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  1. 5301List or tableJRL C 34

    The lists are connected to a wide variety of topics, for example, in the upper left corner of the recto Purim is mentioned and then on the far right border the scribe notes in a brief entry "קבלתי ממשה / I received from Moshe". Given the miscellaneous aspects of their contents it is unclear whether these lists were drawn up for private or communal purposes.

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  2. 5302List or tableJRL C 97

    and Ibrāhīm Borketli[?]. In the verso's thrid entry on the right there is mention of the Ottoman Turkish term "ruznama" or "ruznāme / רוזנאמה" which may be a reference to the state fiscal administration.

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  3. 5303List or tableJRL C 159

    The itemized accounts are extremely well-detailed: i.e. soap, lemon, rice, wax, beans, taḥīna, among many other entries. While the bifolium itself is undated it may come from a broader notebook which could contain a date.

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  4. 5304List or tableJRL C 177

    A certain Yaʿaqov Portos appears as a letter sender in ENA 2560.7 (PGPID 12321), probably the same person.

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  5. 5305Legal documentJRL Genizah Ar. 79

    The signature of al-Ḥājj Ibrāhīm Khalīl appears at the end, next to a stamp. (Information from JRL catalogue.)

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  6. 5306State documentJRL Genizah Ar. 372

    On verso, there may also be remnants of an endorsement (in Arabic script). Needs further examination.

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    1. بسم الله] الرحمن الرحيم

    2. المملوك يقبل الارض امام الحضرة السامية الاجلية] القضائية السعيدة الماجدة الامينية

    3. ذ]خيرة(؟) الدين جمال الروسا صـب…

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  7. 5307Legal documentJTS MS 9160.5

    But the "coral and carnelian and syrups(?)" (שראבי) will go entirely to one of the partners. Given the context, שראבי may also indicate some type of gemstone possibly through the root س-ر-ب (mirage).

    1. בש׳ רחמ׳
    2. וחנ׳ 
    3. למא כאן בתאריך יום אלתלאתה תאני עשר יום מן שהר סיון שנת אלף ושמנה מאות ועשר
    4. וארבעה שנים לשטרות למנינא דרגילנא לממני ביה הכא בעיר אלקא…

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  8. 5308LetterMoss. II,101.2

    Verso: The end of a family letter in Judaeo-Arabic. The addressee is called "my brother," and he may be an actual brother since the sender swears "by my father."

    1. הדה ולא מן זכות אן תפצל ואן יגעלך מקצוד [[מא]] פי אלכיר ואלזכות
    2. ווחק אבי אנה יעאמל אלאסכנדראניין בכל גמיל ולה מוצע הו מנזל
    3. ללאסכנדראניין פבחק מא בינ…

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  9. 5309LetterMoss. II,110.1

    .]; pepper; a merchant known as al-Wādiyashī (from Guadix, maybe the same as in T-S 20.4, T-S 20.122, T-S 18J3.13, ENA NS 18.24, and IOM D 55.14); and the sender's cousin (ibn ʿamm) [Abū] Zakariyyā Yehuda.

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  10. 5310LetterMoss. II,189

    Reused for accounts by ʿArūs (see separate entry). (Information in part from CUDL)

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  11. 5311LetterMoss. IV,88

    She asks not be moved from this apartment because she enjoys the sounds of prayers that can be heard from the nearby synagogue.

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  12. 5312Legal documentNLI 577.3/3

    Abu Sahl for sixty dinars, rent it back to him, for 3 dinars a year, for a period of ten years. If by the end of the contract he gives them back to full price of the original sale (60 dinars) - they will transfer the property back to himl; if not, they are allowed to sale it forward.

    1. נחן אלשהוד אלכאתמין אספל האדא
    2. אלכתאב ודלך באן חצרו אלינא אהרן
    3. בן שמריה הכהן ונסים בן יעקב
    4. שריכה והם פי צחה עקולהם ו/א/בד/א/נהם
    5. וגואז אמרהם טאיעין גי…

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  13. 5313LetterT-S 8.25

    Also mentions a shipment of wax, that has not been sold entirely yet. (Information from Gil, Kingdom, Vol. 3, #498) VMR

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    1. סידי ומולאי אטאל אללה בקאך ואדאם תאידך וסלאמתך וסעאדתך נצף תמוז ואלחאל סלאמה

    2. ושוק אליך קרב אללה אלאגתמאע בך וצלני כתאבך ולם ארא מנך כתאב סו…

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    1. אדוני ורבי, ייתן לך אלוהים אריכות ימים ויתמיד את עזרתו לך ואת שלומך ואת אושרך; מחצית תמוז; שלומי טוב,
    2. אבל אני מתגעגע אליך, יקרב אלוהים את פגיש…

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  14. 5314Legal documentT-S 8.184

    Another copy of the same document is found at ENA NS 30.8 (PGPID 11371). Yequtiʾel b. Moshe is also known from T-S 24.1, dated 1082 CE, and numerous other documents from the India Book.

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  15. 5315LetterT-S 8J9.22

    Nissim, who also wrote the letter enquiring about commercial matters and conveying greetings.

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    1. ….
    2.                        ] שרח גמיע [ 
    3.          ] עדל עלי אני אביע בעץ מן אלן 
    4.                       ]ך לי וציה פיה באיש מא יט[ 
    5.             …

    ע׳׳א:

    1. (1–4) …. פירוט הכול …. משאוי, על מנת שאני אמכור מקצת …. לי צוואה על כל דבר אשר …. ונמצא בו הבדיל של ….
    2.  (5–6) …. אבו אסחק ברהון יכתוב ל…

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  16. 5316LetterT-S 8J20.23

    Written in "very difficult and highfaluting Hebrew," as Goitein notes on his index card. Entitled (in Judaeo-Arabic) נסכה כתאב אלהנא אלדי כתבתה ללמחלה פי שהר אלמועדים.

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  17. 5317LetterT-S 8J21.33

    It mostly concerns news about family and acquaintances (for instance that ʿOvadya has recovered from his illness and 'entered the bathhouse' (נכנס למרחץ), and Shelomo Kohen has had a son).

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  18. 5318Paraliterary textT-S 8K1

    Fragment of a book (or booklist) that belonged to the Head of the Gola Daniel b. Hisdai, end of the 12th century. Seems like the book was given as a gift to Nahum ha-Kohen b.

    1. כלפה דניאל ראש גלותא בר חסדאי 
    2. ראש גלותא יום [ע]שרה אייך תמו' 
    3. אנתקל אלי מלך יעקב בן עלי נע' באלול תפה' 
    4. ישתמל הדא אלכתאב עלי ז' כתב 
    5. כתא' אלטריפות …
    1. השאיר אותו דניאל ראש גלותא בר חסדאי
    2. ראש גלותא, בי' באייר א'תמ"ו.
    3. עבר לקניינו של יעקב בן עלי נ"ע באלול א'תפ"ה.
    4. ספר זה מכיל ז' ספרים:
    5. ספר הטרפות, חיבו…

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  19. 5319Legal documentT-S 10J2.4

    On the verso is a note in Arabic script regarding Umm al-Khayr returning engagement gifts. (Information from Goitein's index card)

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  20. 5320LetterT-S 10J15.3

    (Information from Goitein, Friedman and Ashur, India Book IVB) Maybe Alexandria; End of 1139 - Middle of 1140

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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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  21. 5321LetterT-S 12.44

    ʿAmram, concerning ‘what was collected [from the] market’ (i.e., the proceeds of slaughter) from the beginning of Elul to the end of Kislev. Mention is made of Ṣemaḥ ‘our scribe’ (ספרא דילנא).

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  22. 5322LetterT-S 12.275

    Mentions that the army’s entrance to the city (it is not clear which city) improves trade.

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    1. תקדמת כתבי למולאי אלשיך אטאל אללה בקאה ואדאם תאידה וס[לאמתה
    2. ונעמאה וכבת אעדאה עדה מנהא צחבת אבו עלי ומנהא [צחבת אלשיך
    3. אבו אלפרג בן אלכהן ארגו …

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    1. שלחתי לך לפני כן, אדוני ורבי, ייתן לך אלוהים אריכות ימים ויתמיד את עזרתו לך ואת שלומך
    2. ואת חסדיו לך ויכה את אויביך, מכתבים אחדים, מהם עם אבו על…

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  23. 5323Legal documentT-S 12.707

    This fragment contains the end of an agreement about a fictive sale of 1/3 of a house possessed by one Shelomo known as Tamīm, also involving a woman.

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    1. [ ]ק[ ]
    2. מא ישהד בה אלשטר אל[ ]
    3. מתקדם בינהמא ואן ליס לה עליהא ע[לק ]
    4. סנין אלדי תברעת בהא ולו ביום ואחד זאיד ענהא ולא יקום להא [ ]
    5. מנהא תמן אלתל…

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  24. 5324Legal documentT-S 13J5.4

    Nataniel recording that he would not honor an agreement according to which 25 dinars out of a debt owed to him by Abu al-Khayr b. al-Tinnisi would be paid to him immediately, five at the end of the month, five in monthly installment of one quarter, while he would forego the remaining 20 dinars owed to him.

    1. למא כאן יום אלאחד אלתאסע עשר מן שהר טבת שנת אתפו לשטרות
    2. חצר כב ג ק מ ור יוסף הכהן השר הנכבד פאר הכהנים בן כ ג
    3. קד מ ור נתנאל הכהן השר הנכבד פאר הכהני…

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  25. 5325Legal documentT-S 13J6.32

    Draft of an oath to be taken by Yosef Lebdi in which he enumerates his assets. Due to the litigation between Yosef Lebdi and his nephew, David b.

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    1. אלדי יחלף עליה ⟦פל'⟧ יוסף בר דויד נ''ע לדויד בר שלמה אכיה נ''ע
    2. אנה מא כאן ואלדה שלמה פי מעאמלה ושרכה וכלטה וארת 
    3. ואכד ועטא מן וקת אן אנעקדת אל…

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    1. Joseph b. David—may he rest in Eden!—will swear, on behalf of David, the son of his brother Solomon—may he rest in Eden!—

    2. that he never ch…

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  26. 5326LetterT-S 16.134

    He has received the petition (ruqʿa) of the Alexandrian woman whose divorced husband is not providing enough alimony. He is giving only two dāniqs, which is 1/3 dirham, when she needs at least 2/3 dirham.

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    1. אלחנן ראש הסדר שלכל ישראל
    2. בן שמריה אב בית דין שלכל ישראל
    3. בן אלחזן הרב הראש
    4. אחינו יקירינו גדולינו חשובינו אהובינו אשר במליג
    5. יברכם שדי ויעזרם וי…

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  27. 5327LetterT-S 16.139

    Recto: poetic letter in square script. Each line ends in the rhyme -let and is followed by a dot.

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  28. 5328Legal documentT-S 16.189

    Witnessed by Shelomo b. [...], Ṣadoq b. Yiṣḥaq (signed also ENA 2556.12 (PGPID 15839) ca. late 10th century), Ḥabīb b.

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    1. בנחשא (טבא) וסימנא (מעליא)
    2. ...בת)רין בשבה דהוא ריש ירח מרחשון (ד)שנת אלפא ומאתן ות(רתין?/ ותשעין ותשע?/
    3. ...במ)דינתא דפיצטאט מצרים דעל נילוס נ…

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  29. 5329LetterT-S Ar.8.32

    Also mentions the amīr Sayf al-Dawla, accompanied by a blessing for him: "fa-ʾasʾal Allah ʾan yajʿaluhu fī ḥayyiz al-salāma". Consists almost entirely of blessings. Needs further examination. Reused on recto for an Aramaic text, apparently (per FGP) Zechariah 3:2, 9; 4:2 (tosefta to the haftarot).

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  30. 5330Legal documentT-S Ar.29.33

    A partial date is preserved at the end: 6 Rabīʿ I [.]23 H. Most likely [5]23 AH = 27 February 1129 CE.

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  31. 5331Legal documentT-S Ar.39.270

    Business accounts in Arabic script and Greek/Coptic numerals. One entry refers to the revenue from the shop; customs (maks); brokerage (samsara): and 83 dirhams.

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  32. 5332Legal documentT-S Ar.42.161

    The foot of recto was reused for five oval rings enclosing the Hebrew word שיחטש (apparently magical).

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  33. 5333List or tableT-S Ar.51.75

    A selection of the books: the Torah; the Tuffāḥa on Leviticus; commentary (tafsīr) on Tehillim (this entry crossed out); Shemuel b. Ḥofni's treatise on partnerships (al-Sharikāt); Saadya's translation (sharḥ) of the Torah; many more sacred books; and what may be a composition on love (Alfāẓ ʿalā l-Ulfa).

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  34. 5334Literary textT-S Ar.52.208

    See FGP for joins and further information. Enumerating the factors that disqualify a person for testifying.

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  35. 5335Legal documentT-S Ar.53.61

    The other three-fourths were already in his possession (total value 280 dinars). Verso (in entirely different handwriting): He gives this house to the son of his daughter and makes other gifts.

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    1. ثبت والحمد لله الخفى لطفه

    Recto

    1. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد لله وسلام على عباده الذين اصطفى
    2. هذا ما اشترى يوسف بن يعقوب الاسرا…

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    1. It has been registered Praise be to God, whose kindness is unseen.  

    2. In the name of God, the merciful and compassionate. Praise be to God…

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  36. 5336Legal documentT-S Ar.53.73

    There are at least 8 additional entries in different hands including concerning subsequent sales, one dated 750 AH = 1349 CE.

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  37. 5337List or tableT-S AS 146.9

    List possibly drawn up by a traveler to Constantinople giving the names and titles of six benefactors of his in the city, as well as the phrase 'the entire body of the congregation, may they be blessed', presumably used when praying for them in public so that no one would be forgotten.

    1. ושמות האנשים הזקנים במדינת קוסטנטינא
    2. ר אליה ברבי שבתי הרב זל //החסיד בדורו// ושני האחים
    3. ר אליה ברבי שבתי הרופא [ . . ] סופר זצל
    4. ור יהודה אחיו נט רח …

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  38. 5338LetterT-S AS 146.228 + T-S AS 146.229 + T-S AS 152.45

    Mentions Farajallāh; a teacher; various goods; the house of Avraham; Elʿazar; Zayn al-Dīn. With greetings at the end to a brother and uncle, Abū ʿImrān, al-Muwaffaq, and Munajjā.

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  39. 5339LetterT-S AS 156.42

    The same scribe probably wrote ENA NS 69.20 and T-S AS 156.42, based on the presence of the relatively uncommon blessing "min dār al-fanā' wa-l-shaqā' ilā dār al-naʿīm wa-l-baqā' (from the abode of perdition and woe to the abode of blessing and immortality)."

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  40. 5340LetterT-S AS 173.19

    And inform him..." Verso: End of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic, likely in a different hand from recto.

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  41. 5341List or tableT-S AS 178.169

    Enigmatic list or glossary, in which each Arabic phrase is paired with an apparently nonsensical translation or code word.

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  42. 5342State documentT-S AS 181.9

    Fiscal accounting, and an entry concerning a claim made from al-Ṣināʿa al-Maḥrūsa (the port of Fusṭāt).

    Verso (fiscal)

    1. يتم(؟) كتاب(؟) الغلات

    2. بجزيرة بني نصر والبحيرة

    3. مما تسلمه مبارك

    4. وغطريف من جملة المستخدمين

    5. بالزكات السامي

    6. عشر ويبات

    7. بفضل …

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  43. 5343LetterT-S AS 185.210 + T-S AS 185.211

    ." = second-person form of address and, more importantly, the common phrase of endearment "te beza las manos// I kiss your hands" (T-S AS 185.211, l. 5).

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  44. 5344Legal documentT-S AS 222.233

    Enormous bill of release. Written and signed by Halfon b.

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  45. 5345LetterT-S G1.1

    Shelomo ha-Kohen (1125–50). The ends of 6 lines are preserved. The groom undertakes not to curse the bride or treat her with disrespect.

    1. דנן אחריות כתובתא דא על ירתוהי בתרוהי למגבא לה מכל
    2. בביתא ובברא ממקרקעי וממטלטלי ואפילו מגלימא דעל כתפיה
    3. שטרי כתובאתא דתקינו רבנן ונהגין בעלמא מן יומ…

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  46. 5346Paraliterary textT-S K1.18 + T-S K1.30

    The amulet requests that the zodiacal sign Leo prevail over any forces that might endanger Ḥabibah during this dangerous time. Several powerful spirits, both good and evil, are identified in this text, which also invokes the biblical matriarchs Rachel, Leah, Bilhah, and Zilpah.

    Translated by Avi Steinhart.

    In the name of Him who was, is, and will be, I have adjured and decreed upon you—you, the constellation of Leo—that you …

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  47. 5347Legal documentT-S K1.66

    to Ḥabība bt. [...] followed by a spell to open things (partly paralleled in T-S NS 233.26), apparently intended to enhance the document's efficacy. This is a draft or template since most of the locations are left generic (מדנת פלונית או בקרתא פלונית).

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  48. 5348Legal documentT-S K3.32

    T-S K3.32 (listing the books) and ENA 4020.60a (listing the goods) are part of the same inventory.

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  49. 5349List or tableT-S K3.36

    Mentions the names Maymūn and ʿUthmān followed by a list of the traded items. The first entry is a payment made to Naṣr the mawlā of Ibn al-Zubayr.

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  50. 5350Paraliterary textT-S K6.185

    A colophon in Judaeo-Arabic at the end of Sefer Zemanim states that the book was completed in II Adar of the year 5201 (= March, 1441 CE) by Naftali b.

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