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  1. 11051LetterMoss. II,99.2

    Letter fragment (upper right corner). In the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. He says that the Nagid had issued a letter/document probably addressed to the …

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  2. 11052LetterT-S 13J13.2

    Letter from Yehuda b. Avraham b. Faraj, in Ṣahrajt (Goitein) or Jerusalem (Gil), to ʿEli b. ʿAmram (aka Abū l-Husayn ʿAllūn b. Muʿammar), in Fustat. …

    1. שלומות רבות כמימי ארובות וחמלה
    2. וחנינה מלפני דר מעונה ורוח והצלה
    3. מלפני שוכן מעלה לכ גקד מר ור ואדוני
    4. ועטרת ראשי וכתרי וניזרי ופארי אדוני
    5. עלי החבר המע…

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  3. 11053LetterENA 2805.7

    Letter from Nissim b. Avraham to Nahray b. Nissim (Fustat). Dating: ca. 1050s. About a consignment of silk that was about to reach Fustat, owned …

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    1. [כתאבי] יאסידי וריסי אטאל אללה פי אלכיר בקאך ואדאם געמאך ומן תופיקה לא אכלאך מן
    2. [אלאסכנד]ריה ואלחאל סלאמה ועאפיה ואלחמד ללה וחדה ואן כאנת יאסי…

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  4. 11054LetterT-S 8J26.9

    Account referring to rent for a house and listing amounts and names. Written on the back of a letter (see separate entry).

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    1. يتفض  يتفضل يتفضل الشيخ ابو غالب حر[سه] ويقر لك ما هو  مقول عا
    2. الحامل من الاخرة في الار مع اجرة بيتي سبـ[ـعـ]ـة وعشرين درهم [

    Ver…

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  5. 11055LetterT-S AS 152.30

    Recto: fragment of a spaciously written Arabic document, and address of the letter on verso addressed to Abū l-Ḥusayn Nissīm b. Ṣedaqa. Verso: letter, mentioning …

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  6. 11056LetterJRL Gaster ar. 384

    Letter addressed to Umm ʿAbdallāh. In Arabic script. Rebuking her for not keeping the sender updated with her news. On verso there is a list …

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  7. 11057LetterT-S 13J21.5

    Letter from Avraham b. Rav Shelomo the Yemeni, in Jerusalem, to Eliyyahu the Judge, in Fustat. Written not long after T-S 8J16.3 (same sender, same …

    1. תקתי באללה וחדה אלממלוך אלא/צ/גר אברהם
    2. בירבי שלמה הרב זצל
    3. יוקבל ידיי אלמולי אלרייס אלסייד אלפאצל אלעאלם
    4. אלורע אלאדיב אללביב אדאם אללה מעאליה ושרף
    5. מס…

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  8. 11058LetterENA NS 7.2

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: late medieval (sefaradi-influenced hand), possibly 14th-15th century. Mostly consists of particularly flowery introductory praises.

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  9. 11059LetterT-S 8J28.9

    Version of the letter in: Mosseri VII 155. Fragment of a letter from Yosef b. Berekhya, probably to Yosef b. Ya’aqov b. Awkal, Fustat. Around …

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    1. כנת כתבת הדא אלכתאב יאסידי וריסי וכבירי אדאם אללה סרורך וח[ראסתך]
    2. פי אכר שהר תשרי מע אכינא אבו אברהים אסחק בן אסהל אל[
    3. ורכב פי מרכב אלצלטאן אל…

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  10. 11060LetterX893 Se62 pt. 3.9

    Letter in Judaeo-Persian.

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  11. 11061LetterT-S AS 147.215

    Fragment (upper left corner) of a letter to Eliyyahu ha-Dayyan ha-Gadol.

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  12. 11062LetterT-S 8J23.21

    Letter by Faraj b. Mansur, informing his brother of the death of his own boy and admonishing him not to open the writer's store. (Information …

    1. בשמ רחמ
    2. כתאבי אלי מולאי אלאך אטאל אללה בקאה ואדאם תאיידה
    3. ועלאה ותמכינה וכבת אעדאה ען חאל סלאמה ועאפיה גמע
    4. אללה ביננא עלי אסר חאל אן שאללה וממא אעלמך…

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  13. 11063LetterT-S AS 115.101

    Recto: Letter fragment addressed to a notable, in Hebrew. Verso: Remnant of an official letter or document in Arabic script. (Information in part from CUDL.)

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  14. 11064LetterT-S Ar.39.188

    Mercantile letter in Arabic script. Dating: Probably 11th or 12th century. The sender mentions requesting the 'marsūm' and something which came out to 700 dirhams; …

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  15. 11065LetterT-S 8J24.16

    Letter in which Shelomo, who was appointed to a new post, complains that he found only opponents and asks advice of the Nagid. He also …

    1. כאדמה
    2. שלמה
    3. ] סאמי אלאגלי אלסיידי אלאוחדי אלעאלמי
    4. ס]יידנא הנגיד הגדול ירום הודו ויגדל
    5. ]חין וצולה אלי הדא אלמוצע אלי אלאן
    6. ]ת מן אלאעדא אלדי מא ביני וב…

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  16. 11066LetterT-S 6J4.5

    Letter from Moshe ha-Loʿez (or ha-Loʿaz[i]?) to his 'brother' David. In Hebrew. Dating: ca. 14th–16th century. Asking for help on behalf of a man who …

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  17. 11067LetterT-S AS 149.27

    Letter opening from Shelomo b. Yehuda to Efrayim b. Shemarya, before 1048.

    1. לאהובנו וחבירנו ויקירנו כגק מר ורב אפרים החבר
    2. [המע]ולה ישמרו צורו וינצרו יוצרו ויהיה בעזרתו בן מר רב
    3. [שמ]ריה המלמד נוחו ע[דן י]שא חברנו שלום גדול מצ…

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  18. 11068LetterT-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

    verso

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

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  19. 11069LetterENA NS 31.16

    Letter from קלדה the wife of Meir Ṭaras(?) to דייצה the wife of Avraham Ḥalafta(?). In Ladino. Needs examination.

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  20. 11070LetterMoss. V,349.2

    Un-conserved. A short note informing Hillel the cantor about an issue between Avraham b. Yeshu’a and his wife. AA

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  21. 11071LetterT-S 16.100

    Letter requesting help for a woman originally from Narbonne, sent from Muñó (מניו) in northern Spain and signed by a number of people (the names …

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  22. 11072LetterHalper 377

    Letter fragment. In Judaeo-Arabic. The addressee is called ha-Nasi ha-Gaon. A certain R. Yehuda is mentioned. The remaining content is almost entirely formulaic.

    1. . . . . . . . . . . . .]ה מא[. . 
    2. מא אסר בה ואשכר אללה ע[. . .
    3. עישה וירזקה אלכלאץ ואלאנתצאף מן [. . .
    4. אלולי על אלסלאם . . . בה ייי הצילה נפשי מ[שפת …

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  23. 11073LetterT-S AS 158.282 + T-S AS 158.279 + T-S AS 158.281

    Three fragments of a letter written by Maḍmūn b. Ḥasan, belonging to the addenda to India Book II. AA/ASE

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  24. 11074LetterJRL Gaster ar. 166

    Letter or legal document. Small fragment. In Judaeo-Arabic. One side: "[...] 1 dirham or more, and I am [content?]... Jews..." The other side appears to …

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  25. 11075LetterYevr. II A 1854

    Long letter to Ishaq Noah b. Avraham in Kokizov. The writer is mentioning the communities in Jerusalem and Damascus, and referring to the observation of …

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  26. 11076LetterT-S NS 226.180

    Letter written by Yefet b. Menashshe, mostly dealing with general issues. A trip to Sicily is mentioned.

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  27. 11077LetterT-S AS 153.113

    Recto: Letter fragment in the hand of Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi. Mentions antimony (rāṣakht) and asks for news, including any news of the wife of …

    1. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
    2. اعلم حضرة مولاي الشيخ ابو عمران
    3. ادام الله عزه انني قد سيرت لك
    4. على يد صبي قفتير(؟) ثياب
    5. ثلثين كل شهر
    6. شرى كل ثلـ[
    7. درهم الثمن[
    8. ع…

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  28. 11078LetterDK 36.17

    Letter in Hebrew. Per the identification data on FGP, one of the letters mentions "אגריפון," probably Negroponte (Euboea), and one (folio 17) mentions "קדיאה," probably …

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  29. 11079LetterT-S 8J7.13

    Fragment of a letter in the hand of Elḥanan b. Shemarya in which he states that Ḥasan b. Saʿdān b. Aṣbagh met the late Caliph …

    1. . . . . . .] ופי הדה אלגמעה
    2. לקי חסן סעדאן בן אצבג אמיר
    3. אלמומנין על אלס קאל קד גאב אבן
    4. עמראן פתוא מן אלשאם עלי קאל
    5. כתאבה כל אלנאס לא אלחכם(?) אלא ליח…

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  30. 11080LetterENA 4100.14a

    Letter from Yehuda b. Ṭuviyyahu ha-Kohen to Moshe ha-Kohen Neʾeman ha-Soḥerim ʿayn ha-ʿeda. In Judaeo-Arabic. The writer was the muqaddam of Bilbays 1180s–1220. Damaged; little …

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  31. 11081LetterENA 2808.10

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic, in a beautiful hand with wide line-spacing. Quite faded. Approximately 9 lines are preserved from the main text and another 8 lines …

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  32. 11082LetterT-S AS 170.192

    Letter addressed to Elʿazar ha-Kohen, whose name is prefaced with a string of honorifics typical of the late 12th or early 13th century. The sender …

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  33. 11083LetterT-S NS 84.21

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic, handwriting resembles that of Berakhot b. Shemuel. Only the first two lines and last seven lines are preserved. Not much of substance …

    Recto:

    1. באלהים נעשה חיל וגמ
    2. ביי תתהלל נפשי ישמ[עו ענוים ו]ישמחו [

    Recto margin:

    1. חשכי [

    Verso:

    1. מחן אלזמאן ולא ימתחן [
    2. ינפד ותוצי איצא אהל אלבית בא…

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  34. 11084LetterHalper 385

    Letter from Mardūk b. Mūsā (Alexandria) to Nahray b. Nissim, Fustat; 21 July 1046 (Gil). Talks about sending back sacks and about an inkstand (Gil) …

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    1. בשמך רח

    2. כתאבי יאסידי ומולאי אטאל אללה בקאך ואדאם עזך ותאידך ונעמאך וסעאדתך מן אל

    3. מסתקר יום אלאתנין אלנצף מן אב ען חאל סלאמה ועאפיה אלדי ת…

    recto

    1. (2−1) בשמך רח'. אני כותב לך, אדוני ורבי, ייתן לך אלוהים אריכות ימים ויתמיד את גדולתך ואת עזרתו ואת חסדיו לך ואת אושרך, מן
    2. הבית, ביום ב', חצי…

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  35. 11085LetterENA 3734.8

    Fragment of an official letter from the office of one of the later Maimonidean Nagids, declaring a ban of excommunication. Reused on recto for a …

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  36. 11086LetterT-S NS 324.148

    Letter from Bū l-Faraj b. Aharon Levi to Abū Zikrī Yehuda b. Yosef ha-Kohen (d. ca. 1149). In Judaeo-Arabic. None of the substance is preserved, …

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  37. 11087LetterPUL Islamic Manuscripts, Third Series no. 584e.21 (Michaelides 21)

    Decree of a Coptic official, dated 25 Baʾūnah (?) of the Coptic year 1392 (?).

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  38. 11088LetterBodl. MS heb. c 28/9

    Letter from a Qaraite to his community. In Hebrew. Seeking to clear his name against the accusation of Abū l-Munā and Abū l-Munā's mother-in-law that …

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    בשם אל עולם

    1. בר[כו]ת רבות כמימי א[רו]בות מדר ערבות
    2. אל הקהל הקדוש החכמים והנבונים בעלי מקרא
    3. תדעו לכם כי האל לא ברא את עולמו ונתן את התורה
    4. אלא …

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  39. 11089LetterT-S AS 160.261

    Business letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: probably 11th century. Mostly preserved but damaged and difficult to read. Refers to ships, drowning, and sending various items.

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  40. 11090LetterYevr.-Arab. II 1487

    Letter in Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. Needs examination.

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  41. 11091LetterT-S AS 152.275

    Fragment from the bottom of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic. The sender is rebuking the addressee for something (אלנאס . . . גהל . . . …

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  42. 11092LetterMoss. VII,210

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic to someone addressed as Sayyidnā, likely the Nagid Shemuʾel b. Ḥananya, reporting that on Friday, the 24th of Adar I, R. Shemarya …

    1. קד עלם אללה גלה קדרתה שוקי לחצרה
    2. סיידנא ירום הודו וממא אעלם בה סיידנא
    3. אן למא כאן יום אלגמעה אלדי הי כד יום מן
    4. אדר ראשון פנזל ר שמריה אלכהן אלי אלסוק…

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  43. 11093LetterPER H 85

    Letter from Shelomo b. Eliyyahu to "the one I am angry at," viz., his father-in-law Abu l-Faraj in Alexandria. Shelomo is upset at the lack …

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    1. אלמקר באנעאמה שלמה ברבי אליה הדיין היב
    2. כתאבי אלי מן אנא עתבאן עליה והו אלמולא אלשיך אלאגל אלמכין אבו אלפרג אטאל
    3. אללה בקאה ואדאם עזה ונעמאה ומ…

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  44. 11094LetterT-S 13J25.7 + T-S 28.18

    Letter from Yoshiyyahu Gaon. Dating: probably 1024 CE. Describing the imposition by the Muslim authorities of a special, heavy tax on the Jews of Jerusalem. …

    T-S 13J25.7

    1. ירחמם [
    2. תפלתם ויתדיר טובתם ויראם קיבוץ במרבץ טוב
    3. אל נווה טוב ונין מראהו טוב ובינין זהב הטוב בכל טוב
    4. שאו שלום רב מאיש נחמס מאנשי חמס
    5. ומאנ…

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  45. 11095LetterENA 2591.13 + ENA 2591.12

    Fragment of a letter from Isma’il b. Barhun al-Tahirti from Mahdiyya, to Yosef b. Ya’aqov b. Awkal from Fustat. Mentions some information about the Sultan …

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    1. תדכרה מרדוך בן מוסי נע
    2. חסאב אלדראהם אלדי אנפדת לך ותמן אלברקלו
    3. ומא בקי מן //בעד// תמנה
    4. ואנפדת מע סלמאן בן הרון צרה למימון בן יעקוב
    5. ופי וצטה…

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  46. 11096LetterT-S NS 338.12

    Letter from the judge Peraḥyahu (b. Yosef Ibn Yiju), in Alexandria, to an unidentified addressee, in Fustat. Dating: ca. late 12th century. This fragment (lower …

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  47. 11097LetterT-S 8J33.1

    Note from Sahlan b. Avraham, leader of the Babylonians in Fustat, to Aharon the Cantor (b. Efrayim), in which he informs him that a certain …

    1. ראש הסדר
    2. [כבו]דך אהובנו ויקירנו מר אהרן
    3. החזן ירבה לעד לבנו אליך כי
    4. ידידותך אצלנו ר[בה כברא]שונה
    5. המק בה יפי[ ]
    6. קד טלע סידי אלר[ו]פא ש [צו]
    7. ומעה כתאב …

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  48. 11098LetterJRL Gaster heb. ms 1860/6

    Letter draft in Judaeo-Arabic. One line only. No names preserved except "Abū l-"

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  49. 11099LetterT-S Misc.28.253

    Letter from an unidentified man in the Rīf to someone important in Fustat. Dating: 1112–ca. 1126, as it mentions the Nagid Moshe b. Mevorakh. In …

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  50. 11100LetterENA 4010.16

    Letter of praises for Yehuda b. Saʿadya, mentioning also his brother the future Nagid Mevorakh b. Saʿadya.

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