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  1. 3251LetterAIU VII.E.65

    Document date
    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter from Avraham Haman and Avraham ha-Levi to Karo y Frances & Company. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dated: 24 Elul (Raḥamim) 5568 AM, which is 1808 CE. …

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  2. 3252LetterT-S 10J13.13

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter of recommendation for the bearer, a certain Yefet, an inhabitant of Fustat, who is said to be a respectable man who fell on hard …

    1. שלום עד אין קץ ואין מספר וברכות רבות כחול וכעפ[ר
    2. וברית עולם אשר לא יופר וחן מפואר והוד והדר
    3. ועטרת רצון וגיל ועלצון ואריכות ימים ומשוכות
    4. הזמן לכבוד ג…
    1. I send peace unbounded and infinite / and multitude of blessings like sand and dus[t]/,
    2. and everlasting covenant which will not be broken, / glorio…
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  3. 3253LetterENA 3951.5

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Letter fragment in Arabic script. Seems to be a private letter but is written in formal/deferential terms ("... jamaʿa al-shaml bi-khidmatih...") and most of the …

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  4. 3254LetterAIU VII.E.70

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Late letter in Judaeo-Arabic to Karo y Frances & Company.

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  5. 3255LetterT-S 8J24.4

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Family letter in Judaeo-Arabic. In which a woman with a child asks her sister and mother to take more interest in her because of her …

    1. געל פדאה
    2. בר אכוהא אברהים
    3. דמעי אם כמטר יערופון מעט
    4. קט מתשוקתי מגלים ואלו שערות
    5. גופי לשונות להגיד תאוה עצרו
    6. במלים קד עלם אללה סבחאנה שוקי
    7. אלי אלחצרה ו…

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  6. 3256LetterENA NS 22.24

    Primary language
    Hebrew

    Circular on behalf of a notable from 'Arqa, northern Syria, whose wife and child were held in captivity. On verso blessings on food.

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    1. בשם אל עולם
    2. שלומות עצומות ...ורחמים סמוכות
    3. ...
    4. ...הצלחות...ורוחות...יובלו ימהרו
    5. יתיו (=יאתיו) על ראש כלל הקהלות קהל יי ועמו מטע יי לת[פארת]
    6. אל…
    9. This is to inform the honorable elders that the bearer of this letter
    10. is a prominent personality from ʾArqa who suffered great calami…
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  7. 3257LetterENA NS 83.3

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Letter fragment in Arabic script. The sender complains multiple times about a lack of letters. Mentions Alexandria and Abū Manṣūr.

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  8. 3258LetterENA 2700.34

    Informal note from Umm Ḥasan bt. al-Shofeṭ (or at least written in her name) to a certain judge. She asks for her share of the …

    1. . . .
    2. יא מולאי אלדיין אללה יכמל
    3. עאפיתך ויסתגיב פיך
    4. צאלח אלדעא ממלוכת[[ת]]ך
    5. אם חסן בנת אלשופט
    6. תקבל ידיהא אלכרימה
    7. ותסאל חצרתהא אן תנפד
    8. להא רסמהא אלדי …

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  9. 3259LetterBodl. MS heb. c 28/44

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter from Shelomo b. Yehuda to Avraham Ha-Kohen b. Hagay, Fustat.

    1. ליקר פאר כק מ ורב אברהם הכהן החכם והנבון החשוב יהי צור [עזרו וצל]
    2. סתרו וירבה כבודו וישלח מקודש עזרו ומציון יסעדו ויתן לו כלבבו וכל עצתו
    3. ימלא בן מר ו…
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  10. 3260LetterT-S NS J223

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Note from Abū Thābit al-Ṣayrafī to a certain Rabbenu Shemuel asking him to declare a ban of excommunication against whoever cast a spell on someone …

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  11. 3261Letterp. Heid. Hebr. 10

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    Primary language
    Hebrew

    Bifolio with several different sorts of writing in both Hebrew and Arabic script. 1. A copy of a letter from Yeḥiziyahu b. David b. Yeḥizqiyahu …

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    1. יהודה אלוף בישיבה שלגולה בר אבר[הם]
    2. ותמה אני ממר אלחנן ראש הסדר בר שמ[ריה]
    3. כי בא ממנו כתב אל שער הישיבה
    4. הגיד בו כי שלח כתב אל מרנו
    5. גאון צבי יחי…
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  12. 3262LetterNLI 577.6/29

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter from Petaḥya (aka Futūḥ) b. Shelomo to Seʿadya ha-Levi ('segan ha-leviim'). In Judaeo-Arabic. The purpose of the letter is not clear. There seems to …

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  13. 3263LetterENA NS 60.12

    Primary languages
    Arabic, Judaeo-Arabic

    Verso (probably the original use): Letter fragment. In Arabic script. Written in a formal style and reporting that the bearer (al-wāṣil bihā), a certain Muḥammad, …

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  14. 3264LetterT-S AS 177.176

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Letter(s) in Arabic script. Recto appears to be a letter of recommendation on behalf of Faḍāʾīl; the addressee is asked to look after him. Greetings …

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  15. 3265LetterT-S NS 264.73

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Fragment. Probably in the hand of Yefet b. Menashshe.

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  16. 3266LetterT-S AS 151.44

    Primary language
    Hebrew

    Fragment of a poetic Hebrew letter. AA

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  17. 3267LetterBL OR 5561B.1

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter of request to send 20 good new poems composed by one Abu Sa'id. The writer mentions that he had already sent 7 letters on …

    Recto:

    1. עקב[
    2. על משכבי בלילות בקשתי את שאהבה נפשי[
    3. תשוקתי לך דודי רמוזה ואהבתך בתוך לבי המ . . .
    4. ואם רחק גבולך מגבולי תמונתך בקיר לבבי גזוזה
    5. וזכרך יער…

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  18. 3268LetterBL OR 5544.16

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter from Yosef Yuʿbaṣ to Yaʿaqov Yuʿbaṣ. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: 18th or 19th century. Needs examination.

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  19. 3269LetterT-S AS 184.62

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Brief note in Arabic script addressed to Abū l-Ṭāhir, asking him to 'go down with [...]' and do something as a favor. Reused on verso …

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  20. 3270LetterT-S NS 226.180

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Fragment of a letter from Yefet b. Menashshe. Mentions transactions in flour; someone called Sammān; a trip to Sicily; kamala (qinbīl); and belts (zanānīr). There …

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  21. 3271LetterBodl. MS heb. d 66/75

    Primary languages
    Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter of appeal for charity addressed to ʿEli ha-Zaqen the Parnas. In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. There are interesting opening blessings, including the phrase "zohar ḥashmalim." …

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  22. 3272LetterT-S Misc.11.230

    Primary language
    Hebrew

    Note in Hebrew to some sort of dignitary that consists of nothing more than a string of flattering titles and blessings for prosperity and victory …

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  23. 3273LetterENA 3616.18

    Primary languages
    Arabic, Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter addressed to Abū l-Khayr Mubārak b. Faraj. In Judaeo-Arabic, with a portion of the address in Arabic script. Quite damaged. Contains a story about …

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  24. 3274LetterDK 199

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Business letter in Arabic script from the circle of Nahray b. Nissim, in Arabic script. Mentions the arrival of a certain Salmān, mentions al-Ashmunayn, Abū …

    Recto

    1. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

    2. كتابي الى حضرة مولاي الشيخ الاجل اطال الله بقاك وادام

    3. عزك وتاييدك وسعادتك وسلامتك ونعمتك وكبت

    4. بالذل حسدتك واعداك م…

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  25. 3275LetterT-S 13J15.24

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter sent by a ḥaver to "al-Ḥemdat" Abū Isḥāq Avraham b. Natan ha-Sheviʿi, complaining that he has been snubbed and persecuted by the latter's son-in-law. …

    Recto

    1. שלומות מוחשות לא זזות ולא משות לבקרים חדשות לא זחות
    2. ולא פורשות ופרודות לא עובשות וברכות מכל מגרשות באות
    3. ומתחדשות לזקן ושר פחה וטפסר איש מוסר ל…
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  26. 3276LetterENA NS 77.179

    Primary language
    Ladino

    Letter in Ladino. Small fragment. From a certain Shelomo.

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  27. 3277LetterT-S 10J20.11

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter to Eliyyahu the judge from a female(?) relative in Alexandria, complaining about his treatment of her family. Early 13th century. (Information from CUDL)

    Recto

    1. אלדי יעלם אלשיך אלאג̇ל אלרייס ר̇ איליהו ירום הודו ויגדל כבודו אן קד
    2. וצל לנא כתאבך ותרי פי כל אלמואצ̇ע קבל אן יוצל לנא וערפת
    3. אלנאס תפצ̇לכם ומא …

    Recto

    1. I wish to inform the august elder, the chief, R. Elijah, may his glory be exalted and his honor increase, that

    2. we received your letter. Ima…

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  28. 3278LetterMoss. VII,187.2

    Primary language
    Hebrew

    Fragment of a letter in Hebrew to the community of Malīj.

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  29. 3279LetterENA 3954.5

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Note in Arabic script addressed to a Nasi ("al-mawlā al-ajall al-nāsī al-jalīl al-nabīl..."). Conveying a message about the bearer (recommendation?). Needs further examination.

    1. المولا الاجل الناسي الجليل النبيل
    2. ادام الله حاله تعلم حضور موصلها
    3. وقد افضاله من عـ[
    4. فلا يدفع له الولاية وذلك لسبب الاذلال
    5.                           …

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  30. 3280LetterT-S 13J7.16

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter from a certain Hilāl. He reports that as requested he has met up as requested with his in-law Abū l-Fakhr regarding Ibn Budayr and …

    1. בשמ רחמ
    2. ממלוכה
    3. אלאצגר הלאל
    4. וצלני כתאב מולאי אלשיך אלאגל אלאכרם אדאם
    5. אללה סעאדתה וקרב סרעה גמע אלשמל בה עלי
    6. מא יסר ברחמתה ולם ידכר אלמולא שי מן אלשוק
      7. …

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  31. 3281LetterMoss. III,71.3

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter, possibly. Or literary work. In Judaeo-Arabic. There are interlinear corrections. Mentions Ismāʿīl and [...] b. She'elti'el. Also mentions al-Shām and Damascus and Yemen and …

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  32. 3282LetterENA 3926.3

    Primary language
    Arabic

    First five lines of a letter in Arabic script from a parent to his son, including basmala and words of prayers. Separate text on verso, …

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  33. 3283LetterT-S AS 148.9 + T-S AS 148.197

    Inferred date
    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    IB II, 49 (ח21). Letter from Khalaf b. Yiṣḥaq, in Aden, to Ḥalfon ha-Levi b. Netanel, in Bharuch, India (see v14). Dating: ca. 1134 CE. …

    recto

    [...ות]מן פוטה ושראב[יתין ...]

    1. מסך אלקדח פיה י' מתאקיל מ[סך ...]
    2. מנה דינארין קימה מחבסין [...]
    3. ולחצרתך מחבסין אבאע דלך פי אלתמן [...]
    4. אלי דיאר…

    recto

    [... ומ]חיר 'פוטה' ושתי 'שראב[יות' …] 

    1. [...] מושק, הגביע ובו י' מת'קאלים מ[ושק...]
    2. ממנו שני דינרים, מחיר שני 'מחבסים' [...]
    3. ולזכות הדרתך שני '…
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  34. 3284LetterT-S AS 150.138 + T-S AS 150.160 + T-S AS 150.137

    Primary language
    Hebrew

    Seems like a letter of appeal for assistance. The writer mentions that he was almost died in jail. He probably have a debt for some …

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  35. 3285LetterT-S AS 146.94

    Primary languages
    Arabic, Judaeo-Arabic

    Recto: Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions R. Yeshuʿa and instructions about taking a medicinal syrup. Verso: Order in Arabic script instructing the addressee to give …

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  36. 3286LetterT-S Ar.42.164

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Letter of plea from the wife of Abū l-Faraj to al-Shaykh al-Thiqa, in the Muṣāsa area of Fustat. In Arabic script. The wife is desperately …

    Recto

    1. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم               من عند امرا بو الفرج
    2. كتابي الى الشيخ الثقة وفقه تعالى وحرسه وتولاه الذي اعلمك به يا مولاي
    3. الشيخ الثق…
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  37. 3287LetterT-S AS 217.140

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Draft of a letter, probably. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Ottoman era. Contains formulaic opening phrases followed by a list of commodities and prices ("raisins, the price …

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  38. 3288LetterHUC 1126

    Primary language
    Hebrew

    Letter addressed to the community of Amadiya (in Kurdistan), regarding a shaliaḥ from Jerusalem. Late. Cut and glued onto a book cover.

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  39. 3289LetterENA NS 58.24

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter from a brother (probably) to a sister. in Judaeo-Arabic. Meditating on suffering and isolation and distance and "the fear due to this matter is …

    1. בעד אלאנסאן ען צאחבה וכאצה ען [
    2. מא בודה וקלת חילתה מא יגד למן לתקיה(?)
    3. יודי ענה גואב ולא יגיב גואב ענה ולא
    4. יעלם אלאנסאן אי וקת ידעא בה אלי
    5. דיך אלדני…

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  40. 3290LetterT-S 8.85

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter from a merchant addressed at least in part to his mother ('wa-yā ummī'). In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Perhaps 12th century. He complains about the wretched …

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  41. 3291LetterT-S Misc.35.35

    Primary languages
    Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter from Tyre to David b. Daniel, Fustat, probably 1092.

    TS LOAN 35, ed. Gil, Palestine, Pt. 3, pp.521-525 (Doc. #603), C.B. 12-07-87 (p)Letter from Tyre to David b. Daniel, Fustat, probably 1092. א

    1. אותות …
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  42. 3292LetterT-S AS 184.195

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Small fragment of a letter in Arabic script. Mentions "his turban" and 20 dirhams. Might be related to the cluster of letters around T-S NS …

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  43. 3293LetterT-S 8J17.5

    Primary languages
    Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

    Note from Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi probably to his brother Yedutun, in which he repeats five times that the recipient is urgently invited to a …

    1. ג
    2. שלום רב לאוהבי וג' אללה תעאלי יזכיכם שנים
    3. רבות ושנים נעימים מבורכים וטובות
    4. ואלדי תרידו עלמה אני מן [[צ]] פצל אללה תעאלי
    5. עלי גמלה אלסלאמה ואלעאפיה …
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    1990
    PGPID
    2000
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  44. 3294LetterT-S AS 215.284

    Primary language
    Hebrew

    Letter in Hebrew. Fairly large fragment. Late. Needs examination.

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    2023
    PGPID
    38089
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  45. 3295LetterT-S 13J22.11

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter from Ḥassūn b. Yaʿīsh to ʿArūs b. Yosef, concerned with business matters, and mentioning people including ʿAbd al-ʿAẓīm, Abū Sahl Mukhtār, Avraham, ʿAllān, Abū …

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    2017
    PGPID
    8023
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  46. 3296LetterENA NS 7.39

    Primary languages
    Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter addressed to several dignitaries and judges, including Aharon and Seʿadya. Small fragment (upper right corner). In Hebrew (for the introduction) and Judaeo-Arabic (for the …

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    2021
    PGPID
    34152
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  47. 3297LetterT-S 8J16.9

    Primary language
    Hebrew

    Part of the body of a letter, probably 11th century. Only a few lines are legible, which complain about a threat to the community, ולא …

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    2018
    PGPID
    17200
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  48. 3298LetterMIAC 150

    Document date
    Primary language
    Arabic

    Commercial letter from the owners of a commercial company in lumber to the Bar Būḥay Institute in the Jewish quarter – November 30 1945CE – …

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    2021
    PGPID
    34891
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  49. 3299LetterT-S AS 181.209

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Letter or petition. Narrow vertical strip.

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    2023
    PGPID
    37498
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  50. 3300LetterDK 172

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Family letter addressed to Moshe b. Yehuda known as Ibn Abī Kharrūba, in Palermo. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Probably 11th century. The letter was written by …

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    35844
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