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  1. 1351LetterT-S Ar.29.137

    Letter fragment in Arabic script, probably commercial. It is difficult to decipher the content. The term "al-mamlūk" (referring to the sender) appears multiple times. The …

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  2. 1352LetterT-S NS J172

    Letter from Shelomo b. Yehuda to Avraham Ha-Kohen b. Yiṣḥaq b. Furat.

    TS NS J 172, ed. Gil, Palestine, pp. 214-215 (Doc # 118), N.H. 2-23-88,(P).Letter from Solomon b. Judah to Abraham Ha-Kohen b. Isaac b. Furat.

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  3. 1353LetterT-S NS 176.3 + T-S NS 176.2

    Letter from one community (of Jerusalem?) to another (of Fustat?). In Hebrew. Dating: likely 11th century. There is a long introduction with biblical verses and …

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  4. 1354LetterMoss. VII,168

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

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  5. 1355LetterT-S 20.178

    Letter from Shelomo b. Yehuda to David b. Aharon, ca. 1040, concerning an inheritance that was left by a person from Ramla (Mevaser) who had …

    1. ליקר פאר כגק מר ור דו[י]ד המשכיל המבין הזקן הנכבד
    2. והיקר יהי צור עזרו וצל סתרו ויפארו ובשיבה טובה
    3. וייטיב שמו וזכרו ויצו ראש אלונים שכרו וימציאו חן
    4. וש…

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  6. 1356LetterT-S Misc.24.20

    Note in Arabic script. Mentions a maqṭaʿ cloth, but maybe also materia medica such as tamarind. Needs further examination. Information in part from Goitein's note …

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  7. 1357LetterMIAC 79

    Letter from the Grand Rabbinate of Cairo to Kẖawaja Elli Abimalor and Kẖawaja Shlomo Lijar requesting that they not give away any of the contents …

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  8. 1358LetterT-S NS 298.2

    Letter discussing the liturgy, specifically the different siddurim of R. Shelomo (who must be Shelomo b. Natan of Sijilmāsa), the seder moʿed included in the …

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  9. 1359LetterT-S NS J63e

    Minute fragment from a letter. Mentions a ship.

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  10. 1360LetterENA NS 10.23

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic addressed to a certain Moshe. Dating: Late, based on handwriting. The writer may be a woman: Sitt [...]. The handwriting is dreadful. …

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  11. 1361LetterT-S 6J4.4

    Beginning of a letter to Shelomo ha-Sar ('ha-Sofer ha-Mahir'). The sender complains about difficult circumstances. Dating: 12th or 13th century. (Information in part from CUDL)

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  12. 1362LetterT-S 13J27.13

    Letter in Ladino to Avraham from Shemuel b. [...]. Twice refers to a matter of a nursemaid, possibly referred to as a "whore" (אקיליא זונה …

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  13. 1363LetterBodl. MS heb. e 98/73

    Letter, Somewhat cryptic. "As for what you mentioned about the istiʿmāl and the musakhkhināt (warming drugs?) and the [...], and as the 'season' (of illnesses?) …

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  14. 1364LetterJRL Genizah Ar. 665

    Letter (draft?), or official correspondence, in Arabic script. Contains the taqbīl clause and mentions "al-mamlūk" twice. The text on verso reads as "min ahl hādihi …

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  15. 1365LetterT-S 13J26.18

    Letter from Daniel b. Azarya to a Jerusalemite staying in Fustat (Gil, Palestine, II, pp. 655-662)

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    1. מא אכליה מן אלברכות אלצאלחה גם לארז האדיר כגק מ׳ור׳ דוסא ישמרהו קדושנו וייי ישמע
    2. בעדם כל תפלה ותחנה ודכר אן אלכתאב אלדי אלי מולאיי אלשיך אבי …

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  16. 1366LetterT-S AS 173.102

    Small fragment from the beginning of a letter in Arabic script. Consists of formulaic greetings. The addressee is referred to as 'al-ḥaḍra al-ṭāhira' which in …

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  17. 1367LetterENA 2386.10

    Informal note in Judaeo-Arabic regarding a business matter (vessels of wine and water?). Excerpts: עבדהא יקבל ידהא ויערפהא אנה . . . קנטאר תמניה(?) כבאלי(?) …

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  18. 1368LetterAIU XI.92

    Fragment of a literary text, probably. In Judaeo-Arabic. Mentioning different family relations.

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  19. 1369LetterT-S AS 145.26

    Fragment (right side) of a letter in Hebrew. Dating: probably ca. 16th century. (Krakowski and Rustow, Formula as Content, JSS 20, p. 141 n. 34 …

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  20. 1370LetterT-S AS 183.291

    Bottom of a letter in Arabic script. Faded and damaged. Mentions someone who 'went up to Fustat.' Greetings to various people including 'al-rayyis al-jalīl al-kabīr.' …

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  21. 1371LetterT-S AS 148.175

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic, with some Hebrew. Square script, with large letters. Mentions various weights and prices and a congregation (al-jamāʿa, recto, right margin). Probably in …

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  22. 1372LetterT-S AS 146.326

    Letter fragment (lower right of recto, part of the right of verso). Essentially all the remaining phrases are formulaic. ASE.

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  23. 1373LetterT-S NS 324.14

    Letter addressed to the officials Ẓedaqa ha-Levi and Yaʿaqov [. . .]. In Hebrew. Dating: 16th century, based on Avraham David's assessment. The letter concerns …

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  24. 1374LetterBL OR 5542.13

    Note from the teacher Yefet b. Yosef the teacher to Abū Zikrī the physician, the son of Eliyyahu the judge apparently asking him to send …

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  25. 1375LetterT-S 8J15.7

    Letter addressed by Moshe Ha-Kohen to Menahem the great Rabbi (HaRav HaGadol). VMR The letter is prefaced with בשמ׳ רחמ׳, followed by three biblical verses, …

    1. אלממלוך אלאצגר
    2. משה הכהן
    3. בשמ' רחמ'
    4. פי צדיק יהגה חכמה ולשונו וגו'
    5. החכמה תעוז לחכם מעש[רה] וג'
    6. חנה מלאך ייי סביב ליראיו וג'
    7. אשרי שאל יעקב בעזרו המבינו …

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  26. 1376LetterT-S Ar.42.50

    Recto: Barely legible short note. Verso: Jottings. - needs examination.

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  27. 1377LetterENA NS 7.35

    Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic with some Hebrew. Written in an elevated register. Damaged and faded. Mentions Damsīs; sending something before Rosh Hashana; Abū Saʿīd; Sammanūd …

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  28. 1378LetterDK 191

    Circular letter from Maṣliaḥ Gaon to all the communities of the Rīf.

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  29. 1379LetterT-S AS 176.391

    Letter fragment.

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  30. 1380LetterMIAC 23973.22

    Letter from Ḥusayn ibn Ḥasan al-Kanzī to the Nubian eparch Uruwī in Ibrīm. Ḥusayn informs Uruwī that the bearer of this letter brings with him …

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    1. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
    2. <اعلم> حضرة مولاي الاجل صاحب  الخـ{ـلـ}ـل ووزير الملك اطال الله بقاه واحسانه
    3. وادام عز[ه] وحـ[ـسـ]ـن نعمته وصول متحملها …

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    1. In the name of God the Merciful and Compassionate.
    2. the presence of my majestic lord, the Masterof the Horses and vizier of the king—may God p…

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  31. 1381LetterJRL Genizah Ar. 683

    Small fragment of a letter in Arabic script, likely mercantile.

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  32. 1382LetterAIU VII.E.1

    Letter perhaps from the community of Tinnīs (mentions the synagogue of Tinnīs in the first preserved line), to a Jewish dignitary, likely the Head of …

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  33. 1383LetterT-S NS 149.99 + T-S Ar.39.358

    Letter in Arabic script. Approximately 8 lines from near the top are preserved. Written in a chancery-esque hand and in an elevated register. The sender …

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  34. 1384LetterMoss. V,352

    Fragment of a letter from Yisrael b. Natan, Jerusalem, probably to Nahray b. Nissim, Fustat. The letter deals with trades, especially of fabrics. Nahray is …

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    1. כתאבי יאסידי ומולאי אלעז[יז] עלי אטאל אללה [בקאך ואדאם עזך ותאיידך
    1. מן אל]
    1. קדס עמרה אללה ל[ ] ועשרין מן סיון [ערפנא] אל[לה ברכתה ו]ברכה

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  35. 1385LetterT-S AS 152.148

    Note from Musa b. Barhun al-Tāhartī, from Busir (possibly), to Nahray b. Nissim. Mentions foreclosure on goods, probably in Rashid. (Information from Gil, Kingdom, Vol. …

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    1. [אטאל אללה] יאסידי וריסי וגלילי בקאך ומן תופיקה לא אכלאך כתאבי

    2. [אליך מן בוצ]יר ען חאל סלאמה ונעמא ומא תחב עלמה אן וצלת אלא [       ]

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    1. (6-1) ייתן לך אלוהים, אדוני וראשי ומכובדי, אריכות ימים, ואל ימנע ממך הצלחה ; אני כותב לך מבוציר ; שלומי טוב ואני מאושר. אשר למה שרצית לדעת: ה…

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  36. 1386LetterT-S 8J36.7

    Letter from Mubarak ha-Levi b. Yosef to Alexandria concerning business matters. The writer calculates how much he has paid the addressee and how much of …

    1. וצל כתאב מולאי אטאל אללה בקאה ואדאם נעמה ודכר סלאמתה אדאמהא
    2. אללה לה וקד דכר מולאי אמר אלאכשב אנהא .ליה לקד תוגה אלי מא
    3. קבלתם סידי אבי זכריא חיים בן …

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  37. 1387LetterT-S H15.144

    Recto is a long piyyuṭ. Verso contains an extremely faded text block in Judaeo-Arabic, possibly documentary. At 180 degrees to this there are some names, …

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  38. 1388LetterYevr. III B 1152

    Letter fragment from Saʿadya b. Yiṣḥaq ha-Dayyan to Shemuel ha-Sar. What remains is in Hebrew. Only the opening and address are preserved. The same sender …

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  39. 1389LetterJRL B 7994

    Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic addressed to "mawlāy al-Rayyis Yosef." It is unclear how much of the content is preserved. There might be someone named Abū …

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  40. 1390LetterT-S AS 151.87

    Letter, probably in the hand of Abraham Maimonides. (Information from CUDL)

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  41. 1391LetterF 1908.44DD + F 1908.44BB

    Letter from Damascus to Fustat. Same hand as F 1908.44DD, which is very likely the end of the same letter. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: No earlier …

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  42. 1392LetterT-S AS 156.234

    Small letter fragment. Only formulaic phrases are preserved.

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  43. 1393LetterENA 2727.9a

    Letter from a certain Asad to a certain Avraham. In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Probably 13th century. He conveys his longing (including kissing the addressee's …

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  44. 1394LetterT-S AS 150.37

    Letter from Yefet b. Menashshe to Abū [...]a b. Faḍl. Fragment (upper right corner of recto). None of the content of the message is preserved. …

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  45. 1395LetterT-S Ar.50.133

    Bifolio with letter formularies or copies in Hebrew. One of them, on behalf of "so-and-so the captive," mentions Palermo, Constantinople (קוסטנטיפולי), Barqa, and apparently Qayrawān …

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  46. 1396LetterCUL Or.1080 J75

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic, with the address in Arabic script. The handwriting is very likely that of Mūsā b. Yaʿqūb/Moshe b. Yaʿaqov writing from somewhere in …

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  47. 1397LetterJRL Gaster heb. ms 1636/8 + JRL Gaster heb. ms 1636/9

    Letter of recommendation. In Hebrew. Location: Tunis. Dated: 5610 AM, which is 1849/50 CE. On behalf of Yiṣḥaq Yosef b. Shemarya. The Portuguese Congregation of …

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  48. 1398LetterHalper 343

    Letter fragment. In Judaeo-Arabic. Regarding events that happened in the court of Maṣliaḥ Gaon (1127-38) and perhaps some dispute over the distribution of 20 dinars. …

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  49. 1399LetterT-S 13J21.27

    Letter dated 3 Tevet 4975 AM (which is 1214 CE) from Abu l-Najm Hilal, in Alexandria, to his brother Abu l-Majd (Meir b. Yakhin), in …

    1. אכיהא הלאל פדאה
    2. בש רח
    3. לא אוחש אללה מן גלאל חצרה אלאך אלשקיק ואלרכן
    4. אלותיק אלשיך אבו אלמגד אטאל אללה בקאה וגמעני
    5. ואיאה עלי אסר חאל במנה ואלקאדר עליה …

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  50. 1400LetterT-S NS J613

    Letter fragment. In Judaeo-Arabic. Addressed to Abū l-Surūr and [M]anṣūr. Conveys condolences on the death of their mother. On verso are a few words in …

    1. ] . . אל אמונה ואין עול צדיק וישר הוא
    2. ] אלאגלא אלשיך אבי אלסרור שצ
    3. מ]נצור שצ קדר מא חצל לנא מן
    4. ו]פאה אלואלדה אלמרחומה חצל

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    1. ] . . אל אמונה ואי…

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