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  1. 501LetterJRL L 26

    Letter from Yiṣḥaq ben Naʿim to his brother Meir ben Naʿim. In Judaeo-Arabic.

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    1. בע׳׳ה(?)
    2. היום ה׳ לחודש שבט משנתינו התקס׳׳ה
    3. למול פני אחי אשר כנפשי ה׳׳ה הנבון וחכם
    4. כמה׳׳ר מאיר ן׳ נעים נר׳׳ו יאי׳׳ר
    5. אחדש׳׳ו בעד מזיד אל סלאם …

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  2. 502Unknown typeJRL L 262

    Awaiting description

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  3. 503LetterJRL L 269

    Hebrew document(s) of some kind, dated Adar 5579 AM = 1819 CE. Probably epistolary writing exercises.

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  4. 504Legal documentJRL P 268

    Legal document, small fragment. Probably from a ketubba.

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  5. 505LetterMIAC 126

    Announcement of the commemoration of the death of Rabbi Yaʿacov Abu Haṣīra in Damanhur, urging the visitors to maintain order – 3 December 1961 – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 126) – in Arabic.

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  6. 506LetterMIAC 260

    Personal letter to Kẖawaja David al-Jalālī from a person named Elli Ġozlān in it asking for him to fetch some of books and discussing commercial matters and family salutations – July 2 1944CE – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 260) – in Arabic.

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  7. 507LetterMIAC 261

    Letter written in Tel-Aviv to a person named Marko inviting him into the agreement with the contractor Albert Ḥanān Lilbet[?] in the restoration and repairs of the synagogue – August 22 1943CE – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 261) – in Arabic. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 71).

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  8. 508List or tableMIAC 262

    – 16 April 1933CE – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 262) – in Arabic. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 75).

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  9. 509Legal documentMIAC 263

    Acknowledgement of the receipt of an amount for a period of use – January 31 1944CE – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 263) in Arabic and the signature in Hebrew. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 72).

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  10. 510Literary textMIAC 265

    Religious commentary – undated – Bassatine Cemetery – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 265) – in Hebrew. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 44).

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  11. 511LetterMIAC 266

    Invitation for attending the ceremony of Hanukkah hosted by the Tāj Torah society at its center in the Jewish quarter – December 24 1935CE – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 266) – in Arabic and Hebrew. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 36).

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  12. 512Legal documentMIAC 266

    Permit from the Egyptian Jewish community for building a tomb 2.2 x 1.75 meters in size – November 14 1953CE – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 266) – in Arabic. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 60).

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  13. 513LetterMIAC 268

    Complaint from an Egyptian Jew to the head of an iron foundry – January 31 1947CE – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 268) – in Arabic. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 56).

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  14. 514LetterMIAC 268

    Personal letter expressing desire for a friend to meet with an American Sulaymān Basha, and other personal news – Ismaʿilīya (Cairo) June 18 1948CE – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 268) – in French. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 62).

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  15. 515LetterMIAC 269

    Personal letter from Jerusalem – undated – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 269) – in Hebrew. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 56).

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  16. 516LetterMIAC 23973.26

    Ḥusayn reports that people from "the southern land" (bilād al-qibliyya) have been asking for help because of the actions of the lieutenant (al-khalīfa), the Master of the Shipmasts (ṣāhib al-suwār), and a deputy (nāʾib) of the Qūsa, a clan in Upper Egypt. As a result, the "commander" (al-amīr) reprimands the lieutenant, and has been sending instructions to protect the people of Nubia (ahl bilād al-nūba).

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    1. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
    2. اعلم حضرة مولاي صاحب الخيل اطاله الله بقاه وادام عزه وصول كتاب على يده غلامها
    3. ابس فى حال الموضع الذي كان تقدم فيه الحدي…
  17. As for the southern land, people have been arriving from there complaining about the lieutenant (al-khalīfa), the Master of
  18. the Shipmasts, and a deputy (nāʾib) of the Qūsa.
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  20. 517List or tableMoss. Ia,26.1

    List of deceased persons. Names include Shemuel ha-Dayyan, Elazar ha-Dayyan, Shela ha-Zaqen, ʿAmram ha-Zaqen.

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    1. כבוד גק
    2. מרינו ורבינו זכי הדין המפלא בית דין הגון זל
    3. וחמודו כגק מרינו ורבינו שמואל הדין וכל
    4. וחמוד{ו} כגק מרינו ורבנו אלעזר הדין וכל
    5. ועוד זכרן ט…

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  21. 518Unknown typeMoss. Ia,26.1

    Verso: Either a prayer addressed to God or a petition addressed to a dignitary. In Arabic script. "... allahumma... ...asʾaluka an tushaʿshiʿa lanā ḥayāt al-[...] …

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  22. 519LetterMoss. Ia,26.2

    India Book II, 35: Letter of apology for a complaint that Madmun had mismanaged a trust. Aden, ca. 1135. Verso is IB III, 59, containing …

    II, 35

    1. ...
    2. יראם [...]
    3. [י]שאו רבותינו פארי קהלתינו רוב [ברכה ושלום מעושה]
    4. במרומיו שלום ומעולים ויורדים ב[סולם ... בית] אל
    5. ומן התורה הקדושה אשר היא תו…
  23. ...—that your servants and friends are well in al[l] 
  24. our limbs/and from all our sides/thanks to the benevolent care/of our God for us/and His mercy, which 
  25. has helped us/and has not left us./We will therefore give thanks and magnify His name, as it is written, “I will thank You, Lord, in the congregation,” 
  26. etc., and it is written, “May His name be exalted above every blessing and praise!”
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  28. 520Paraliterary textMoss. Ia,26.2

    India Book III, 59: Magical text copied by Ibn Yiju, probably in Yemen around 1135. The text begins with a magical square (cf. sudoku) of …

    III, 59

    [ח] [א] [ו]

    1. [ג] [ה] ז
    2. ד ט ב
    3. [הוציאה מ[מסגר נפשי להודות את שמיך בי יכתירו [צדיקים כי תגמול עלי]
    4. אחר לעינא בישתא בשם אל חולים ויסיר מן [פ'ב'פ'…

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  29. 521List or tableMoss. III,26

    One section contains a list of names in Hebrew script, which seems to be headed "Qaraites" (קראיין). […] Other jottings include the names Moshe Qolon and Shemuʾel ʿAmmānī.

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  30. 522Literary textMoss. III,126.1

    Halakhic text, late.

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  31. 523LetterMoss. IV,26.1

    Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. On verso possibly poetry in Judaeo-Arabic.

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  32. 524List or tableMoss. IV,26.2

    The hand is probably known (Nahray b. Nissim?).

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  33. 525Legal documentMoss. IV,26.3

    Legal document in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe (fl. 1100–1138 CE). Minute fragment. Refers to the sale of property, "the other half" of the …

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  34. 526LetterMoss. IV,26.4

    Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Only 2–3 lines are preserved on each side. Dating: Likely 13th century. The handwriting may be known. On one side, the …

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  35. 527Literary textMoss. IV,269.1

    Piyyut, probably.

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  36. 528State documentMoss. V,26

    Bifolio. Containing an official order; probably a copy of a decree/sijill, but also written in an elegant script. Stating that Manṣūr b. Sahl, one of …

    1. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
    2. من جملة الكتاب المستخدمين في ديوان الجيوش المنصورة
    3. منصور بن سهل وهو[
    4. وهو ملازم للخدمة[
    5. وامر ضامن(؟) مستخدما في خدمة غيره
    6. الى …

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  37. 529Legal documentMoss. VII,126.1

    Legal document. The beginnings of ~9 lines are preserved. Referring to a gift and appointing an agent and "my son Manṣūr."

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  38. 530Unknown typeMoss. VII,126.3

    Mysterious late fragment containing lists of words in Hebrew script, but not all looking like Hebrew or Judaeo-Arabic.

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  39. 531Legal documentMoss. VIII,268

    Muslim marriage contract. Fragment (upper right corner). Groom: Yazdād b. Balūl(?). Needs further examination. Reused on verso for Hebrew piyyuṭ.

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  40. 532State documentMoss. VIII,326.1

    State document, likely a report, in Arabic script. Contains the taqbīl clause and the yunhī formula. The sender refers to his prior report (khidma) which …

    1. ]. دولة……..

    2. المملوك يقبل الارض امام المجلس السامي اعز الله سلطانه وينهي انه

    3. كان اصدر خدمته التي هي جواب الكتاب الكريم وكرار (؟) على….هذه الخدمة

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  41. 533Legal query or responsumMoss. VIII,426.2

    A legal quey sent to 'The sages of Israel' (a term usually found at the era of Abraham Maimuni), concerning whether a woman who left …

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  42. 534List or tableMoss. X,26.1

    Account? - needs examination. No image

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  43. 535Unknown typeMoss. X,126

    Ledger of a synagogue beadle. No image.

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  44. 536Legal documentMoss. Xa,3.26

    al-muʿallim, and a woman named Sutayta who was Jewish (Sutayta al-yahūdiyya).

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  45. 537Literary textNLI 577.1/26

    Containing part of Sūrat al-Shuʿarā' (26:13).

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  46. 538LetterNLI 577.6/26

    Letter or letter draft from Muʿammar ha-Kohen ("the teacher of Qalyūb") to ʿAmram ha-Kohen, in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic. Recto consists entirely of pleasantries and flattery …

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  47. 539List or tableNLI 577.10/26

    Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic. The handwriting may be known.

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  48. 540LetterNLI 577.10/26

    Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions the cantor of Ṣahrajt, Malīj, and the son of the late Abū Yaʿqūb al-Kohen al-Ṭabīb.

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  49. 541List or tableSassoon 526

    Genealogical list of Elʿazar b. Shelomo ha-Kohen.

    1. אלעזר הכהן ביר שלמה
    2. הכהן הראש סגן הכהנים
    3. המעולה בישיבה ביר
    4. יהוסף הכהן הצדיק גאון
    5. בן שלמה גאון נין יהוסף הכהן
    6. בית דין כהן צדק נכד אהרן
    7. הכהן הראש קדוש…

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  50. 542Literary textStras. 4038/26

    A page from a literary work on magical medical remedies.

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  51. 543Legal documentStras. 4062/26

    Formularies for marriage-related legal documents (get, halitzah, yibbum). ASE.

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  52. 544Legal documentT-S 6J1.26

    Shemaya and Avraham b. Natan Av are signatories, which dates this to end of 11th, beginning of 12th century.

    1. דחתימין בחתמות [
    2. מא פי הדא אלכתא[ב
    3. ננ בסימוניהון ומ[
    4. בית דין יפת בר מ[
    5. ולן //חתמות ידיה דמ[// וחתמות ידיה [
    6. מר מנחם בר שמואל [
    7. בר יעקב נע אישרנו [
    8. ו…

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  53. 545Legal documentT-S 6J3.26

    Legal document concerning the community in Alexandria sending a sum of money to help repair an old synagogue in Jerusalem. There are five signatures on …

    1. ] ק [ ] עלי ידה
    2. מן אלקהל אלכרים [ ] שנת
    3. דתתקעא מצמ[ונה אן] אלמולא אלשיך אלאגל
    4. אלרייס כגק מ ור [ ] הייקר כאן תעוייל
    5. אלקהל אלכרים עלי אלרייס אלמדכור א…

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  54. 546Legal documentT-S 6J4.26

    Part of a legal document dealing with inheritance, mentioning debts and an administrator. Dated 479[.] (= 1029-39 CE). The body of the text mentions Saʿīd …

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  55. 547LetterT-S 8.26

    Farah from Alexandria to Nahray b. Nissim, Fustat. October 25, 1056. The letter contains details about shipments of dinars for exchange in Fustat as well as details about the ships movement, especially from Tyre.

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    1. סידי ומולאי אטאל אללה בקאך ואדאם נעמאך וכאן לך ומעך [ולי] וחאפץ מן אל

    2. מסתקר לנצף מן שהר מרחשון כתמה אללה עליך באחסן כאתמה

    3. וערפך ברכת מא י…

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    1. (אני כותב לך), אדוני ורבי, ייתן לך אלוהים אריכות ימים ויתמיד את חסדיו לך ויהיה לך ועמך מגן ושומר,
    2. מהבית, בחצי מרחשון, יחתום אותו אלוהים עליך ב…

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  56. 548Legal documentT-S 8.126

    Part of a ketubba, mostly illegible. (Information from CUDL)

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  57. 549Legal documentT-S 8.226

    Recto: geṭ for [...] b. Menaḥem (husband), Dated 1 Iyyar [...]3 in Egypt. It might be possible to calculate an exact date for this document …

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    1. [ ]נן עידי מסירה
    2. [ ] משה החבר נע
    3. [ ] מנשה נע

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    1. בארבעה בשב[ ]
    2. בירח אייר דשנ[ ]
    3. ותלתה שנין למניינ[ ]
    4. מצרים דען ניל[ ]
    5. בר מנחם וכל ש[ ]
    6. נ…

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  58. 550Legal documentT-S 8.260

    Recto: bill of release from Abū l-Munā to his father-in-law, signed by Natan b. Shelomo ha-Kohen and Shemuel b. Natan he-Ḥaver.

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    1. [ ] אדוננו מ[צליח ]
    2. [ ] לנצח מ[ ] אל[ ]
    3. [ ]
    4. [ ]
    5. [ ] עלקה ען אגרה [ ] וען גיר
    6. [ ]ן כל מא [ ] ולם י[ ]כשו ומן כל מא יקע
    7. [עלי]ה אסם והגא ומן סאיר…

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