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  1. 1LetterT-S 12.122

    Letter in Hebrew from the community of Kiev on behalf of Yaʿaqov ben R. Hanukkah. He had been seized by Christian creditors (goyim) of his …

    1. ראשון שבראשון המעוטר בכתר אחרון וראשון
    2. שומע קול לחשון ומקשיב ניב ולשון ינצרם
    3. כאישון ויושיבם עם נחשון במרום מראשון
    4. אנשי אמת שנאי בצע גומלי חסד ורודפי…

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    1. [...] the first among the foremost, He who is adorned with the crown, "Final and First,"
    2. who hears the whispered voice and listens to utteranc…

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  2. 2LetterT-S AS 153.27

    Bottom part of a letter addressed to "Sayyidnā." In Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions [...] al-Maḥallī; Bū l-ʿIzz Yūsuf; [...] b. Mūsā; Yūsuf b. Ibrāhīm; and [...]b b. …

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  3. 3LetterT-S 10J18.9

    Letter from Yosef Pidonil (? פידוניל) to his father. Dating: Late, perhaps 15th century or later. In Judaeo-Arabic. Note that many of the emphatic and …

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  4. 4List or tableJRL C 50

    Lists of calculations, very faded and in eastern Arabic numerals.

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  5. 5Unknown typeT-S AS 83.118 + T-S AS 83.117

    Too small to be identified. Could be from a legal responsa or halakhic discussion

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  6. 6Legal documentT-S 24.70

    Recto: Bill of release. In Hebrew. Granted by Aharon b. [...] to [...] b. Mevorakh ha-Shulḥani (the banker), upon receipt of 7 dinars, somehow related …

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  7. 7List or tableMoss. I,107.2

    Draft of a genealogy of Qariate exilarchs. Probably mid-11th century. The genealogical list of Yehezkiyahu b. Shlomo, one of the Karaites’ leaders in the 11th …

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    1. חנניה בן נתן' ונחמימר ועקבה ואבהמר וחונא 
    2. ונתן' וזוטרא ומרי וכהנא 
    3.       ומלכו בני ישמעאל עוד נשאר 
    4.       לפרס קא שנה 
    5.           …

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  8. 8Unknown typeT-S AS 78.20

    Unidentified notations. Small fragment.

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  9. 9Legal documentT-S AS 206.298

    Fragment from the end of a legal document. Mentions [...] b. Menaḥem and Hillel b. Yeshuʿa and the phrase "four cubits of land" (used in …

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  10. 10LetterJRL Genizah Ar. 81

    Recto: Letter(s) in Arabic script. These may be copies or model letters. Each seems to contain only the opening portion and consists mainly of formulaic …

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  11. 11Literary textT-S 16.283

    Dirge of 38 lines by the judge Natan b. Shemuel (fl. 1128-1164) on one Moshe. (Information from Mediterranean Society, II, p. 574)

    1. . . . . .]מ[. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    2. .]אתי בי נשבעתי יצא מפי צדקה [. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …

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  12. 12Unknown typeL-G Ar. I.54–63

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  13. 13LetterJRL B 2031

    Letter addressed to the physician (rofeʾ) Moshe b. Ṣadoq ha-Dayyan ha-Kohen. In Judaeo-Arabic, with the address in both Judaeo-Arabic and Arabic script. The paper is …

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  14. 14LetterMoss. IV,29.3

    Letter from Ḥasan b. Sahl (aka Abū l-Ḥasan b. Abū l-Ḥasan aka Yedutun ha-Levi). Very deferential ("I am illuminated by the light of your opinions," …

    1. لے
    2. אללה תעאלי יכפי //אלמולא// אלאסוא ויבעד ענה אלאדא ויסעדה
    3. בחיאה אלרייס אלעזיז ולדה ויגמלנא בבקאה ולא
    4. יכלינא מן גמיל אראה יעלם אן אלשיך אל[מ]כין(?)

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  15. 15LetterAIU IV.C.208

    Letter in the handwriting of Efrayim b. Shemarya (fl. 1007–1055 CE). In Hebrew. Fragment (left side). This document is cited by Roni Shweka as an …

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  16. 16LetterT-S 20.175

    Letter from a supporter in Alexandria to the nasi Shelomo b. Yishay, Fustat. Dating: ca. 1240. The writer arrived in Alexandria on commercial business to …

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    1. ...
    2. מענדו החסיד החרד
    3. על דבר האל ירים
    4. מעלתו אלהי ישראל 
    5. וינהי אנה סטרה פי 
    6. גאיה אלעגלה פסיידנא
    7. ידין עבדו לכף זכות 
    8. ואלדי וגב אעלאם סיידנא 
    9. בה ב…

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  17. 17LetterT-S 12.458

    India Book III, 40c: Letter (draft) from one community leader to another with an appeal for support for refugees from Christian persecution and cursing on …

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  18. 18Paraliterary textAIU XII.68

    Arabic magical fragment with text in different directions, invocations of names of God, and several red grids filled with numbers and/or symbols and/or words.

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  19. 19LetterT-S NS 190.58

    Small fragment of a document in Arabic script, maybe a private or official letter. On verso there are a few words in Hebrew script.

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  20. 20Unknown typeENA NS 79.126.2

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  21. 21Unknown typeENA NS 85.748

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  22. 22List or tableT-S K15.57

    Accounts with mentions of names, including Moses Abū Sinīn, and days of the week. The leaf was folded in four parts; text is written only …

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  23. 23Legal documentT-S AS 158.405

    Legal fragment in the hand of Halfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi (fl. 1100–1138 CE). Bill of release. No specifics are preserved. AA

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  24. 24Literary textJRL Genizah Ar. 149

    Small fragment of a (literary?) religious discussion in Judaeo-Arabic: באללויים . . . . אלמצווה . . . . מא ביינה אלנקל . . . …

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  25. 25Unknown typeENA NS 76.122.2

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  26. 26LetterENA 2799.3

    Small fragment in Ladino, probably from a letter.

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  27. 27List or tableMIAC 99

    Accounts in Arabic numerals and names in Judeo-Arabic – undated – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 99) – in Arabic. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad …

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  28. 28Unknown typeT-S NS 257.64

    Minute fragment, few words in Arabic - needs examination.

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  29. 29List or tableT-S Ar.35.401

    An account in Judaeo-Arabic with many abbreviations related to amounts of medieval currency such as nis[f] din[ar].

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  30. 30Legal documentAIU XII.90

    Legal document in Arabic script. Only the witness signatures are preserved, e.g., ʿAlī b. ʿAbdallāh and Bū Bakr [...] b. ʿAbdallāh. Verso: love poetry also …

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  31. 31LetterT-S AS 171.33

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Probably a mercantile letter of the 11th century. The name "Yūsuf" appears in the address, but the rest is very faded. Needs …

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  32. 32LetterT-S AS 146.200

    Recto: beginning of a letter with Judaeo-Arabic address on top and Hebrew blessings as introduction. Verso: Arabic jottings. (Information from CUDL)

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  33. 33Legal documentT-S NS 226.89

    Small fragment from a list of legal documents. Written by Ḥalfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi (1100–38 CE). One of the entries refers to a document dated …

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  34. 34LetterMoss. IV,24.3

    Recto: Letter fragment in Hebrew addressed to Peraḥya ha-Dayyan ha-Maskil. Wide space between the lines. Verso: Hebrew text, possibly belonging to the formulaic opening of …

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  35. 35Paraliterary textT-S AS 150.49

    Recto: Text in Arabic script mentioning diseases of the joints. Or most probably a letter, as it mentions "ilā l-dīwān" in l-4. Needs examination. Verso: …

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  36. 36LetterBodl. MS heb. c 28/62

    Letter from Moshe b. Yefet/Ḥasan to the ḥaver ʿEli b. ʿAmram. In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. Reporting that Mufarrij b. Ḥusayn b. Shuʿayb (cf. Bodl. MS …

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  37. 37LetterT-S AS 207.29

    Business letter in Hebrew mentioning maritime shipping with Ragusa (Dubrovnik). 16th-17th-century based on the paleography. Only the left border of the letter is preserved but …

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  38. 38Unknown typeENA NS 85.220

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  39. 39Unknown typeT-S Ar.7.10

    Mysterious text in Judaeo-Arabic. Probably not a letter. Some of the phrases rhyme, but it is difficult to make sense of more than a few …

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  40. 40Legal documentSt. Catherine, CPA NF frag 13, fol. 2-3

    Fragment of a Christian marriage contract written in Arabics on parchment and dated Muḥarram 554AH. The bottom half of the contract was reused as writing …

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  41. 41LetterENA 2804.4

    Letter fragment on behalf of the lepers of Tiberias to Efrayim b. Shemarya in Fustat. Dating: ca. 1007–1055 CE, based on the years Efrayim b. …

    1. שלום] ממלאכי השלום וסוכת שלום
    2. אוהב שלו]ם ורודף שלום הוא כבוד גדולת
    3. [קדושת מר ור אפ]רים החבר היקר והנכבד והמיוקר
    4. ] בן כב גק מרנא ורבנא שמריה רוח
    5. [יוי…

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  42. 42List or tableT-S AS 153.21

    Accounts with names and numerals. In the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe (fl. 1100–1138 CE). Listing Abū l-Faraj b. Ṣedaqa, Maʿālī Ibn al-Ḥallāl (300+ of …

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  43. 43LetterDK 36.9

    Letter in Hebrew. Needs examination. See folio 26 for the probable dating.

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  44. 44Unknown typeENA NS 79.98

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  45. 45Unknown typeENA NS 76.302.8

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  46. 46LetterT-S AS 158.373

    Business letter from the druggist Binyām to Zayn Ibn al-Ger. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: early to mid-12th century. For the same sender, see also DK 232.2 …

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  47. 47Legal documentT-S AS 145.395

    Legal document. Small fragment. In the hand of the court scribe Yosef b. Shemuel b. Seʿadya ha-Levi (active c.1181–1209).

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  48. 48List or tableENA NS 77.396

    Verso: Accounts in Arabic script with Greek/Coptic numerals. Medieval-era. The paper was recycled for pen trials on the recto.

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  49. 49LetterT-S AS 117.270

    Verso: unidentified text in Arabic, probably a letter: واما الثالثة ان واعوذ بالله ولم يوفق(؟) مملوك سيدنا من حسن رايه وكثرة رحمته ورافته وبركة تدبيره …

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  50. 50Unknown typeENA NS 79.162.4

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