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Letter from Yehoshuaʿ b. Saʿīd אלמציצי to his 'brother' Abū Sahl [...] b. Ibrāhīm. Mainly in Judaeo-Arabic, with phonetic and idiosyncratic spellings. Detailing how thieves …
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Fragment of a letter opening from Sherira Gaʾon, in Baghdad, to Efrayim b. Ṣadoq (aka Efrayim b. Ṣedaqa al-Muʿallim), in Fustat. Dating: ca. 980, according …
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Letter, in Arabic script. Starts with a basmala and contains the "inhāʾ" formula. Mentions difficulties; "ويشهد الله تعلى لقد صنعت علينا غاية الصعوبه والله تعالى …
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Possibly Arabic letter or a document . Barely visible
Fragment of a Judaeo-Arabic letter mentioning a letter that the writer had sent to Alexandria and someone or something that arrived in al-Mahdiyya. Also mentioning …
Fragment of a beautifully written business letter, dealing with the sale of various items. The sender reports on his arrival to Alexandria, where he purchased …
Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. The scribe is identical with the scribe of PER H 86, which means this is the second autograph of the famous Spanish …
Letter from al-Ḥājj Aḥmad [...] to his son al-Ḥājj Abū Zikrī. In Arabic script. Dating: Probably late (Mamluk or Ottoman-era). Reports that 'we arrived safely …
Verso: unidentified text in Arabic, possibly a letter. Very little preserved. On recto there is liturgical text in Hebrew. (Information from CUDL)
The beginning of a letter of recommendation from the office of Yehoshua Maimonides (b. 1310–d. 1355 CE), for a man named Eliyyahu "who has no …
Small fragment of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Spanish hand? May mention the head of the yeshiva, as well as [Qaṣr] al-Shamʿ.
Recto: Business/family letter in Hebrew. Dating: Perhaps 16th century or later. The sender mentions someone named Meʾir סאול . . ., and greets his mother. …
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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Letter from Tanḥum b. Sulaymān, in Jerusalem, to his mother and three brothers, Abū Mūsā, Ḥayyim and Aharon (or two brothers, Abū Mūsā Ḥayyim and …
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Letter of appeal to the Gaʾon Netanʾel ha-Levi from a person newly arrived in Fustat requesting some food by way of charity.
Recto: Letter fragment possibly in the hand of Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi. In Judaeo-Arabic. Little of the content remains. Verso: Document in Arabic script; only …
Informal note to Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm. The writer was amazed to learn of Abū Isḥāq's worry/fear (ḍuʿf al-qalb) and urges him not to worry so …
Business letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Asking the addressee to try to sell a commodity in his location.
Letter addressed to to Moshe, probably Moshe b. Yehuda, the head of the community of Alexandria in the last quarter of the 15th century. In …
Verso: Note in Judaeo-Arabic. The sender reports that the Gentiles who live in Zuqāq Khabīṣa near the synagogue (cf. T-S NS 306.1b (PGPID 4465), r12) …
Letter addressed to a certain Yehuda. In Judaeo-Arabic. Nearly complete, albeit faded. Begins, "The messenger for our congregation from our master the Nagid arrived with …
Letter or 2 letters. The handwriting is different between recto and verso, which suggests that one might be the response to the other. The letter …
Letter fragment addressed to Abū l-Ḥajjāj. In Judaeo-Arabic. The addressee is to send something the moment he reads this letter: אלשיך אבו אלחגאג חפצה אללה …
Probably a letter. In Hebrew, in flowery style. The portion preserved consists entirely of blessings.
Small fragment from a letter in Judaeo-Arabic.
Letter/petition in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Likely early 13th century. Dealing with communal politics and controversies at length, but in vague terms. It likely has to do …
Letter fragment. In Judaeo-Arabic. The sender seems to be imploring the addressee to resume his correspondence, for "I used to be like a son to …
Letter fragment from the cantor Khalfa Ibn al-Qafṣī (i.e., from Qafṣa/Gafsa, in Tunisia; Abramson and Golb incorrectly read "al-Qifṭī," from Qifṭ in Upper Egypt). The …
Letter from Abū l-Faraj to his paternal uncle, expressing his longing for him. The continuation is either torn away or was never written. The sender, …
Letter from Ḥasan b. Yiṣḥaq al-Khawlānī(?), probably from Alexandria, to Yosef b. Yaʿaqov Ibn ʿAwkal, Fustat. Dating: ca. 1015. The writer informs Ibn ʿAwkal about …
Recto: Probably a fragment of a letter in Arabic, very damaged. Legible words include "the lamp/saddle maker" (السراج)." Verso: Probably a fragment of a Hebrew …
Upper part of a letter from Shelomo b. Yehuda, in Jerusalem, to the elders of the Palestinian congregation of Alexandria, specifically to the cantor Shela …
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Letter to Araḥ b. Natan ha-Sar and the Seventh in the Congregation of Righteousness (השביעי בחבורת הצדק) (ca. beginning of the 12th century) thanking him …
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Letter from Yosef b. Hiba, unknown location, to Abū Sahl Menashshe b. Ṭoviyya, in Jubayl (likely Byblos in present-day Lebanon, but there is also a …
Letter in Hebrew, late. Needs examination.
Petition addressed to Yaḥyā ha-Sar. In Judaeo-Arabic with some Hebrew. The handwriting may be known from other documents. Dating: Possibly ca. 1100 CE, based on …
Letter addressed to a commander titled Ḥiṣn al-Dawla, possibly Ibn al-ʿAsqalānī from MIAC 23973.21 (PGPID 40162). Contains mainly blessings and expressions of brotherhood. Note that …
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Letter in Judaeo-Arabic to "my child Ibrahim" . After the usual greetings we read: "I have no instruction to you except that do not let …
Part of a letter in Arabic script, probably regarding a commercial account. Mentions "al-dīwān". Needs examination. Reused for a tax receipt (PGPID 10292).
Draft openings of letters in different hands and different directions, numerals, jottings and an elaborately decorated שין. (Information from CUDL)
Letter from Yosef b. Yaʿaqov Rosh ha-Seder to the judge Yehuda ha-Kohen (b. Ṭuviyyahu?). On parchment. Only the beginning is preserved.
Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Fragment. One side deals with routine business matters. The other side reads, ". . . out of your favor (inʿāmak), prescribe for …
Draft of the beginning of a letter. Top right corner, three fragmentary lines. Blank verso. Begins with a basmala and then 'katabtu ilaykum...."
Fragment of a mercantile letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Likely 11th century. Instructing the addressee to buy spices (saqaṭ) on the trip to al-Mahd[iyya].
Letter from a teacher to a certain Moshe informing him that his son, Abū Saʿīd, read his Torah portion with a translation (tafsīr; likely refers …
Letter expressing regret and perhaps dissatisfaction for failing to meet with the addressee, with whom the author intended to spend 'night and day', while they …
Letter from Yefet b. Menashshe probably to one of his brothers. Fragment (lower left corner of recto). There are greetings for Ḥalfon's wife Sitt Naʿīm. …
Letter from Shelomo Cesana & Company to Karo y Frances & Company, in Fustat/Cairo. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dated: 5 Kislev 5569 AM, which is 24 November …
Tiny fragment of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic, mentioning al-Talmid and Ḥalfon ha-Sar. Verso has some text in Arabic, perhaps accounts.
Recto: Letter addressed to a sister. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: late, probably no earlier than 14th century. May mention a man beating a woman (three lines …