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  1. 251

    LetterMoss. II,157

    Begging letter, probably, in elegant script informing the addressee that his brother Abū l-Baqā al-Tājir used to give charity to the writer and help his …

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  2. 252

    LetterCUL Or.1080 J223

    Letter fragment. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dated: Tuesday night, 1 Adar 1539 Seleucid = 9 February 1228 CE. The writer advises the addressee to resort to the …

    1. ]ל ישר[
    2. אלג]ליל אלמערוף באבן אבו אלעלא ותעלמה סלא[מי
    3. וא]שתיאקי עלייה ועלי אהל ביתה מן אלצגיר
    4. אלי א]לכביר אלי אלגארייה אלי אם אברהים גארייתה
    5. ואבנהא פ…

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  3. 253

    LetterT-S AS 183.152

    Unidentified document(s) in Arabic script. Recto mentions Aḥmad b. [...] al-Khawlī(?) . . . . wa-l-nawwātiyya (something to do with the sailors?). This is then …

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  4. 254

    LetterT-S 10J32.1 + Lévi 1900b + T-S NS 98.18 + Bodl. MS heb. d 74/27

    Letter 1 of 4 of Letters Miscellany, a collection of letters representing both sides of the calendar controversy. Letters 1 and 2 are pro-Babylonian. Both …

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  5. 255

    LetterMoss. VII,162.2

    Address of a letter to Eliyyahu the Judge. None of the body of the letter remains on this fragment.

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  6. 256

    LetterT-S AS 151.95

    Fragment from a communal letter, mentioning someone charged with overseeing the ‘affairs of the community’. (Information in part from CUDL.)

    1. מתוליא לאמור אלקהל שצ
    2. ובעד נפודה תגדד מן פעל
    3. ]ר מא הו מערוף בה
    4. ]ה לה ודאך אנה
    5. ]מא וצל
    6. ] ללוגוד
    7. ] אנה

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  7. 257

    LetterT-S 13J22.22

    Letter from Muslim to his son ʿIwaḍ. In Judaeo-Arabic. Concerning sugar cane molasses (quṭāra) and wine. "Stop occupying yourself with marriage plans and such idle …

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    1. בשמ' רחמ ואלדה מסלם
    2. אלולד אלעזיז אלשיך עוץ אני קד
    3. נפדת לך כתאב מן אגל אלקטארה
    4. אללה אללה מהמא גאבך אלשיך
    5. מעאפא תנפד תערפני סרעה
    6. מן כל בד אלי קד…

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  8. 258

    LetterT-S Misc.28.168

    Business letter in Hebrew. Late. Dating: Second half of the 16th century, based on Avraham David's assessment. Mentions currencies such as coronas and peraḥim. Most …

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  9. 259

    LetterT-S 10J14.22

    Letter starting with extensive blessings for the recipient in Hebrew, including a biblical quotation (l. 7, Dt 30:1), and thanking the addressee for the great …

    1. בשם
    2. יענך ייי ביום צרה ישגבך וג ישלח עזרך מקדש ומציון וג
    3. י]תן לך כלבבך וכל עצתך ימלא וג ימלא ייי כל משאלתיך וג
    4. ייי יהיה בכסלך ושמר רגלך וג לא תאנה לך…

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  10. 260

    LetterMoss. II,125.2

    Recto: part of a business letter. Conveying the prices of commodities such as pepper, cloves, and saffron and asking about their prices in Egypt/Fustat. (Information …

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  11. 261

    LetterT-S NS 226.141 + T-S NS 190.115

    Letter from Yefet b. Menashshe to his brother Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. In Judaeo-Arabic. Conveying business instructions/requests. Reports the arrival of the dirhams with Abū l-Ḥasan …

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  12. 262

    LetterYevr.-Arab. II 1452

    Letter draft from the Qaraite community of Cairo to the Qaraite community of Damascus. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Unknown. Regarding a marriage-related legal case that reached …

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  13. 263

    LetterT-S NS 163.47 + T-S NS 324.53

    Two fragments from a letter, which is still not complete. Mentions setting sail from Alexandria. Involves the shipment of 100 jars of oil from Alexandria, …

    1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]על.לם .[. . . . . .
    2. בושת פנים ו. .[. . . . . . . . .]אלכלק ולא נקדר . . .
    3. עליך סאעה אן נבצרך ידבק [. . .]ני …

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  14. 264

    LetterENA NS 35.7

    Late letter in Hebrew, mentioning Avraham Castro (line 5). Needs further examination.

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  15. 265

    LetterENA 2743.4

    Letter from Farajūn b. Hilāl, in a provincial town, to an unidentified addressee, in Fustat. Dating: 11th or 12th century. The sender may be Abū …

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  16. 266

    LetterT-S AS 153.421

    Fragment of a letter. (Information from CUDL)

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  17. 267

    LetterT-S 6J7.14

    Letter from a woman, referring to a previous conversation during which the addressee had pointed out that the writer was owed money by a third …

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    1. . . . אדאם] אללה עלוה אני גית אלי חצרתך עמרה אללה
    2. ] פקלת לי ליך ענדהם דין פקלת לך לא
    3. ] חתא אני חלפת אן לא אכד אנא
    4. ] . תכון תגריהא עלי ידך מן …

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  18. 268

    LetterJRL SERIES AF 50.11–12

    Letter fragment in Hebrew. Late. The names Avraham and Nissim appear.

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  19. 269

    LetterT-S 8J7.4

    Recto: Letter to David the Nasi b. Daniel, in which the writer informs him that he has arrived in Alexandria. Verso: jottings in Arabic script. …

    1. בברכות להגי..ל בישע להגדיל בחסד להפליל א
    2. במצולות להצליל ע יו להקמיל ולה ל גזעו באדם
    3. להשתיל. לקיים עליו קרא דכת ויצא הוא כבוד גדלת
    4. קדשת מרינו ורבינו …

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  20. 270

    LetterYevr.-Arab. II 1459

    Letter to Aharon Rofe in Damascus. In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. The writer may be writing from Ṣanʿā (penultimate line of recto) where he has traveled …

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  21. 271

    LetterT-S AS 160.170

    Recto: letter in Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew, referring to bread. Verso: Leviticus 1:5, in large letters, vocalised. (Information from CUDL)

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  22. 272

    LetterT-S 8J24.12

    Letter sent to a maker of scales to whom the writer had given a scale on which to affix a hanger, asking the man to …

    1. על שמך
    2. אלדי אעלמך בה יאכי ואלעזיז עלי וענדי
    3. אטאל אללה בקאך ואדאם עזך
    4. ואלדי תריד עלמה אנני כנת קד דפעת
    5. לך מיזאן לתעמל לה עלאקה
    6. . . . . .] עלי קדרה וד…

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  23. 273

    LetterT-S 10J16.14

    Letter from Manṣūr (not Manṣūr b. Sālim) in Alexandria to his brother in Fustat mentioning that his son Moshe started to speak and has since …

    1. מן ענד מנצור רביבה
    2. . . . ]תצטירהא אלי אלאך אלעזיז אטאל אללה בקאה
    3. ואדאם עזה ומן חסן אלתופיק לא אכלאה
    4. גמע אלשמל בה קריב גיר בעיד וינהי אלי אלאך אלכרים…

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  24. 274

    LetterT-S 8J18.4

    Letter from Shelomo b. Maymūn, in Spain, to Ḥalfon b. Netanel. Consists almost entirely of polite expressions of longing and flattery. Dating: Probably 1138–39 CE. …

    1. יא מולאי וסידי ועמאדי ו̇טהירי ועתאדי אל עזיז אל קדר אל רפיע אל כטר
    2. ומן אטאל אללה בקאה ואדאם עלוה וצאן מן אלגיר חובאה כתבתִ אעזִ אללה
    3. קדרך עמא לא עזִ…

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  25. 275

    LetterT-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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  26. 276

    LetterT-S 10J13.15

    Recto: Letter from an unknown writer, on his way to Alexandria, to an unknown addressee, in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic. The writer apologizes for the delay …

    1. אלי מצר עלי //גמלה// אלעאפיה ואלסלאמה וסלמת עלי סידנא
    2. וסלמת לה אלכתא פעטם עליה מא גרי מן בו אלטאהר
    3. ואסתחסן מא גרי מן אלמולא פי אמרה מן אלכתאב
    4. ושכר ת…

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  27. 277

    LetterT-S NS 338.77

    Verso: Letter from Efrayim b. Shemarya to Natan b. Avraham. Quotes Psalms 45:16 as a greeting. Mentions a deceased Abū l-Surūr.

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  28. 278

    LetterENA 3901.9

    Letter in Arabic script. There are wishes for somebody's health (ارجو ان قد وهب عافيته). Mentions the arrival of Abū l-Faraj. Mentions that 'I have …

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  29. 279

    LetterENA 3765.8–9

    Letter from ʿEli b. ʿAmram, in Fustat, to Yosef b. Shemuel ha-Nagid Ibn Naghrila, in Spain. In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: c.1055 CE, as this …

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  30. 280

    LetterT-S 10J11.6

    Recto: Letter fragment (or rather Hebrew poetry?), mentioning Abraham. Verso: Unusual text, possibly part of a prayer. Several words are written in hollow letters. (Information …

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  31. 281

    LetterAIU VII.E.21

    Letter about an unexpected happy turn in a serious affair and about the farming out of a concession for bee-keeping (Abū l-Ṭayyib al-Naḥḥāl died and …

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  32. 282

    LetterENA 2808.35b

    Fragment of a letter in Arabic script, with some Hebrew words for the concluding blessings. Probably a letter of appeal for charity. The sender says …

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  33. 283

    LetterT-S AS 145.81 + T-S 13J23.18

    Letter from Yūsuf b. Mūsā al-Tāhartī, to Yeshuaʿ b. Ismāʿīl al-Makhmūrī (according to Gil) or to Nahray b. Nissim (Ben-Sasson) in Fustat. Mentions Abū Ibrāhīm …

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    1. אן [. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .] בלגנא
    2. ען מ[. . . . . . . . . . . …

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  34. 284

    LetterT-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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  35. 285

    LetterMoss. III,216.2

    Business letter in Spanish. Mentions Samuel. Perhaps 16th or 17th century.

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  36. 286

    LetterT-S NS 225.97 + T-S NS 225.98

    Recto: Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Addressed to the judge (al-dayyān) Yo[sef?]. Contains long opening greetings, a prayer that a deceased person will find mercy and that …

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  37. 287

    LetterT-S AS 153.146

    Letter rom ‘your servant Seʿadya’; mostly consisting of a long Hebrew introduction, with some Judaeo-Arabic in the margin. On verso there is Psalms 78:62–65: (Information …

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  38. 288

    LetterT-S AS 152.193

    Fragment of a letter with introduction in Hebrew mentioning Rabbenu Netanʾel (presumably either the addressee or his father). Mentions commodities such as pepper; prior to …

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  39. 289

    LetterAIU XII.28

    Letter, fragment, business related. Needs examination.

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  40. 290

    LetterT-S AS 181.178

    Informal note from Eliyyahu to a certain Kohen asking him to give Umm ʿAzīza the sister of al-Makīn one dirham so that she can buy …

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  41. 291

    LetterENA NS 55.6

    Letter fragment probably addressed to [Avraham b.] Natan ha-Sheviʿi Ḥemdat [ha-Yeshiva]. With a poetic Hebrew introduction and Judaeo-Arabic body. In the margin refers to receiving …

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  42. 292

    LetterYevr. II A 1732

    Later to Dov Ber Hakohen

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  43. 293

    LetterT-S AS 148.68

    Part of a letter in Arabic script. Concerning money, in which the writer explains his reasons for approaching the addressee. (Information from CUDL.) Or rather …

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  44. 294

    LetterBL OR 5566B.14

    Excerpt of letter from Eli Ha-Kohen b. Ezekiel, Jerusalem, to the Ḥaver in Fustat, probably Eli b. Amram, ca. 1060.

    1. כתאבי אטאל אלה [בקא] מולאי אלחבר [
    2. כסליו קד עלם אללה עוטם שוגל קל[בי
    3. פי אלבח[ר] ומן אלצרות ומא אטון בא[
    4. א[ ] אן קד גמע מדות אשבח וקד ער[
    5. עלי[ה]ם וקד…

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  45. 295

    LetterT-S AS 152.327

    Recto: unidentified. Verso: opening of a short letter in Hebrew.

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  46. 296

    LetterJRL Series B 4037

    Letter from Allush ('Lamb') b. Makhlūf al-Nafusi to M[ahr]uz ben Yaʿaqov. Dating: 1130s or 1140s. Business letter concerning payments involving and owed to various merchants, …

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    1. כתאבי אטאל אללה בקא חצרה מולאי אלשיך
    2. ואדאם עזה ונעמתה וכבת אעדאה א.ל[...
    3. וצל אלשיך אבו סעיד מכלוף ואעלמ[......
    4. אגתמע מע אכי יצחק ועז עלי דלך ו…

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  47. 297

    LetterMoss. Va,9

    Letter from Salama b. Nissim b. Ishaq al-Barki, from Busir, to Barhun b. Salih ha-Thirti. Around 1053. The letter contains a list of flax Salama …

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    1. כתאבי יאסידי ומולאי ואלעזיז עלי אטאל אללה בקאך ואדאם סלאמתך וסעאדתך

    2. ונעמתך מן בוציר לי איאם כלון מן שהר מרחשואן בדאה אללה כיר אלבדאיה

    3. וכת…

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  48. 298

    LetterT-S AS 152.252

    Small fragment from a letter, reporting that the sister (or other female relative) of the writer has died, as well as someone named Ḥabība. (Information …

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  49. 299

    LetterT-S AS 160.273

    Letter from the office of one of the later Maimonidean Nagids. There is an 'emet' header and the letter addresses itself to "the community" (al-jamāʿa). …

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  50. 300

    LetterT-S NS 324.49

    Small fragment probably of a letter. Wide line spacing. Could potentially be literary, too. מא . . פי נפסה ואלחדתאן ובואיקה פי עקבה אנמא עלם …

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