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  1. 2101LetterT-S AS 179.83

    Recto: Informal mercantile letter in Arabic script. Dating: Probably 11th or early 12th century. The sender reports that he sent the garment with Mūsā. Mentions …

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  2. 2102LetterT-S 13J9.11

    Letter and a responsum, on either side of the same sheet of paper, detailing the story of a man in distress, particularly because of debt. …

    1. אלממלוך יקבל אלארץ לפני הדרת מושב אד[ונינו
    2. ירומם ויגדל ויחיה לעד וינהי //אנה// כאן קד אחצר
    3. לפני הדרת מושבו ירומם רקעת תתצמן בעץ
    4. שרח חאלה פכרג בעץ תל…

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    Concerning Reuben against whom there is a bill of debt [...], and he lacks the means to pay and does not have that with which to support himsel…

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  3. 2103LetterT-S AS 146.232

    Fragment from the bottom of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic with some Hebrew phrases. Elevated register and partially vocalized. The addressee is warned not to do …

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  4. 2104LetterT-S AS 145.237

    Letter to a Rosh Kalla, mentioning a certain Yehuda. Mentions the arrival in Damsīs of the representative (nā[ʾib]) of the amīr Muẓaffar(?) al-Dawla. (Information in …

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  5. 2105LetterMoss. X,32.1

    Letter - needs examination. Mentions "bilād al-Hind," Damascus (or al-Dimashqī), Nahrwāra, lac and the Baghdādī raṭl as a unit of measurement.

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  6. 2106LetterT-S 10J11.20

    Letter in Judaeo--Arabic. Dating: Probably late 11th or early 12th century. The sender congratulates the addressee(s) on the holidays and reminds them of a promise …

    1. אלתי הו אודה ואלאגתמאע פי מחל אלסייד אלמולא אלמנעם
    2. עלי בעדת אשיא אפצלהא ואגלהא מתולי בחצרתה [[ונו]]
    3. [[אצלח]] ישמרהו שומר נפשות חסידיו [[ואקול]] ואוע…

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  7. 2107LetterAIU XII.142

    Letter in Arabic script to a certain Abū l-Fakhr. Dating: 11th–13th century. The sender's name appears at upper left but is difficult to read. Business …

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  8. 2108LetterT-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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  9. 2109LetterT-S 8J27.8

    Recommendation letter in the hand of Peraḥya b. Yosef, mentioning Abū l-Makārim, Avraham and his brother Ḥananʾel, Abū Isḥāq, Moshe (Maimonides), Rabbenu al-Maskil, and Sitt …

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    1. [ . . . ] . . . מן . [ . . . . . . . ] דתהא פי אכתר אלאוקאת
    2. וכדלך מולאי אלשיך אבי אלמכארם ואכותהא אלהי
    3. ישראל יחמדהם אלעאקבה פי אנפסהם ופי אלחצ…

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  10. 2110LetterT-S AS 152.271

    Letter in Hebrew. Fragment (upper right piece). With a flattering poetic introduction, presumably addressed to a dignitary. Refers to a matter of 2 dinars. At …

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  11. 2111LetterT-S 10J18.12

    Letter addressed to Najīb al-Siqillī, in Alexandria. In Judaeo-Arabic, with the address in both Judaeo-Arabic and Arabic script. Dating: Probably no earlier than 13th century. …

    1. שילת לקי מעא מש
    2. אלדי יעלם בה אלאך נגיב אבקאה אלל[ה . . .
    3. פי כיר ועאפייה ונעמה אן שא אל[לה
    4. תע אן יגמענא נחן ואיאך פי מ[ . . .
    5. רחמתה אנס וינהי אלי עלמ…

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  12. 2112LetterT-S 10J14.16

    IB III, 47. Letter from Moshe b. Yosef Yiju, in Alexandria, to his brother Perahya in Fustat. Sent to the shop of Abū l-Fakhr b. …

    III, 47 recto:

    1. אלי אכי אל עזיז עלי אטאל אללה בקאה וצאנה ווקאה ומן
    2. חסן אל תופיק לא אכלאה וכאן לה ולי ונאצר וחאפט
    3. פי גמיע אמורה וכפאה במא יהמה וצד ענה…

    recto

    1. To my dear brother—may God give you long life, protect you and guard you,
    2. not deny you His superior gift of success, be for you a guardian and…

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  13. 2113LetterT-S NS 327.142

    Letter in Arabic script. Reporting on a dialogue between the sender and someone else about someone who hasn't received a payment, and how the sender …

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  14. 2114LetterBodl. MS heb. c 28/58

    Calligraphic letter sent by a young cantor, Avraham b. Nissim, possibly to his brother. The sender was away from home successfully seeking an appointment in …

    1. כתאבי אליך יא ולדי ואלעזיז עלי אטאל אללה
    2. בקאך ואדאם עזך ועאפייתך וסלאמתך
    3. ולו בדית אצף מא ענדי מן אלשוק אליכם
    4. ומא עלי קלבי מן פרקתכם לטאל אלשרח
    5. חתי א…

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  15. 2115LetterT-S 16.299

    Letter from ʿAbd al-Raʾīs b. Makīn to a certain Yosef. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dealing with small business matters. Dating: maybe 14th–17th century. A woman expresses her …

    1. לקי
    2. ויוסף הוא השליט על הארץ וכו
    3. עזרי עזרי מעם ייי עושה וכו
    4. ייי ישמרך מכל רע ישמור וכו
    5. ייי עוז לעמו יתן ייי יברך וכו
    6. ברוך תהיה מכל העמים וכו
    7. שילת
    8. אלח…

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  16. 2116LetterJRL Genizah Ar. 531

    Small fragment of a letter. In Arabic script. Refers to someone in distress and to a nākhūdha (ship-owner) named Hilāl al-Iskandarā[nī]

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  17. 2117LetterENA NS 69.20

    Recto: Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. The same scribe probably wrote ENA NS 69.20 and T-S AS 156.42, based on the handwriting similarity combined with the …

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  18. 2118LetterBodl. MS heb. d 73/22

    Address of a letter from Shelomo Cesana & Company to Karo y Frances & Company, in Fustat/Cairo. This fragment is only an address, probably belonging …

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  19. 2119LetterT-S AS 200.275

    Verso: Bottom of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions [...] Ibn al-Urjuwānī. Otherwise very damaged and difficult to read. Recto: Account in Judaeo-Arabic headed "the end …

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  20. 2120LetterT-S AS 205.68

    Letter in Ladino. Beautifully written. Part of a name is legible in the first preserved line of the verso: b. Franses (בן פרנשיש). Excerpts: אי …

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  21. 2121LetterYevr. II A 1568

    Letter

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  22. 2122LetterT-S 8J26.4

    Letter regarding business from Yaḥyā b. Mūsā al-Majjānī, probably in Mahdiyya, to Nahray b. Nissim (c. 1045 CE). On verso is the continuation of the …

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    1. [סררת יא]מולאי אלי וצול כתאבך תדכר סלאמתך אדאמהא אללה לך במנה ותדכר וצול מפרג וקד

    2. [וצלני] כתאבה אנה אקלע מן ברניק ועדא ארגו מן אללה יגעלה פ…

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    1. שמחתי, אדוני, בבוא מכתבך שבו אתה כותב ששלום לך, יתמידו לך אלוהים בחסדו. אתה כותב שהגיע מפרג', וכבר
    2. קיבלתי ממנו מכתב שהפליג מברניק ויצא לים הפת…

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  23. 2123LetterMoss. Ia,23

    Letter of condolence from a certain Yaʿaqov to Eliyyahu the Judge ("wherever he is"). Dating: Early 13th century. In Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew. The orthography, including …

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    1. בשרח
    2. הצור תאמים באעלו כי כל דראכו ומשבט אל אימונה
    3. ואן עאול צדיק ויאשר הו באשר דבר מלך שלטון
    4. ומיומר לו תפעל אתצלת בנה אלפאגעה אלעצימה
    5. אלתי //עמ…

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  24. 2124LetterBL OR 10578E.33

    Fragment from near the beginning of a letter in Arabic script, chancery-esque hand.

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  25. 2125LetterMoss. II,176.2

    Fragment of a letter from someone to his 'father', sending regards for the holidays and inquiring about small transactions in garments. The writer sends regards …

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  26. 2126LetterT-S Ar.31.17

    Letter, in Arabic script. Top part missing. The sender expresses his longing for the addressee. He mentions a paper trail and expresses his happiness on …

    1. الاجتماع معه على الحال السارة فيه ا[

    2. بمنه وسعة فضله ووصل كتابه ادام الله

    3. حراسته من تنيش(=تنيس) على يد سعادة الغلام

    4. وقراته وابتهجت بما تضمنه م…

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  27. 2127LetterT-S 8J24.15

    Short letter written and sent from Alexandria by Musa b. Abu al-Hayy to Nahray b. Nissim in Fustat, dealing with a shipment of robes and …

    recto

    1. תדכרה למחבה מוסי בן אבי אלחי

    2. תרכת ענד רבנו אחיאה

    3. אללה וטא פיה [        ]ה

    4. תיאבי ושדה חריר הי ענדי

    5. ודיעה תפעל פיה מא יצל

    6. בה כתאבי או…

    recto

    1. (7−1) תזכיר של אוהבך מוסא בן אבי אלחי; השארתי אצל רבנו, ייתן לו אלוהים חיים, שטיח ובו .... של בגדי וחבילת משי שהיא פיקדון אצלי, תעשה בה מה שיי…

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  28. 2128LetterHalper 397

    Letter from ʿEli ha-Kohen b. Yeḥezqel, Jerusalem, to ʿEli ha-Kohen b. Ḥayyim, Fustat. Dating: ca. 1060. The address says the letter should be delivered to …

    1. כתאבי אטאל אללה בקא מולאי אלכהן אלפרנאס ואדאם עזה ותאידה מן אלקודס

    מוסתהל אב האים יהפוך

    1. אבלו לששון וקד עלם אללה יאסידי שוקי אלי מולאי וכאן קד וצלנ…

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  29. 2129LetterT-S 13J27.8

    Introductory phrases of a letter and jottings written in a childish script. (Information from Goitein's index cards)

    1. בשמך רחמנא
    2. כתאבי אלי מולאי וסיידי אעז
    3. אלכלק עלי וענדי אטאל אללה
    4. בקאך ואדאם תאידך ועלאך
    5. ורפעתך וסמאך וארתקאך
    6. וכבת באלדל חאסדתך
    7. ואעד[אך] ומן אלתופיק מ…

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  30. 2130LetterJRL Genizah Ar. 832

    Letter, in Judaeo-Arabic. Needs examination.

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  31. 2131LetterT-S Ar.38.100

    Letter from someone, probably in Barqa, to his or her "father" the judge Mūsā b. ʿImrān (or else this Mūsā is simply mentioned in the …

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  32. 2132LetterBodl. MS heb. c 64/12

    Letter in Hebrew dated 1791/92 CE (552 = וינטלם וינשאם) from the Jewish community of Jerusalem to the Jewish community of Pisa, begging for financial …

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  33. 2133LetterENA NS 52.21

    Letter from an unknown writer, in Rashīd, to the sage R. Badosa, in Fustat/Cairo. In Hebrew. Dating: Second half of the 16th century. The writer …

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  34. 2134LetterT-S AS 166.222

    Letter fragment addressed to a son. In Arabic script. Only formulaic content is preserved on recto. Reused for Hebrew literary text on verso.

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  35. 2135LetterT-S NS 154.1

    Letter probably from a judge, in New Cairo, to another judge, probably in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic. The sender's handwriting may be known. He reports that …

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    1. בשמ רחמ
    2. כתאבי אטאל אללה בקא חצרה מולאי אלדיין
    3. צורבא מרבנן ואדאם עזה ותאיידה וסעאדתה
    4. וסלאמתה ונעמתה ותמכינה וכבת אעדאה
    5. מן אלמסתקר באלקאהרה אלמע…

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  36. 2136LetterT-S 13J19.6

    Letter from Yosef b. Moshe ha-Levi the Jerusalemite to Yefet ha-Neʾeman b. Elʿazar, the representative of the community of al-Maḥalla. Dating: late 11th or early …

    1. יצר סמוך תצור שלום שלום מגדל עז שם ייי בו ירוץ צד ונשג
    2. שלומות וטובות וברכות מרובות ושישות רבות ומילוט מכאיבות
    3. ורפואות חונות מכל סביבות וניצול מכל חו…

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  37. 2137LetterT-S AS 153.141

    Letter, in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Ca. 13th century, based on the hand, the use of the abbreviation ממ[לוך], and the typical names of the period. The …

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  38. 2138LetterJRL 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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  39. 2139LetterT-S Ar.30.183

    Informal note in Arabic script. (Addressed to a dignitary according to the Baker/Polliack catalog, but this does not seem to be founded.) "By God, man, …

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  40. 2140LetterYevr. II A 1278

    A long letter from a Yequtiel b. Siman Tov to his mother. He intended to go from Alexandria to Constantinople, but was tempted by his …

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  41. 2141LetterT-S AS 153.398 + T-S AS 153.396 + T-S AS 153.397

    Business letter, mentioning Mūsā, Abū Isḥāq and Avraham. On parchment. Dating: 11th century. (Information in part from CUDL)

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  42. 2142LetterT-S AS 148.45

    Letter of condolence addressed to the Gaʾon Maṣliaḥ (1127–39).

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  43. 2143LetterMoss. III,213.4

    Letter fragment in Arabic script. Needs examination.

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  44. 2144LetterT-S AS 147.56

    Fragment from the beginning of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Likely Ayyubid-era. Opens with a taqbīl. Mentions "that he went . . . to Cairo"; …

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  45. 2145LetterT-S AS 145.184

    Letter (late) fragment (right side of recto and verso). "The slave will arrive God willing (אן שא המב) following this letter, and I was only …

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  46. 2146LetterT-S NS 321.48

    Business letter from Sulaymān b. Shaʾūl to Abū Zikrī Yehuda b. Mūsā b. Sughmār. In Arabic script, with the address in Judaeo-Arabic (indicating that the …

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  47. 2147LetterT-S NS 324.17 + T-S 8J13.25

    Pastoral letter with widely-spaced lines, from a Nasi, possibly David b. Daniel. Announcing that Meʾir ha-Sar and Yiṣḥaq ha-Dayyan will appoint all ritual slaughterers (טבחים) …

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    1. ויעמ[י]ד שופטים בכל ערי יהודה הבצורות וככה | נעשה
    2. והניחוץ אינה טובה אלא מתון מתון ארבע מאה שויא
    3. והנה צוינו לאדירנו מרנו ורבנו מאיר השר היקר
    4. הח…

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  48. 2148LetterBodl. MS heb. d 75/22

    Commercial letter from Mūsā b. Shahriyār to the three Tustarī brothers, Abū al-Faḍl Sahl, Abū Yaʿqūb Yūsuf and Abū Sahl Saʿīd, in Fusṭāt. The letter …

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  49. 2149LetterT-S 8J10.6

    Letter from Jerusalem written on recto and verso to someone addressed as 'my son and master' (probably Avraham ha-Kohen b. Yiṣḥaq b. Furat). First half …

    Recto:

    1. בהא אנא אסל ולדי אלעזיז ומולאי אל
    2. שיך אבא אסחק אדאם אללה עזה וכתר
    3. עליה אלסלאמה ואנגח גמיע מ . . . יך . .
    4. ודניא אלא יקף עלי הדה אלאסטר אלא
    5. אלמ…

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  50. 2150LetterENA 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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