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  1. 11001LetterT-S 1*

    Letter from Naḥum b. Yosef al-Baradānī (Qayrawan) to his master Shemuel b. Ḥofni gaon; 7 August 999. The sender, whose family is in Iraq, has …

    1. אלי אראס אלמתיבה שמואל בן חפני
    2. מן נחום בן יוסף תלמידה אבי שי
    3. מן אלקירואן
    4. ל עאם אול כתבת מן אלמהדיה בעד נפוד אלחאג וגמני
    5. תאכירה וליס אשך אנה וצל אל
    6. ס…

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  2. 11002LetterT-S NS J436

    Note in a mixture of Arabic and Judaeo-Arabic to a certain Nasi asking for money for various communal expenses and mentioning the judge and the …

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  3. 11003LetterT-S AS 152.94

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic, containing various exhortations and rebukes. The addressee has apparently complained of poverty and dependence on the the community chest (ṣibbūr). Dating: 12th …

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  4. 11004LetterT-S 8J40.2

    Fragmentary letter from the office of Yehoshua Maimonides to a certain Avraham, concerning the affairs of a man, his wife, and a young boy, and …

    1. הדרת החכם הנכבד . . . . . . . . [ . . . . . .
    2. ורבנו אברהם עטרת החכמים [ . . . . . . .
    3. הוד החשובים ישמרו שוכן מעונים [ . . . . . .
    4. איתנים אנס יעלם בא…

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  5. 11005LetterT-S Ar.46.97

    Letter to Maimonides with autograph response on verso. Dating: ca. 1168–1204 CE, based on the years when Maimonides was active in Egypt. "T-S Arabic Box …

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    1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . אחת שאלתי
    2. מאת ייי אותה אבקש אל ישוב דך נכלם תם
    3. אשתהי תדברני פי מא לאח לי אן אפעלה והו אני
    4. אכון אכל אלקד…

    Verso, second block (ll. 3–5)

    1. What is prescribed from the types of nutrition [
    2. And if that does not work (?), in that case [
    3. with the kernels remove…

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  6. 11006LetterCUL Or.1080 J144

    Letter from an unknown man. In Judaeo-Arabic, in a blocky hand and with אללה spelled אלי. He alludes to a terrible misfortune afflicting him. "If …

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  7. 11007LetterMoss. II,151.2 + Moss. II,151.3

    Two small fragments of a letter by Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi, including the phrases, "I took a vow" and "if [al-Shaykh] al-Yesod were not with …

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  8. 11008LetterT-S AS 153.168

    Bottom part of a letter written and signed by Yiṣḥaq b. Shemuel the Spaniard. AA

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  9. 11009LetterT-S Misc.28.11 + T-S NS J120

    Letter from Alexandria by a man to his friend, reporting that he had settled the dispute between Shabbat (the recipient's son-in-law) and his wife (the …

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    1. אללה יחרסהם עליה (vacat) וכאן מן איאם גרא בין שבת ז'ב"ן
    2. אלצביח כלאם ואשרף עלי אלטלאק מא זלת אלטף בה
    3. ובאכותה אתיואהם אללה מא קצרו ו…

    T-S NS J120 recto

    1. may God protect them for you. It has been some days now that Shabbat 
    2. and the girl (al-ṣabīya) quarreled, and he was on the verge …

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  10. 11010LetterT-S 12.382

    Letter from a man, probably in Alexandria, to his 'brother,' probably in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic. The writer's maternal uncle has recently died. The bulk of …

    1. כתאבי אליך יאכי ואעז אלכלק עלי וענדי אטאל
    2. אללה בקאך ואדאם עזך ונעמאך וגעלני
    3. מן כל סו פדאך גמע אללה ביננא עלי אסר
    4. חאל במנה וכרמה פאנה ולי דלך ואל
    5. קאד…

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  11. 11011LetterJRL 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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  12. 11012LetterAIU VII.E.167

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Fragment (upper right corner). Rudimentary spellings. The sender expresses concern about the addressee's illness and the capitation tax (kharāj); also mentions describe …

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  13. 11013LetterENA 1822a.99

    One side: Letter in Arabic script. Difficult to figure out the content. Contains greetings to various people and blessings at the bottom. The other side: …

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  14. 11014LetterT-S 13J18.3

    Letter from the daughter of Rafi al-Hariri to the Nagid asking for a new veil for the holidays. She also asked him to appoint someone …

    1. ממלוכתה אלוחידה
    2. אלמנקטעה אלמסכינה
    3. אבנה ראפע אלחרירי
    4. בשמ רחמ
    5. כתבת הדה אלרקעה בדמי ובדמעי מסתגיתה
    6. אלי אללה //סבח// ואלי חצרה מולאי אלרייס אלאגל
    7. אלנגיד…

    Your slave woman who is alone

    desolate, and destitute 

    the daughter of Rāfiʿ the silk worker 

    (or: silk merchant)

    In (your) name, O Mer(ciful) 

    I am…

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  15. 11015LetterT-S Ar.42.13

    Letter/petition in Arabic script. The tarjama containing the name of the sender at upper left seems to have been deliberately torn away; the remainder of …

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    1. يخدم مجلس المولى السيد الاجل الحكيم الفاضل ادام الله ايامه

    2. وينهي لكريم عالم(؟) ان المانع له عن الحضور بخدمة المولا الان

    3. ما يعلمه المولا م…

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  16. 11016LetterT-S NS 325.184

    Letter of appeal for charity from ʿAzūza the Maghribīyya. Dating: ca. 1090 CE. The scribe, a Byzantine, has been identified by Ben Outhwaite. This scribe …

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    1. לכבוד גדולת קדושת הדרת נזר ועטרת 
    2. לכל קהל הקודש החסידים [ה] צדיקים החכמים 
    3. והנבונים משמים [אלהינו יש] מרם לחיי עד 
    4. אמן. אמתכם עזוזא אל[כ]בירה …
    1. To the honourable, great, holy, glorious crown and diadem
    2. to all of the holy community, who are pious, righteous, wise
    3. and have understanding from H…

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  17. 11017LetterT-S 13J19.29

    Letter from Efrayim b. Ismail al-Jawhari from Alexandria, to Yosef b. Yaʿaqov Ibn ʿAwkal, Fustat. April 2, 1030 (the addressee received the letter in Rabīʿ …

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    1. כתבת למולאי אלשיך אלגליל אטאל אללה בקאה ואדאם תאידה ונעמאה
    2. לג' בקי מן ניסאן כתמה אללה עלי מולאי אלשיך באחסן כאתמה
    3. ען חאל סלאמה ונעמה בבקא מולא…

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  18. 11018LetterT-S AS 152.80

    Informal note addressed to al-Shaykh al-Sadīd. In Judaeo-Arabic. The sender reminds him that he owes the sender 40 dirhams and should repay the money before …

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  19. 11019LetterT-S 12.69

    Letter from Shelomo b. Eliyyahu to his father-in-law Abu'l-Faraj, asking him to write a letter to correct his daughter’s (Shelomo’s wife’s) behaviour, since Shelomo is …

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    1.                כאדמה ומחבה ואכוה אבו אלברכאת אבן מכבה
    2.                     אבו אלפרג’ אבן אלרייס זצל

    3. סבב אצדאר הדה אלאחרף אלי אלמולא אלשיך א…

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    1. Your servant, friend and brother Abu'l-Baraka't, son of your friend
    2. Abu'l-Faraj, son of the chief, (may the) m(emory of a) r(ighteous man be …

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  20. 11020LetterT-S Ar.35.131

    Recto: Letter in Arabic script. The glyph appears at the top. The hand is skilled and the margins are large, and there is a taqbīl …

    1. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

    2. وصلت رقعة مولاي اطال الله بقاه

    3. ادام تائيدها ونعماها ومن حسن توفيقه

    4. لا اخلاها وقراتها وفهمت مضمونها وشكرت

    5. الله تعالى …

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  21. 11021LetterT-S 20.179

    Recto: Letter from a Karaite in Alexandria to the Karaite Nasi David b. Hasdai, concerning support for the Nasi from the Karaite communities in the …

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    1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .המצות המוכיח לרבים . .
    2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . סגלה ונשיא כל בני הגולה ירום
    3. הוד…

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  22. 11022LetterJRL L 245

    Fragment of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Excerpts: "... and when he moved on in the lifetime of my father M[oshe(?)] Sanhedra Rabba, bless his saintly …

    1. ותחזה ותאמר הנה אלוהינו
    2. // . . דיין עלי . . . . . ל טול א . . . //
    3. וענד אנתקאלה פי חיאה
    4. זקני אבי אבא רבנו מ[שה(?)
    5. סנהד[רא] רבה זכר קדוש לב[רכה
    6. ולי ו…

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  23. 11023LetterMIAC 10

    Personal letter from the head of the Babylonian community in Jerusalem (Adath HaBablim) to Mr. Yiṣḥaq Mordechai [Gabbay] seeking an explanation for why he has …

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  24. 11024LetterT-S AS 151.51

    Letter fragment in Arabic script. Some phrases: "together with the Rayyis ʿAllūn(?)... if it arrives safely... together with Sayyid al-Ahl b. al-[...]." On verso there …

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  25. 11025LetterT-S AS 177.176

    Letter(s) in Arabic script. Recto appears to be a letter of recommendation on behalf of Faḍāʾīl; the addressee is asked to look after him. Greetings …

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  26. 11026LetterCUL Or.1080 J98

    Family letter. In Judaeo-Arabic. Almost certainly from a woman, addressed to her cousin (ibn ʿamm). Goitein describes it as a "fragment of a family letter …

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  27. 11027LetterMIAC 123

    Statement to the youth of the Jewish community in Cairo explaining the vices of its members, their selfishness, and that the interests of the community …

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  28. 11028LetterHUC 1118

    Letter in Hebrew. Late and non-Geniza. The names of the sender and addressee are not preserved. The sender is evidently a circuit judge, based on …

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  29. 11029LetterT-S 6J3.11

    Letter from an unidentified sender who uses the ʿalāma/motto "yeshaʿ rav" to a certain Yisraʾel. In Hebrew. Apologizing for the delay in the delivery of …

    1. ואני בייי אעל[וזה] וג
    2. אל אשכול הכופר שושנת העמקים עטרת הפז . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    3. ה יק צ ת מר ור ישראל ה[י]שר בעיני האל אשר עדה [[. . . . .…

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  30. 11030LetterENA NS 7.41

    Letter from a woman (ʿammat al-dayyān) to her brother-in-law. In Judaeo-Arabic. She asks him to deliver some goods or money and prevent(?) someone from traveling. …

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  31. 11031LetterBodl. MS heb. d 73/20

    Letter from Shelomo Cesana & Company to Karo y Frances & Company, in Fustat/Cairo. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dated: 1 Kislev 5569 AM, which is 20 November …

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  32. 11032LetterENA 2808.7

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Only the beginnings of 5 lines, consisting mostly of formulaic phrases, are preserved. Dating: Perhaps 12th or 13th century.

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  33. 11033LetterT-S AS 146.189

    Hebrew letter with, on verso, the address partly in Judaeo-Arabic. (Information from CUDL)

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  34. 11034LetterT-S 6J7.10

    Fragment from a letter, mentioning Sitt Mubārak. (Information from CUDL.) Looks like the hand of Peraḥya b. Yosef (cf. T-S 8J27.8 (PGPID 3757)).

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  35. 11035LetterBodl. MS heb. e 94/29

    Letter from a woman named Qamr, in Jerusalem, to her brother Moshe Farikh (פריך), in Fustat/Cairo. Dating: Likely early 17th century, based on A. David's …

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  36. 11036LetterENA NS 33.16

    Letter from [...] Sulaymān Kohen to [...] b. Mūsā. In Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions Abū l-Raḍiyy; the purchase of an ʿarḍī cloth from Fustat; 'the prices of …

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  37. 11037LetterENA 2727.39

    Letter fragment from Nissim b. Nahray, unknown location, to Abū l-Fa{ra}j Daniel b. [...] ha-Kohen, in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: 11th century. Needs examination.

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  38. 11038LetterT-S AS 161.102

    Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions al-Rayyis Abū l-Riḍā; the word pig (khinzir); and greetings. (Information in part from CUDL.)

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  39. 11039LetterF 1908.44OO

    Business letter from Shelomo to Yosef Ḥalūfī, in Fustat. Dating: Second half of the 16th century, based on Avraham David's assessment. The letter deals with …

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  40. 11040LetterT-S 10J14.17

    Letter from Farah b. Yosef Qabisi in Alexandria to Abu al-'Ala Sa'id b. Naja al-Dimashqi ('Ulla ha-Levi b. Yosef). Dating: ca. 1065. Concerns the dispatch …

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    1. לי מדה טוילה לם ארא למולאי אלשיך אלגליל
    2. כתאב אטאל אללה בקאך ואדאם סלאמתה ונעמאה
    3. אללה ישגלה פי אלכיר ויגעלה פי חיז אלסלאמה ואנא
    4. [א]עלם אנני אכד…

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    1. זה זמן רב לא קיבלתי ממך, אדוני הנכבד, 
    2. מכתב; ייתן לך אלוהים אריכות ימים ויתמיד את שלומך ואת חסדיו לך,
    3. אלוהים יעסיק אותך בדברים טובים וישימך במ…

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  41. 11041LetterMoss. VII,159.2

    Letter from Mevorakh b. Natan ('the son of the Nezer') to Abū l-Maḥāsin al-Tājir, in Alexandria. In Judaeo-Arabic. The writer includes a request for medicinal …

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  42. 11042LetterT-S AS 204.182

    Letter fragment, probably. In Judaeo-Arabic. Looks like a Spanish or Maghribī hand and layout.

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  43. 11043LetterT-S NS 269.214

    Business letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Mentioning Būṣīr and Alexandria. Dating: likely 11th century. Four full lines are preserved on both sides. Mentions goods such as lāsīn …

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  44. 11044LetterJRL Genizah Ar. 468

    Small fragment in Arabic script, likely a letter.

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  45. 11045LetterT-S AS 146.248

    Recto: Informal note in Judaeo-Arabic informing the addressee about something rather cryptic, and telling him not to tarry. Written on the back of an earlier …

    1. יעלם אלמולא אן אלאמר אלדי אגתמעת אנא וסלכי(?)
    2. הם ואתקין ביה למחל אלמולא ואלמולא לא יוכר דלך

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  46. 11046LetterT-S AS 207.180 + T-S AS 207.198 + T-S AS 207.179 + T-S AS 207.178

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. All four fragments likely belong to the same letter. T-S AS 207.180 + T-S AS 207.198 is almost a direct join, and …

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  47. 11047LetterT-S NS 264.22

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic (recto) and Hebrew (verso). From the well-known scribe Abū l-Mufaḍḍal Shelomo b. Shemuel b. Seʿadya ha-Levi (titled al-Dayyān al-Maskil); Shelomo was active …

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  48. 11048LetterENA 4009.15

    Two copies of letters. (1) From Sherira Gaon and his son Hayye to the Palestinian gaon Shemuʾel b. Yosef ha-Kohen. Little of substance is preserved. …

    1. ונכבד וחשוב ויקר מאד הוא לפנינו ואין בבעלי בריתנו כמהו
    2. וגם הזכרנוהו ותובעים אנו בבקשה מן ראש היש יחי לעד שיצוה
    3. להיקרא האיגרת ברבים כי כן נעשה לאבותי…

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  49. 11049LetterMIAC 110

    Invitation from the union of Jewish religious institutions of Egypt to the president of the Yeshiva Ahava VeAhva for participating in the collective and it …

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  50. 11050LetterT-S AS 161.221

    Recto: unidentified text, possibly a letter. Verso: probably part of a rabbinical work. (Information from CUDL)

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