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  1. 4051LetterT-S NS J608

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Perhaps 12th or 13th century. The beginning and ending are missing, along with a strip from the right side. Regards to …

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  2. 4052LetterCUL Or.1080 J15

    Letter from Yisrael b. Natan from Jerusalem to Nahray b. Nissim, Fustat. September 8, 1060. Several financial issues between Israel and Nahray. Also mentions copying …

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    1. כתאבי יאסידי ומולאי אלעזיז עלי אטאל אללה בקאך ואדאם נעמאך מן אלקדס
    2. עמרה אל[לה]
    1. יום אלגמעה ליא כלון מן תשרי ערפך אללה ברכתה ומא יליה מן אלש…

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  3. 4053LetterT-S AS 24.371

    Unidentified; possibly a letter. (Information from CUDL)

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  4. 4054LetterT-S AS 152.217

    Letter from ʿAmram ha-Mumḥe b. Ḥalfon ha-Ḥaver, who signs his name in the margin. In Hebrew. ʿAmram's son Moshe wrote T-S 16.252. Dating: probably 11th …

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  5. 4055LetterT-S K1.148

    Letter/petition of appeal for assistance written in a combination of Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic, and Arabic. (The Arabic is notable for the use of an ihmāl sign …

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  6. 4056LetterHalper 358

    Letter to Eliyyahu concerning the thirty-dirham balance of the capitation tax (jizya) owed by Abu al-Makarim, who is in great need of it because he …

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    1. בשמ' רחמ'
    2. כאן קד תקדם קולי ללמולי אלשיך אלאגל מר' ור' אליה ש'צ'

    3. פי מעני אלשיך בו אלמכארם באנה קד בקי עליה מן אלגזיה

    4. ל' דרהם והו פי שדה וכ…

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    1. In your n(ame), Oh Merci(ful)!

    2. I have previously written to the august elder and patron our mas(ter) and tea(cher) Elijah (may his) R(ock) …

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  7. 4057LetterAIU VII.E.99

    Letter in Hebrew from Meʾīr b. Shalōm Ben-Naʿīm to Rabbi Yaʿaqov Molkho (perhaps from Cairo to Dimyāṭ). Dated 5580 AM which is 1819/20 CE. The …

    1. בע׳׳ה
    2. איש יהודי הודה והדרה ׳׳ איש חיל פעלים במלחמתה של תורה ׳׳
    3. איש הפנים מבין דבר מתוך דבר אכ׳׳א סברא ׳׳ איש זרוע הוא לו זרוע
    4. עם גבורה ׳׳ ה׳׳ה הח׳ ה…

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  8. 4058LetterT-S AS 177.599

    Informal note from Abū l-Faraj. In Arabic script. He complains about his illness and inability to go out (on account of the jāliya?). He asks …

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  9. 4059LetterT-S NS 163.86

    Draft of the beginning of a letter to a woman addressed as "al-Sitt al-Fāḍila." Probably written by Ḥalfon b. Elʿazar ha-Kohen, active in the early …

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  10. 4060LetterT-S AS 60.13

    Small fragment of a letter from a son to his father (al-wālid al-makhdūm). (Information from CUDL)

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  11. 4061LetterT-S NS 246.5

    Fragment from the beginning of a letter, probably from Yeshuʿa b. Yosef ha-Kohen on behalf of the community of Alexandria to the community of Fustat …

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  12. 4062LetterT-S 10J15.3

    IB IV, 20 (ח61). Letter from Ḥalfon b. Netanʾel in Alexandria to Yiṣḥaq b. Barukh in Almeria. Ḥalfon requests Yiṣḥaq's help with a shipment that …

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    1. יא מולאי וסידי עלקת הדה אלאחרף עלי קדם לצ'רורה אתפקת 
    2. ודלך אן אלדיין אלאגל רבי אלעזר אבן אלקצבי //שצ\\ ארסל רסאלה אלי אביה
    3. אלי אליסאנה ואתפק ר…

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    1. אדוני ומרי, רשמתי/צירפתי את המילים הללו בחיפזון לנוכח צורך שבא לידי,
    2. היינו שהדיין המפואר ביותר רבי אלעזר בן אלקצבי //ש''צ\\ שלח משלוח לאחיו
    3. אל…

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  13. 4063LetterHUC 1017

    Fragment of an anonymous letter emanating from Babylonian Geonim or members of the schools. The content emphasizes the need of communal leaders and includes biblical …

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    1. שרי המלך הגבורים ואני התחזקתי ביד
    2. י'י אלהי עלי ואקבצה מישראל [ר]אשים
    3. לעלות עמי: ולמה נקרא כל אחד
    4. מן הראשים ראש לחמשה ענינים הענין
    5. הראשון כי …

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  14. 4064LetterT-S K25.240.38

    Recto: Letter fragment from Yehuda b. Ṭoviyya ha-Kohen, in Bilbays, to Avraham Maimonides, in Fustat. Only the tarjama with Yehuda's name is preserved.

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  15. 4065LetterT-S NS 97.33

    Letter fragment in Arabic script. Possibly official. The ends of 6 lines are preserved. Only some words are legible: ... منهم ومنعت ... الى حضرته …

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  16. 4066LetterT-S 6J10.5

    Letter signed by Shelomo, to his father Eliyyahu the judge, asking him to purchase something for the writer (perhaps some sort of covering (ghiṭāʾ)) and …

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  17. 4067LetterT-S AS 151.123

    Letter of appeal or recommendation for charity, probably. In Judaeo-Arabic. Written in a large square script in a crude hand. Confusingly, there are two addresses. …

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  18. 4068LetterT-S NS 292.59

    Fragment from the top of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic, with the address in Arabic script on verso. Dating: ca. 12th century. Somewhat wide space between …

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  19. 4069LetterT-S NS J88

    Letter/petition from an unknown writer to the Head of the Jews. In Judaeo-Arabic. The writer complains about ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz and his mistreatment of a woman …

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    1. יא סידנא רייס אליהוד
    2. לא תסאל מא נחן פיה
    3. מן עבד אלעזיז אלעאדה
    4. אלדי תערפהא מנה מא
    5. תגיירת ירמי להא אלכב[ז
    6. וחדה ואלפלוס תבקא חאירה
    7. עלי מן ישתרי ל…

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  20. 4070LetterBodl. MS heb. d 66/124

    Letter fragment. Wide space between the lines. Only a few words of blessings and honorifics are preserved, including the name Yosef ha-Levi ha-Ḥaver.

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  21. 4071LetterT-S Ar.18(2).67

    Bifolio containing a copy of a letter explaining various talmudic sources and referring to a collection of responsa(?) which the recipient had sent to אדוננו …

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  22. 4072LetterT-S AS 166.278

    Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Faded and damaged.

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  23. 4073LetterT-S 8J19.27

    Letter from Yaʿqūb b. Salmān al-Ḥarīrī, in Ramla, to Nahray b. Nissim, in Fusṭāṭ. In Judaeo-Arabic, with the address in both Judaeo-Arabic and Arabic script. …

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    I trust in God. Praised be the Lord who resurrects the dead.

    My master and lord, may God prolong your life, make your wellbeing and happiness …

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  24. 4074LetterDK 228.5 (alt: 228/D, V)

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic from Mūsā b. Muwaffaq primarily to his son Yehuda, but also to a certain Abū Sulaymān, telling him to come visit his …

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  25. 4075LetterT-S AS 147.230

    Letter, only a few words remain.

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  26. 4076LetterDK M12

    A letter from Israel ha-Kohen b. Shemuel b. Ḥofni to Yaʿaqov b. Moshe. The writer announces his intention to write a Talmud commentary and recommends …

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  27. 4077LetterENA NS 7.33

    Letter fragment in Hebrew addressed to ʿEli ha-Kohen he-Ḥaver. Little of the content remains. Refers to seafarers (עולי ים).

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  28. 4078LetterMoss. VII,171.2

    Short note in the hand of Yedutun ha-Levi (active late 12th and early 13th century). Reporting that he has sent 7.5 of a certain item …

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    1. אלדי אערף בה [
    2. אן קד וצל אליך [צחבה
    3. אבו אלמפצל ז //ונ[צף]// ק . [
    4. ארבעה כבאר וג צ[גאר
    5. ערפתך דלך ולא תקטע [כתבך
    6. ענא ושלום

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    1. אלדי אערף בה…

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  29. 4079LetterENA NS 77.81

    Small fragment of a business letter. In Judaeo-Arabic. Either sender or addressee is [...] b. Yefet.

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  30. 4080LetterT-S AS 149.252

    Letter mentioning a certain Yosef and commodities such as sugar. (Information from CUDL)

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  31. 4081LetterT-S 10J30.3

    Letter from a Kohen, possibly a family member of Shelomo ha-Kohen Gaon b. Yosef, to Efrayim b. Shemarya, consisting solely of praises and florid phrases. …

    1. למימיה ומלאה ארבה הודות ומוריש ומעשיר
    2. אעצים הוידות יומם וגם ליל מוצמדות תדורות
    3. לעד והמודות בלי זזות ונפרדות בישע מעותדות
    4. ועמם אען בחינון ועתר בשינון…

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  32. 4082LetterENA NS 63.5

    Letter from Eliyyahu b. Seʿadya, in Fustat/Cairo, to the Ḥakham Avraham ha-Levi b. Moshe ha-Levi the Qaraite, in Jerusalem. Scribed by Yaʿaqov Ḥayna (? חיינה) …

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  33. 4083LetterENA 1822a.1

    Recto with the address on verso: Letter from a man whose name is too faded to read, near al-Mahdiyya, to his 'brother' ʿArūs b. Yosef, …

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  34. 4084LetterENA 2804.7

    Letter from Eliyyahu ha-Kohen b. Shelomo Gaon, Jerusalem, to Efrayim b. Shemarya, Fustat. Dating: 1055 CE (per Gil) and ca. 1007–1055 based on the years …

    ENA 2804, f. 7, ed. Gil, Palestine, Pt. 3, pp.11-12 (Doc. #418), C.B. 10-26-87 (p) Letter from Elijah Ha-Kohen b. Solomon Gaon, Jerusalem, to Ephraim…

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  35. 4085LetterJRL Gaster heb. ms 2111/25

    Letter, probably. In Arabic script. Very damaged.

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  36. 4086LetterT-S Ar.34.343

    Letter fragment. In Judaeo-Arabic. Very damaged and faded. Dating: Likely late 12th or 13th century, based on layout and handwriting. Only scattered words and phrases …

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  37. 4087LetterT-S AS 168.289

    Fragment of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic, maybe mercantile. Mentions Sar ha-Sarim; a burniyya (a kind of vessel); 'our master' (adonenu); a paste (maʿjūn); Ibrāhīm al-[...]; …

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  38. 4088LetterAIU XII.64

    Arabic letter, with the format closely resembling the Judaeo-Arabic letters ca.1800 CE.

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  39. 4089LetterT-S 13J22.5

    Letter of holiday greetings from Shelomo b. Eliyyahu to his paternal aunt. 13th century. (Information from CUDL)

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    1. ולדהא אבו אלברכאת בן אלרייס
    2. אהני אלסת אלגלילה אלואלדה אלאצילה אלכרימה
    3. אלנבילה עמתי אלעזיזה עלי וענדי אטאל אללה
    4. בקאהא ואדאם עזהה ונעמאהא ומן חס…

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  40. 4090LetterENA 3958.4

    Long letter(s) in Arabic script (recto and verso are in different hands). Dating: probably Mamluk-era based on hand/layout. Needs examination.

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  41. 4091LetterENA NS 46.27

    Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. This small piece that survives includes a recommendation for the bearer (". . .the need, urgently urgently urgently. . .") and …

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  42. 4092LetterENA NS 7.13

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic, 12th c sefaradi hand, should be checked against Maimonides, Yehuda ha-Levi and other known quantities. The writer signs his name Yosef b. …

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  43. 4093LetterMoss. IXa,2.71

    Letter fragment, probably, in Arabic script. Extremely fragmentary.

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  44. 4094LetterENA 1822a.33

    Recto with address on verso (original use): Letter from Abū l-ʿAlāʾ b. ʿAyyāsh to his 'brother' (ʿArūs b. Yosef?) in Fustat. In Arabic script. The …

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    1. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

    2. كتابي ياخي وسيدي والعزيز علي وعندي اطال الله[

    3. حماها الله ثمان بقين من ذي القعدة عرفك الله يوله بقطر واسعـ[

    4. من ب…

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  45. 4095LetterYevr.-Arab. II 1447

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Dating: ca. 1224 CE (this date is mentioned in the text of the letter). Contains a fascinating and long-winded tale about …

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  46. 4096LetterT-S AS 182.304

    Family letter in Arabic script. Mentions a sale of something, the addressee's mother, requesting a response to this note, and referring to 'this noble month' …

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  47. 4097LetterT-S 12.360

    Letter from Abū l-Majd ʿUzziʾel, in Damira, to the judge Moshe b. Peraḥya. Informing him that he would take up the post of teacher in …

    1. צדיקים יירשו ארץ וג עבד עבדו ומודה חסדו
    2. פרי צדיק יהגה חכמה וג השואל לשלומו השואף אל מקומו
    3. תורת אלהיו בלבו לא ימעד(!) עזיאל משרת מרינו ורבינו
    4. רננו צד…

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  48. 4098LetterT-S AS 14.198

    Tiny fragment from a letter in Judaeo-Arabic. (Information from CUDL)

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  49. 4099LetterENA NS 34.15

    Late letter in Judaeo-Arabic; either a fragment preserving only the greetings, or a letter that consists entirely of greetings. Addressed to Raḥamīm Qaznī (קזני), also …

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  50. 4100LetterT-S K11.68

    Letter formulary in Hebrew addressed to a dignitary: כגק מר ור פ אור עינינו מנהיג דורנו . . .

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