS 38.21

    Letter fragment, In Judaeo-Arabic. Little of the substance remains, mainly allusions to distress, good wishes for the future, and greetings to a number of family …

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  45. 10845LetterJRL A 987

    Very faded document in Hebrew, likely a letter.

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  46. 10846LetterMoss. Ia,21

    Letter from David b. Binyamin to Pineḥas ha-Kohen he-Ḥasid. In Hebrew. Asking him to conduct the fundraising drive (pesiqa) and give him the funds without …

    1. מה אומר לאהובי הכהן הצדיק הטהור
    2. ר פנחס הנה שלחתי לך היום שטר
    3. פיוסים וחנונים בעבור הבורא אש[ר]
    4. ירא וחרד מדברו שלא תעכבני יותר
    5. כי אנחנו על דרך ארץ ישר…

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    1. What shall I say to my beloved Kohen, the righteous and pure
    2. R. Phineas. I send you this day a letter
    3. of entreaty and supplication, for the sa…

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  47. 10847LetterMoss. III,233

    Recto: business letter from Abraham Monsun to David, in Egypt (16th–17th century). Edited by Assaf in 'Texts and Studies' (1946: 206-8). Verso: calculations, probably accounts. …

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  48. 10848LetterT-S AS 224.119

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

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  49. 10849LetterT-S 18J3.11

    Letter of recommendation. Avraham Maimonides recommends the Nasi ʿOvadya to the community of Bilbays ('to honor him and give him hospitality') after having given special …

    1. אלחאל באן לא יקע
    2. מן אלגמאעה בר יה
    3. פי כדמה מושב אדוננו
    4. הנשיא רבנו עבדיה ירום הודו
    5. ויגדל כבודו בל יבאדרון אלי
    6. אכראמה וציאפתה ואלקיאם
    7. בואגב חקה ותלביה …

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  50. 10850LetterT-S 10J9.4

    Recto (secondary use): Letter containing a poem addressed a dignitary. In Hebrew. Possibly a token of gratitude for help that the sender received. The letter's …

    1. بسم
    2. חן וחמלה ורוח והצלה וחכמה עם נחלה ושם ותהלה ויקר וגדולה ורנה
    3. וגילה ושמחה כפולה ורפאות תעלה והסרת מחלה ומילוי כל שאלה משוכן מעלה
    4. אל יסוד המעלה לי…

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