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  1. 2551LetterT-S 8J19.8 + CUL Add.3342

    Monumental letter of congratulation after recovery from an illness, written in rhymed Hebrew prose by the court clerk Mevorakh b. Natan and addressed to ʿAzaryahu …

    1. . . . . .]ה. .[.]. .[. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]ה מעלה עלי . . . . .נים
    2. רסיס ידיו ריוה [. .].לי . . . חוה ומ.לם שיוה במדבר מעינים
    3. והוא שר הצב…

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  2. 2552LetterCUL Or.1080 3.22

    Recto: Stylized letter in Hebrew to David b. Hezekia the Nasi. Verso: The address and several different blocks of writing in Arabic script.

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  3. 2553LetterHUC 1102

    Late letter(s) in Hebrew. Needs examination.

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  4. 2554LetterMoss. X,114

    Letter sent from Ṣanʿāʾ to Jerusalem. Dating: probably 19th century. Addressed to Sālim b. Hārūn al-Ḥamdī. It seems to be from his daughter Ghazāl and …

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  5. 2555LetterBL OR 10578A.72

    Letter addressed to Nissim Majjānī. In Hebrew. Late. Only the address is preserved.

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  6. 2556LetterT-S 8J16.27

    Letter from Natan b. Shelomo ha-Kohen, Fustat, to his cousin Toviyya b. Eli ha-Kohen, in a smaller town, in which the writer refers to the …

    1. כתבת הדה אלאחרף אלי מולאי אלחבר נט רחמ
    2. ענד כתרה שוקנא לכתאבה אד קד אנקטע ענא
    3. מדה ארגו יכון לכיר וכאן קד וצלני כתאב אכוך
    4. רבי חייא שצ מע יוסף אלסקלי ו…

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  7. 2557LetterYevr. II A 1850

    A letter to Moshe b. Yosef the cantor from Ishaq b. Ishaq, blessing him to see his daughters(?) marry.

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  8. 2558LetterT-S Misc.20.149

    Fragment of a letter, possibly, in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi (1100–38 CE). Six lines are preserved, with wide line spacing. Explaining that …

    1. שהוד אלמ . . לין חתי אן כתירא מן אלאמלאך ענד[נא
    2. במצר לא יכתב בהא חגג בדיני ישראל בל יכתפא
    3. במא יכתב פי דלך בנימוסי אומות העולם לאן בדלך
    4. תתבת ומעשים ב…

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  9. 2559LetterT-S Misc.25.126

    Letter from Avraham b. David b. Sighmar, Fustat, probably to Daniel b. Azarya, Jerusalem. The beginning of June 1056. After the passing of Yefet b. …

    Recto: TS Misc. Box 25, f. 126, ed. Gil, Palestine, Pt. 2, pp. 746-748 (Doc. #402), C.T., 7-5-86 (P)

    1. ואדאם סלאמתה וסעאדתה וציאנתה וולאיתה וחרסאתה
    2. [ו…

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  10. 2560LetterT-S K25.231

    Letter probably from Nissim b. Ḥalfon, in Tinnīs, to an unidentified addressee, probably in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: mid-11th century. Almost completely unmentioned in the …

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  11. 2561LetterT-S 8J33.9

    Letter, fragmentary, from Tyre in Hebrew and Arabic, including a Passover greeting and mentioning Mevorakh ha-Kohen b. Natan (active during the 1130's and 1140's in …

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    1. בשמ רחמ
    2. שלום השמים וחיי יומים לאלפי פעמים [
    3. ושמחות וגיל אלי הדר כגק מרנו נכב[דנו
    4. ובר(?) א . . אן ומעוטר בסגנון(?) דת לשם . . . . . [
    5. . . . בה …

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  12. 2562LetterYevr. II A 1591

    Hebrew letter sent to Trakai (today in Lithuania). Mentioning a declaration given to the Karaite community in the region of Vilna and Luzka (today in …

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  13. 2563LetterJRL B 2209

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic, tiny fragment. ("if it was. . . Hebrew. . . your father. . .").

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  14. 2564LetterHUC 1103

    Late letter in Hebrew addressed to a certain Avraham, in Egypt (perhaps by his brother given the usage of "אחי" in the adress). In line …

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  15. 2565LetterT-S Ar.39.226

    Probably a letter or letters. Verso and recto appear to be in different hands, in which case there might be more than one letter. - …

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  16. 2566LetterENA 3765.10 + T-S 18J4.16

    Letter from Avraham b. David Ibn Sughmār (according to Gil), in Fustat, to the Nagid Yaʿaqov b. ʿAmram, in Qayrawān. Dating: Probably spring or summer …

    1. [ ] יוצרהו יתמכהו והדר
    2. יעטרהו [ ] צדקו יעלה זכרו יהיה עמו
    3. להכין ממשלתו יעצים עלצו יעשה חפצו יקובל עת
    4. יעתר יוצנף [[ ]] //צדק// בכתר בירבי עמרם נע עם …

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  17. 2567LetterT-S AS 146.215

    Damaged fragment in poetic Hebrew, probably from top of a letter to a notable who is also a kohen. Very large. AA/ASE Excerpts: תשיתמו לשרים …

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  18. 2568LetterAIU VII.E.243

    Letter of recommendation in German for Rabbi Barukh Löb Alpern, mid-19th-century. The place name appears to be Agram, which turns out to be the German …

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  19. 2569LetterT-S Misc.34.45

    Letter addressed to Shelomo ha-Sar. In the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe (fl. 1100–1138 CE). Asking him to disburse a sum of money to a …

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  20. 2570LetterT-S 10J11.15

    Letter from the cantor Elazar ha-Hazzan b. Avraham to Mevorakh b. Saadya, before he became Nagid (thus, before 1078). Informing that three pieces of copper, …

    1. בשם ייי
    2. שלומות רבות וטובות מלובות ונעימות
    3. מטובות וחמלה וחנינה ורוח ורחמים והצלה
    4. ויושר פעולה ונועם משולה וברכות מלמעלה
    5. ושלומות //להכפילה// לשם ולתהיל…

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  21. 2571LetterT-S NS J464

    Letter, or possibly an outline of a legal document, containing instructions concerning a trousseau list. Handwriting of Shelomo b. Eliyyahu? (F. Niessen and A. Shivtiel, …

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    1. . . . . . .]ביה בקיה קמאשהא מעהא
    2. ותכתב פי כתאב מבאיעה אלתמן
    3. אלחויגאת אלדי אביעוא(!) ותסלם תמנהם
    4. אלשיך עמן נע אלחאגה אלפלאניה ואלחאגה
    5. אלפלאני'ה…

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  22. 2572LetterENA 4020.5

    Right fragment: Letter/petition in Hebrew from the widow of the well-known judge Hiyya b. Yishaq (active in Fustat 1129–60s) to the Jewish congregation of Fustat. …

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  23. 2573LetterAIU VII.E.149

    Letter from a father, probably in Fustat, to his son Isḥāq b. Saʿīd, probably in the Rīf. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Probably 14th century. The handwriting …

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    1. שלום שלום לרחוק
    2. אלי חצרה אלולד אלעזיז אלמופק אלסעיד אטאל אללה
    3. בקאה וחרסה ותולאה ומן אלסעד ואלתופיק לא
    4. אכלאה ואלדי אעלמך בה יא ולדי יא אסחאק וא…

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  24. 2574LetterT-S NS J477

    Letter in the hand of Yehuda b. Ṭuviyyahu probably addressed to Moshe Maimonides (active ca. 1168–1204 CE), based on the importance of the addressee and …

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    1. למעלה למעלה ויזכהו לראות חמודו
    2. רבנו אברהם יושב על כסאו בחייו יקיים
    3. על הדרתה קרא הכת תחת אבותי
    4. ינהי אלי מושב יירומם אן ורד עליה אמרהא
    5. אלמטאע על…

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  25. 2575LetterT-S 18J2.3

    Letter in the handwriting of the Ascalon scholar and scribe Natan b. Mevorakh, from Avraham (Ibrahim) b. Ḥalfon b. Nahum to Eli ha-Kohen b. Yahya …

    1. בשמ רחמ
    2. וצל כתאב כגק מרנא ורבנא עלי הכהן הפרנס נאמן בית דין אטאל אללה בקאה ואדאם ת[איידה ונ]עמאה וחרס
    3. חובאה וכבת באלדל חסדתה ועדאה עלי שוקא מני אליה…

    In [your] name, O Merci[ful].

    I received the letter of [his] h[onor], g[reatness, and] h[oliness], our master and teacher Eli ha-Kohen the parnas and…

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  26. 2576LetterJRL Genizah Ar. 664

    Address of a letter, in Arabic script. The addressee is "مولاي الشيخ الجليل ابو المنا يوسف اليهودي" and the letter is from Abū Mūsā al-Maghribī(?).

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  27. 2577LetterT-S 12.412

    Letter from an unknown person to Nahray b. Nissim. Around 1060 (Gil). The fragment contains several details about shipments of goods and money as well …

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    1. [                                                    ] מעגר וחסאב אלתיאב אלגמיע [ 
    2. [                                               ] ואמא חסאב…

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    1. (1–2) …. צעיף, וחשבון הבגדים, סך הכול .... ואילו חשבון אסחק בן יעקוב הוא באריזה ....
    2. .... ובו לזכותך בדיוק שישית דינר; והכיס שלקחתי ממנו שלי…

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  28. 2578LetterYevr. II A 1476

    Letter or letters. Ashkenazi. Dating: 1836 CE. Needs examination.

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  29. 2579LetterT-S 12.316

    Letter draft from Efrayim b. Shemarya to Shelomo b. Yehuda. Fragment: the upper part only. Dating: probably 1028 CE (Gil's estimate). The letter praises the …

    1. ] שבויים[(?)
    2. ]חף ובר ה[
    3. ]בר
    4. ] לאשפותה וברכות להשיתה ברית לכרותה
    5. ]הרבה טובות להשפיעה נחמות להודיעה
    6. ] ושמועה מלבות להתקימה אויבים להכניעה
    7. ר]ועעה ממרים…

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  30. 2580LetterYevr.-Arab. II 1510

    Recto: Letter from an unknown man to a communal authority. In Judaeo-Arabic. The writer is seeking help in a convoluted case involving marital trouble and …

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  31. 2581LetterT-S AS 153.94

    Fragment of trader’s letter, mentioning quantities. Phrases: אלעשרה פאשתריתהא מנ[...] וקיראט אלעשרה באל . . .ותלאתין . . . ולחקהא . . . גמלה . …

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  32. 2582LetterT-S 10J27.10

    Letter from Hayya Gaon to Elhanan b. Shemarya, Fustat. February 7, 1018. The Gaon writes after he has been asked to write to Fustat on …

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    1.  קד נפד כתאבי פי יומנא הדא אלי סידי ראש הסדר אטאל אללה בקאה גואב כתאבה וערפתה כבר ביע
    2. אל[      ] ואני אנפד [      ] הדה אליה ואן אבי דניאל אלפ…

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  33. 2583LetterT-S AS 175.147

    IB ח95. Small fragment of a letter from Ḥalfon b. Netanel, in Fustat or Cairo, to his brother Yeḥezqel. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: No later January …

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    1 לא אע[...]

    2 תעא[...]

    3 חאל [...]

    4 ענד [...]

    5 ודמ.[...]

    6 יכון [...]

    7 כת[...]

    Recto, right margin

    1. עלי.[...]
    2. אן את.[...]
    3. באלכאץ ול[דך]
    4. אבו…

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  34. 2584LetterT-S AS 152.89

    Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: likely ca. 13th century. Mentioning dirhams, the capitation tax, and names such as Binyamin, Yaʿaqov and Yaḥyā. Also mentions 'Rabbenu'; …

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  35. 2585LetterJRL AF 32

    Business letter from Abū l-Khayr(?) Yeshuʿa b. [...] to Abū Ibrāhīm ʿAyyāsh b. Ṣadaqa. Dating: 11th century. Mentions various ships including אלמכרב אללובי (the Libyan …

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  36. 2586LetterENA NS 62.3

    Letter fragment. In Hebrew. Wide space between the lines.

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  37. 2587LetterT-S Misc.35.40

    Copies of two letters by Ḥizqiyya the Exilarch and Gaʾon. One is in Judaeo-Arabic and dated Av 1351 Seleucid = July/August 1040 CE. The other …

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    1. א[נ]א לם נערף תפציל מא גרי אלא אנא נתק באן אלאמר
    2. אנתהי א[לי] מא יעוד בגמאל צאחבנא ואנתט'אם אמורה
    3. וקד כץ רב אלעאלמין יתברך שמו הדא…

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  38. 2588LetterT-S 10J14.24

    Letter from a physician to a Kohen expressing thanks for condolences. At the end he writes a prescription for the growing of hair on skin …

    1. בשמ רחמ
    2. כאן קד תקדם כתאב חצרה מולאי אלכהן אלגליל
    3. אטאל אללה [בקאה ואדאם] עזה ותאיידה ורפעתה
    4. וארתקאה וכבת חסדתה ואעדאה והו יעזיני פי
    5. רבנו ז׳ל׳ פכיף את…

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  39. 2589LetterT-S NS 190.53

    Letter in Arabic script. Last 4–5 lines only, with greetings to all of 'our colleagues' (aṣḥābnā). On verso there is an unidentified text in Hebrew …

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  40. 2590LetterENA 4010.33

    Letter from ʿImrān b. Yehuda to Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm/Avraham b. Natan he-ḥaver. The sender had heard that the addressee had had a child (mawlūd) and …

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  41. 2591LetterYevr. II A 1892

    Letter from an unknown writer, in Alexandria, to the judge Yiṣḥaq Aripol, in Fustat/Cairo. The writer's name and signature appear, but are very faded. Written …

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  42. 2592LetterMoss. IV,52

    Letter fragment (lower right corner). In Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions an amīr, a community, al-Shaykh al-Muwaffaq, and it seems some sort of controversy.

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  43. 2593LetterT-S 8J27.1

    Fragmentary letter to a friend mentioning repeatedly the writer's gratitude. The hand resembles that of the cantor Yedutun ha-Levi, supported by his mention of his …

    1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ] . . כ. . . [ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    2. . . . . . . . . . . ] לה פי אלעז אלדאי [ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    3. . . . …

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  44. 2594LetterT-S NS 325.21

    Communal letter in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi. Wide line spacing. ~8 lines are preserved. Reused on recto for Hebrew piyyuṭ in a …

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  45. 2595LetterMoss. IV,7

    IB II, 66. Aden, August 1199. Sender and recipient are unknown, as only the lower part of this letter has been identified. The letter makes …

    II, 66

    1. דינ[...]
    2. דיננא
    3. עדן וסאעה וצולה אגצ[ב ...]
    4. וקאל לה תסלם או תקתל אכת[ר אליהוד]
    5. ובכא בכא שדיד ולם יגד וגה ללת[כלץ]
    6. סוי אנה אסלם וכאן קבל וצולה א…

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    1. [...to] Aden. Immediately after his arrival [he was brought before the caliph?],

    2. who said to him: “Become a Muslim, or you will cause the d…

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  46. 2596LetterT-S AS 179.84

    Letter fragment in Arabic script. The section preserved here consists mostly of greetings. Verso mentions the addressee's father Abū Muḥammad and cousin (ibn ʿamm) Abū …

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  47. 2597LetterT-S NS 327.8

    Business letter in Arabic script. At least partially about agriculture and mentions the town of Minyat al-Layth in the Delta. Also mentions "if [...] arrives …

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  48. 2598LetterT-S 13J19.21

    Letter from Yiṣḥaq b. Nissim Farsī to Abū Zikrī Yaḥyā b. Mevorakh. Recto consists entirely of a panegyric and flattering rhymed prose in Hebrew. The …

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    1. קד עלם בורא עולם בש מא דכל עלי קלבי מן אלסרור
    2. בוצול כתאבהא דפעה בעד אכרי וכאן ענדי מקאם
    3. טלעתהא אלבהיה //תם// אנני סירת גואבהם דפעתין וצנית
    4. אן …

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  49. 2599LetterT-S AS 145.218

    Letter, probably. Small fragment. Greetings to a Kohen.

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  50. 2600LetterENA NS 8.1

    Letter or letter draft from a son to father. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Late, probably no earlier than 16th century. Mainly consists of greetings, including from …

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