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  1. 6051LetterT-S NS J21 + T-S 8.19

    India Book III,13 and III,14: Letter from Khalaf b. Yiṣḥaq, Aden, to Avraham b. Yiju, India, mainly about shipwrecked goods. Dating: almost certainly 1146. This …

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  2. 6052Legal documentYevr. II A 1241/8

    Karaite betrothal document, with some water/liquid damage toward across middle lines. Date: 15 Heshvan 5485 AM (1724 CE). Due to discoloration/damage, parts of the document …

    1.                             בסימן טוב ובהצלחה
    2. ביום ראשון בשבוע והוא חמש ועשרים יום מחדש מרחשון שנת חמשת אלפים וארבע
    3. מאות ושמונים וחמשה שנים לבריאת ה…

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  3. 6053LetterENA NS I.64

    Now, he has spent about 30 dinars, the walls are reduced to rubble, the site has had to be closed, and he is still working on it.

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    1. תקדמת כתבי אליך [יא] ולדי אטאל אללה בקאך ואדאם

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  4. 6054LetterT-S 8J33.3

    Printed copy of a letter that purports to be from the tribes of Gad and Reuben, in the Holy Land, to the tribes of Judah …

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  5. 6055LetterHUC 1002

    Letter in Hebrew. On parchment. Dating: probably 10th century. Written on the back of a scroll of Esther. Mann suggests that it was sent to …

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  6. 6056LetterT-S 13J11.7

    Letter from Elḥanan b. Shemarya, who refers to himself simply as Rosh ha-Seder at the beginning of the letter, to those who pray at the …

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  7. 6057LetterT-S 13J24.4

    Letter from the office of the Nagid Yehoshua Maimonides (d. 1355), to the Jewish community in Cairo. He is ordering them to pay back to …

    שבת....

    הנה אל ישועתי וכולי

    1. אלגמאעה אלכרימה אלמקימין במצר
    2. [י]ברכם צורם ויהיה בעזרם יוצרם אנס
    3. יעלמו באן לא תסאלו מא גרי עלינא בסבב
    4. תגליק אלגואלי ואנת…

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  8. 6058LetterT-S AS 149.8

    Informal note from David to a certain Nasi. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Likely early 13th century. The sender reports that he has met with one of …

    1. . . . . . . ] עבדו דוד
    2. . . . . ] מושב אדוננו הנשיא
    3. . . . . ] ירום הודו ויגדל
    4. כבודו וינהי אנה
    5. אגתמע בואחד מן אכוה
    6. אבי אלמגד ודכר אנה
    7. יסירה לי ואלכאדם…

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  9. 6059Legal documentT-S AS 174.10

    Statement that a legal transaction (qinyan) was made by the Egyptian cheesemonger (al-jabbān al-miṣrī) Abū l-Faḍl b. ʿIwaḍ known as Ibn al-[...] that he commits …

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  10. 6060Legal documentYevr. II A 1273

    Karaite betrothal deed. Dated 15 Shevat 5450 AM (1690 CE). Bride: Sulṭāna bt. Yosef ha-Rofe b. Elʿazar ha-Ḥazzan ha-Rofe. Groom: Yosef b. Yiṣḥaq b. Avraham …

    1.                        בסימן טוב ובהצלחה
    2. ביום חמישי בשבוע והוא חמשה עשר יום מחדש שבט שנת חמשת אלפים וארבע מאות וחמשים שנים לבריאת העולם
    3. ואלפים ואחת …

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  11. 6061LetterT-S 10J11.22

    Letter from Shemuel b. Ibrahīm, in Fustat, to his father Abū Isḥāq Ibrahīm b. Shabbetay (aka Shubbāṭ), in Palermo. Fragment: upper part of the letter …

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    1. כתאב[י אלי]ך יא ואלדי ואעז אלכלק עלי וענדי אטאל אללה בקאך ואדאם סלאמתך

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    1. אני כותב לך, אבי, והיקר לי ואצלי מכל הבריות, ייתן לך אלוהים אריכות ימים ויתמיד את שלומך
    2. ואת אושרך ויכה את אויביך, מהבית.

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  12. 6062LetterCUL Or.1081 J28

    Recto: Letter from an unidentified distinguished man to a judge or communal leader. In Judaeo-Arabic. The sender's hand might be known (resembles T-S Misc.28.88, another …

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    1. [   ] . פי מא

    2. [ח]צרתה אלמחרוסה [א]ן יוקפה

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  13. 6063LetterT-S 10J9.13

    One of a pair of letters written by Umm Sitt al-Nās to family members when she had been thrown out of her husband's and mother-in-law's …

    1. כתאבי אליך יא סיידי ורייסי וגלילי ועז אלנאס ענדי אטאל
    2. אללה בקאך וצאנך ורעאך ומן תופיקה אלחסן מא אכלאך וכאן
    3. לך וליא וחאפטה פי גמיע אמורך ואלדי נעלמך …

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  14. 6064LetterT-S 13J25.23

    Letter in Ladino by Abraham Palieche to his sister, dated 28 Elul 5324 (= 5 September 1564 CE). The address lists the destination as "אלה …

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  15. 6065LetterT-S 13J27.11

    Letter from Yehuda b. Aharon Ibn al-ʿAmmānī, in Alexandria, to Abū l-Majd Meir b. Yakhin ("the Glory of the Cantors and their strength"), in Fustat. …

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    1. בשמ' רחמ' מן שאכר תפצלה יה[ודה]
    2. וצלת כתב מולאי וסיידי אלשיך אב[ו למגד]

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  16. 6066Legal documentBodl. MS heb. d 65/12

    Legal document. Very damaged. Location: Probably Cairo; only ''אל" is clearly legible of the location's name, but only three common locations begin with "al" (al-Qāhira, …

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  17. 6067LetterBodl. MS heb. d 66/129

    Letter from Nissim b. Shela to the teacher Yiṣḥaq b. Ḥayyim Nafūsī. In Judaeo-Arabic. Contains detailed information about the sending and selling of books. People …

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    1. בשמ רחמ
    2. אלדי אעלם בה מולאי אלמלמד נט ר[ח
    3. אן אלשמש תאבת אלכהן כאן קד סלם אלדפאתר

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  18. 6068Legal documentBodl. MS heb. e 98/58

    Legal query addressed to Avraham Maimonides. Concerning a certain Kohen who is seeking a restraining order against his divorcee and to prohibit her from entering …

    1. מא יקול הדרת יקרת צפירת תפארת מרנו ורבנו אדונינו
    2. נגידנו אברהם הרב המובהק הפטיש החזק נר המערבי
    3. דגל הרבנים אור העולם ירום הודו ויגדל כבודו פי שכץ כהן

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  19. 6069State documentBodl. MS Heb. e 115/9

    Bottom of a state document. 4 lines preserved. The first line refers to the execution of an order and the sender's deference to the decision …

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  20. 6070Literary textENA 3571.2

    Four tiny fragments, on vellum. Fragment No. 1r – two pieces from the same text. Deals with the obligations of the groom toward his bride. …

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  21. 6071Legal documentENA NS 7.28

    Recto: Legal testimony. In the hand of Efrayim b. Shemarya (fl. 1007–1055 CE). Fragment (right side). The witnesses report that on Sunday, they saw a …

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  22. 6072Legal documentENA NS 49.31

    Legal document. In Hebrew. Location: Rashīd (Rosetta). Dated: Thursday, 13 Heshvan 5311 AM, which is October 1550 CE. Witnesses: Seʿadya b. Yehuda קוננטיני and Yosef …

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  23. 6073LetterENA NS 54.10

    Letter in Hebrew from Safed to Cairo (מצרים) in Hebrew. Addressed to Yeshūʿa[?] al-Mātī[?] from Eliyahu Medina[?], both names are not entirely clear. The letter …

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  24. 6074LetterT-S 8J13.23

    Letter, possibly from the office of Yehoshua Maimonides, recommending a man who is “poor but from a good family.” The community of Fustat is asked …

    1. אלגמאעה אלכרימה אלמקימין במצר יברכם צורם
    2. ויהיה בעזרם יוצרם אנס יעלמו באן אלואצל
    3. אלי ענדכם אלשיך ר יום טוב והו עני ומבני טובים
    4. ואהל ביתה צעיפין פגעל …

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  25. 6075Legal documentT-S 8J17.9

    Court notebook. Location: Fustat. Ff. 1r–2r: Betrothal contract between Sitt al-Kull bt. ʿEli from Fusṭāṭ and Moshe b. Yisrael from al-Maḥalla, in which the bride …

    T-S 8J17.9 2 recto

    1. חמור בכלי הכשר לקנות בו מעכשו בביטול
    2. כל מודעין ותנאין ושהדותא דא כתבנא וחתמנא

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  26. 6076LetterT-S 10J24.8

    Letter from Yosef b. Gershon (a French scholar appointed by the Nagid Avraham Maimonides to be one of the three judges of the Jewish community …

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  27. 6077Legal documentT-S 12.516

    Recto: Deed of acknowledgment (iqrār). In Arabic script. The person making the acknowledgment is ʿAntar al-ustādh al-Zukhrī(?) (a eunuch and/or government officer). He is 'yellow-skinned' …

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  28. 6078Legal documentT-S 18J1.10

    Verso: Will of Maymun b. Khalfa. Location: Fustat. Dated: Thursday, 17 Tammuz 1383 Seleucid, which is 5 July 1072 CE. Witnessed by Yosef b. Elʿazar …

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    1. חצרנא נחן אלשהוד אלכאתמין לתתא ענד מ' מימון בן כלפה אלמגרב[י]

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    1. באנו אנו העדים החתומים לתתא אצל ר' מימון בן כלפה המגרבי
    2. הידוע (בכינוי) בן היתום נ"ע, והוא אז חולה.

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  29. 6079LetterT-S Ar.42.95

    Letter in Arabic script. Mercantile. Addressed to multiple people (mawālayya l-awlād). Mentions large sums of money (in the hundreds of dinars). The main crux of …

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  30. 6080LetterT-S AS 145.167 + T-S AS 145.165

    Margins of recto, and upper part of verso: Draft of a letter written by Shemuel b. Seʿadya ha-Levi, the father of Yosef b. Shemuel, the …

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  31. 6081LetterT-S AS 146.3 + DK 242 (alt: XXI)

    Letter draft from the Rabbanite leaders of Fustat/Cairo to the Rabbanite leaders of Ashqelon. Dating: Summer 1099 CE. The letter recounts how the Nagid Mevorakh …

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    1. בשמ רח
    2. אל אילי הצדק ברוכי עליון גומלי חסד דורשי משפט
    3. הזורעים על כל מים הוגי דת משולת מים הזהירים במצו[ת]
    4. החרדים על דברי אלה[[ינו]] טובי השם והשמוע…

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  32. 6082LetterT-S AS 150.100

    Recto: Letter addressed to Yefet b. Ḥayy the Judge (bet din ha-qavuaʿ). In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. 5 lines and part of the marginal text are …

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  33. 6083State documentT-S AS 177.74

    Recto: Bifolio with a state-related document (draft or archival copy?). The main text block on the right states that there is an urgent need (al-ḥāja …

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  34. 6084LetterT-S NS 204.38

    Original use, probably: Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Probably 11th or early 12th century. Fragment (vertical strip from the right side of recto). The sender may …

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  35. 6085LetterT-S NS 304.7

    Letter from Shelomo b. Eliyyahu to a certain Abū Isḥāq, who is addressed as "the esteemed and precious brother." In Judaeo-Arabic. Fragmentary (top part only). …

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  36. 6086LetterT-S NS J103 + T-S 10J17.6

    Verso: Letter from Daʾūd (probably muqaddam of Bilbays) to the judge Eliyyahu b. Zekharya. This is a petition in which the sender expresses his alarm …

    Top left margin, diagonal lines. Tarjama.

    1. אלממלוך אלאצגר דאגר

    Recto.

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  37. 6087Legal documentYevr.-Arab. II 1569

    Karaite conditional divorce document. Dated Monday 23rd Tevet, 5529 AM (1769 CE). Yosef b. Shelomo aka Maʿānī commits to issue a conditional bill of divorce …

    1. סבב תצטיר הדא אלאחרף ומוגב תחרירהא חצ'רו בעץ' מן אלקהל
    2. ברו׳ יה׳ פי מנזל אלחתן תם חצ'רו אחי׳ יוסף החתן ס׳׳ט בכ׳׳ר שלמה
    3. ידיע מעאני נ׳׳ע ואשהד עלי נפסה…

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  38. 6088LetterBodl. MS heb. d 66/40

    Letter from Avraham b. Abī l-Ḥayy, in Alexandria, to his brother Mūsā, presumably in Fustat. Dating: ca. 1075 CE, several months after the death of …

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    1. כתאבי יאכי וסידי אלעזיז עלי אטאל אללה בקאך ואדאם עזך ותאידך
    חוץ מזה אני פוחד מפרשה עם גוברי מס הגולגולת; הריני מבקש ממך, שתכתוב לי מכתב עם מי שבא (לאלכסנדריה) ; אשר לי, אחי,

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    אתה יודע איך אני עם אנשי הבית, איך הם מקללים אותי ושאני מסוכסך עמם; לא כל שכן, כאשר אינם מקבלים בעד האוכל שלי.

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  39. 6089LetterCUL Or.1081 J42

    Recto: Note from Rashīd inviting a physician to come urgently to Rashīd's home, and to bring a friend. Verso: The physician responds that if he …

    1. אלאך אלעזיז אלמופק יחצר סרעה
    2. פי בית אלרשיד פאן אלצרורה דאעיה
    3. לחצורך ואן כאן לך אחד מן אלאצחאב
    4. פתחצרה צחבתך ולא תנעאק סאעה ואחדה
    5. מחבה רשיד [. . . . .…

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  40. 6090LetterT-S 8.106

    Letter from a Qaraite leader in Damascus to a Qaraite leader in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Goitein suggests ca. 1000 CE, likely too early; Gil’s …

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    1. [ ] דעא[ה
    2. תיאב בלדי והו מן אלמעישה אלדי אתעיש אנא בהא ואכת[ר

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  41. 6091Legal documentYevr.-Arab. I 1700.24

    Legal record (#61). Settlement of debt. Dated: End of Av, 1467 Seleucid. Makārim al-Abzārī b. Avraham owes 112 dirhams of overdue rent for his dwelling …

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  42. 6092LetterENA NS 47.13

    Letter of recommendation, likely a draft, from Cairo. Dated: 5375 (מעֿשֿהֿ) AM = 1614/15 CE. The bearer, Avraham b. Shemuel Ashkenazi, fell into Ottoman captivity …

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    1. מוסדי ארץ העומדים בפרץ רודפי צדק מחזיקי הבדק אשר עליהם יציב ונכון הבית ואולם נצר מטענה
    2. להתפאר קורא ומורה לצדקה להשבי…

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  43. 6093LetterHalper 418

    Letter of appeal for help. In Judaeo-Arabic. Written on behalf of a woman, probably in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. "A divorced woman complains …

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  44. 6094LetterT-S AS 150.7

    Letter sent to a woman. In Judaeo-Arabic. On parchment. Dating: probably 11th century, or possibly 12th. Reporting that some merchants perished when their ships were …

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    1. כתאבי י]א סתי ואלעזיזה עלי אטאל אל[לה בקאך ואדא]ם עזך
    2. וסעא]דתך וסלאמתך ותם נעמתה עליך ען חאל

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  45. 6095State documentENA NS 78.30

    Verso: Fragment of a petition in Arabic, Fatimid-era, possibly from a woman (l. 2: وسوالها), or this could just be referring to a preceding mamālīk/ʿabīd, …

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    1. ]ادى هذا [  ] فيخلني(؟) او محالـ[    ] هذا(؟) جعلت [
    2.   ]ها وسوالها اقصار يد هذا الريفي مما يوصله [جـ]ـعله الي
    1. ]
    2. ]
    3. ]her/their request isto restrain the hand of this countryman from getting the commission which is meant for me
    4. ]all of my troubles......dissipatingthis matter, and that which
    5. ]upon me and additional violations, because the accused (countryman) speaks that which is indescribable 

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  46. 6096LetterMoss. IV,54.1

    Fragment from the top of a letter addressed to a dignitary. In Hebrew. The addressee is asked to intercede with Rabbenu Aharon he-Ḥaver, possibly to …

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  47. 6097LetterMoss. VII,189.3

    Recto: Letter from Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi to his brother Yedutun ha-Levi. Stating that he has sent with the bearer 1 3/4 dirhams, along with …

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    1. בעד אלסלאם עלי חטרתה אלגלילה
    2. אעלמה אני קד ארסלת לך מע חאמלהא

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  48. 6098LetterMoss. VII,193

    Letter likely from Abū ʿImrān al-Kohen Sarārifī(?), in al-Maḥalla, to [...] b. Mordekhay ha-Kohen, in Fustat. Fragment (long vertical section). In Judaeo-Arabic. Due to the …

    Recto

    1. בש רח
    2. מ]ולאי וסידי אלאע[ז] ענדי אבקא[ה א]ל[לה
    3. מ]ן אלמחלה בעד וצולי אליהא סאלם [

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  49. 6099LetterT-S 8J18.29

    Letter from Alexandria expressing the deep gratitude of the community after the appointment of an inspired teacher and judge. The letter was sent to Fustat …

    1. עמיעשו
    2. ממלוכה מעאני
    3. לנטע השכל וגזע הבין ותפארת הכוהנים כבוד גדולת קדושת מר ור
    4. כרמי התלמיד היקר יש/מ/רהו צורו ויהיה תמיד בעזרו אמן נצח סלה
    5. ואלדי יעלם…

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  50. 6100LetterT-S 10J12.18

    Letter from a woman to her mother ʿAzza al-ʿIblāniyya (from Iʿbillīn, a village in western Galilee), in Fustat. She is asked by her daughter to …

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    1. בשמ רחמ
    2. אלדי אריד בה אעלמך יא ואלדתי אני וצלת אלי אלמחלה

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