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  1. 6901Legal documentBL OR 6356.1–16

    Legal record (#64) in a court register/pinqas from a Rabbanite beit din in Cairo (on f. 16v of BL OR 6356). In Hebrew. Location: Cairo. …

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    :(Documents 62-64) Folio 16v

    1. על כל מין תביעה וטענה שיש לו עליו הן מצד כל מה שהיה ביניהם בפרט הן מצד כל מה שהיה בין הר׳
    2. משה ואביו הר׳ יעקב והר׳…

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  2. 6902Legal documentT-S AS 151.17

    Legal document referring to commercial transactions, mentioning commodities such as "100 and 1/6 of 100" of ammonia, a brocade mattress (martaba dībāj), two pillows, a …

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  3. 6903Legal documentT-S AS 161.124

    Bill of sale for an enslaved woman (jāriya, l. 4). In the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi (fl. 1100-1138 CE). No details preserved. (Information …

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  4. 6904Literary textENA 3918.9

    Astronomical or astrological work. In Arabic script.

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  5. 6905List or tableENA 624.5

    Recto: Commercial document in Arabic, cut up and reused for communal register. Dated 14 Shawwal 1193 AH (October 1779 CE). Requires further examination.

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  6. 6906List or tableENA 3026.13

    Account of Nahray b. Nissim for three bales sent from Busir to Fustat, ca. 1045-1096.

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    1. בשמך רחמ' טרח (ביז) ג' אעדאל
    2. כתאן אלדי מנהא עדלין ברסם כאצה
    3. סידי אבי אסחק ברהון ועדל ברסם
    4. כאצתי ערפנא אללה ברכתהא מן דלך
    5. יא רזמה קקנ בקי ז' וס…

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  7. 6907Paraliterary textT-S NS 264.59

    Pious composition in Judaeo-Arabic, possibly poetry (fragmentary and hard to tell if there is a rhyme).

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  8. 6908LetterT-S AS 177.265

    Letter, probably. Content unclear. Three lines are preserved, and a few words in the margin.

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  9. 6909Legal documentT-S 8.136

    Small scrap of parchment containing the closing line of a marriage contract and its signatures. (Friedman, Jewish Marriage, vol. 2, 374) EMS

    1. [... וי]צליח[ו] א[קוליתוס]
    2. [...]ב הכהן עד ננ סהל בר רבוי עד [...]
    3. [... ב]ן רגא נ''נ עד עלי בן צלח עד [...]
    4. [...]ל הלוי נ''נ עד טוביה הלוי ב'ר' עלי ה…
    1. [... and] prosper. [In good] o[rder.]  
    2. [...] b. ha-Kohen, witness (whose) s(oul is at) r(est). Sahl b. Rabawi, witness.
    3. [... b.] Rajā (whose) s(oul…

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  10. 6910Literary textAIU IV.C.486

    IB II, 39. One of two copies of a poem by Avraham ben Yiju, praising Maḍmūn and cursing his enemies. Aden. T-S 8J16.23 (PGPID 5403) …

    1. ולה איצא ימדח סידנא מצמון נגיד עם יי
    2. אל יהוריד משנאיך עלוקה ויצמיתם בבור שאון העמוקה
    3. ויוסיפם כאב לבב ויגון וינחילם לעדי עד תפתה הדלוקה
    4. בני מרי אשר ר…

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  11. 6911Unknown typeHalper 270

    Document in Arabic script. Unidentified. Reused for lamentations for the Ninth of Av. Information from Penn Catalog.

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  12. 6912Legal documentBL OR 12136.1

    Recto: Dedication of a Torah with Targum to the Babylonian synagogue. Location: Fustat. Dated: Ḥeshvan 1403 Seleucid, which is October-November 1091 CE. There are several …

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    בתרין בשבה דהוא חמשה יומי בירח מרחשון דשנת אלפא

    וארבע מאה ותלאת שנין למנינא דרגיליננא ביה בפס//ט//אט

    מצרים דעל נילוס נהרא מותבה חצר בבי דינא כא…

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  13. 6913List or tableENA 3982.12

    Account in Arabic script. Mentioning several names and sums of dinars.

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  14. 6914LetterAIU VII.E.244

    Family letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Sent from Rome. Addressed to 'my son' Barhūn Naqqāsh. Dating: Likely late Mamluk or early Ottoman-era. "I remained in Sardinia (צרדאניא) …

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  15. 6915Legal documentYevr. II A 1664

    A legal deed from the court in Jerusalem, concerning a sale of a house in Gozlow (Crimea).

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  16. 6916Legal documentMoss. VII,77

    IB VII, 16. Legal document in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi (fl. 1100-1138 CE). Involving Abū l-Baqā' and the late Abū l-Riḍā, who …

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  17. 6917List or tableT-S AS 187.20

    Accounts in Arabic and Coptic numerals.

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  18. 6918Paraliterary textT-S K6.90

    Ownership notes: Tiqva b. [...]; Yosef b. Tiqva; Tiqva b. Yefet b. Yosef (and a b. Yehuda has been added after this in a different …

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  19. 6919State documentJRL A 784

    State receipt, in Arabic script. Emanating from the anwāl al-ḥarīr (bureau of silk looms) in Alexandria. Needs examination.

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  20. 6920Legal documentT-S K25.114

    Small fragment from the upper left corner of a ketubba. The bride is a widow.

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  21. 6921List or tableENA 2592.12

    List of the members of "the house of al-Kohen [...]." On recto there are also a few lines of accounting in Arabic script and Greek/Coptic …

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  22. 6922List or tableT-S Ar.35.52

    Bifolio of accounts in Judaeo-Arabic. Dated on the verso in the upper left corner Shawwal 1012 AH (March 1604 CE). The alphanumerical designation relies on …

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  23. 6923List or tableT-S NS 306.189

    Recto: Accounts in Arabic script. Verso: List of materia medica and minerals including arsenic (zirnīkh), barberry juice, tubular (marāzībī) tutty, ambergris, sarcocolla (ʿanzarūt), and ḥajar …

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  24. 6924LetterT-S NS 169.40

    letter to a R. Shabbetai, from R. Abraham from Narbona.

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  25. 6925Legal query or responsumT-S 12.200

    Lower part of recto and verso: Autograph responsum by Moshe Maimonides, ca. 1168–1204 CE, based on the dates when he was active in Egypt.

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  26. 6926Legal documentT-S AS 178.338

    Bottom of a legal document in Arabic script, two of the witness statements are preserved.

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  27. 6927Literary textAIU VI.B.110

    Writing exercises based on the first section of the book of Proverbs in Judaeo-Arabic translation.

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  28. 6928Legal documentENA NS 53.3

    Legal document. Record of court proceedings. The hand of the scribe is probably known. With an unusual opening formula (חצר אלי מושב בתי דינין instead …

    1. בש רח
    2. חצר אלי מושב בתי דינין שלנו ההגונים נטרינון רחמ
    3. וברכינון אלשיך אבו אלדכא(?) נחריר אלתאגר //יש צו// מע אבן
    4. אכתה אבו אלפתוח והב יש צו וטאלבה בעש…

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  29. 6929LetterT-S 13J18.5

    Letter from Natan ha-Kohen b. Yosef to Yiṣḥaq ha-Kohen b. Yaʿaqov the judge, whom he calls his son. He writes about some small business matters …

    1. בשמך רחמנה
    2. ברוך הגבר אשר יבטח בייי והיה ייי מבטחו בורא
    3. ניב שפתים שלום שלום לרחוק ולקרוב אמר ייי ורפאתיו
    4. ישא ייי פניו אליך וישם לך שלום ואמרתם כה לאח…

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  30. 6930State documentT-S AS 115.41

    Bottom of a petition. In Arabic script. Addressed to a caliph. Needs examination. Reused on recto for piyyuṭ. (Information in part from CUDL.)

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  31. 6931LetterHalper 426

    Letter in Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Late 17th or early 18th century. Mention is made (ll. 17, 21, 25) of The Nazir Joseph ha-Levi (d. …

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  32. 6932LetterPER H 130

    Letter from Avraham b. Farrāḥ, Alexandria, to Nahray b. Nissim, Fustat. Dated 27 Iyyar, which Gil renders 1 May 1052. Contains details about the sailing …

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    1. בסם אללה אלעטים

    2. כתאבי אטאל אללה בקא מולאי אלשיך ואדאם עזה ותאידה וסעאדתה וסלאמתה ונעמתה מן אלאסכנדריה

    3. יום אלגמעה אכר אלנהאר ללילתין בקית …

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    1. (2-1) בשם אלוהים הנורא; אני כותב לך, אדוני ורבי, ייתן לך אלוהים אריכות ימים ויתמיד את גדולתך ואת עזרתו לך ואת אושרך ואת שלומך ואת חסדיו לך, מא…

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  33. 6933Unknown typeT-S NS 254.83

    Unidentified document in Arabic script. A bifolio. Contains holes, probably binding remnants. Needs examination.

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  34. 6934Legal documentMoss. VII,115

    Odd-looking legal document. On parchment. In Hebrew. Involving a lease (שכירות). Dated: Thursday, 16 Elul 5[2]09 AM, which is 4 September 1449 CE. Almost nothing …

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  35. 6935LetterT-S Ar.7.18

    IB III, 44. Note from a certain Ḥajjāj to Yosef Yiju, in Mazara, Sicily. In Judaeo-Arabic. Informing him about a consignment sent to him by …

    1. סיידי אלשיך אלאגֹל אטאל אללה בקאה אלדי אעלמךֹ
    2. בה באן אולאדך בכיר פי עאפיא (!) וקד אנפדו
    3. לך מעי שי ואוצאני באן נקסמו עליך פי גֹ
    4. כראת ואסעי נחב אן תער…

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    1. My lord, the most illustrious Sheikh—may God prolong your life!— this is to inform you 
    2. that your sons are well and in good health. They sent
    3. …

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  36. 6936LetterT-S 8J36.10

    Recto: Letter addressed to Shelomo b. Yehuda, the Gaʾon of the Palestinian yeshiva. Dating: ca. 1025–1051 CE based on th years when Shelomo b. Yehuda …

    1. אגדי השלומות להצ[עיד] ומגדי הנעימות להתמיד
    2. חמדי נחמדים להחמיד ונכדי עם ניני להעמיד
    3. לאיש הראש ושר ואמיר ומחכים גם משכיל ומלמיד
    4. לכל חכם ושכל ותלמיד בח…

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  37. 6937Unknown typeT-S Misc.36.163

    Unidentified text in Arabic script. Very faded. On verso: "perush qedoshim of Rabbenu Ḥananel (ZL)"

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  38. 6938Literary textAIU VI.B.99

    Leaf from a Judaeo-Arabic manual for pharaonic treasure hunters, this section focusing on the area around Dahshur. Contains topographical descriptions paired with magical acts & …

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  39. 6939LetterT-S 13J7.27

    IB III, 7. Letter from Yosef b. Avraham, Aden, to Avraham b. Yiju, ca. 1147 or 1148. The letter discusses business matters and mentions the …

    1. בשמ רחמ
    2. כי ייו יהיה בכסליך ושמר רגלך מלכד. יוי
    3. שמרך יוי צלך על יד ימיניך. יוי ישמרך
    4. מכל רע ישמר את נפשך. ישמר צאתך
    5. ובאך מעתה ועד עולם. יומם השמש לא
    6. …

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    1. In Your name, O Merciful. 
    2. For the Lord will be your trust; He will keep your feet from being caught. The Lord 
    3. is your guardian, the Lord is …

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  40. 6940LetterT-S AS 160.89

    Part of a letter referring to books (dafātir), mentioning Rabbenu Hai z”l, presumably Hai Gaʾon. The speaker mentions Abū Saʿd his sister's son (ibn ukhtī). …

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  41. 6941Literary textENA NS 76.208

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  42. 6942Unknown typeENA NS 85.1274

    Newly treated and encapsulated, must be examined

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  43. 6943LetterJRL A 1042

    Short letter in Judaeo-Arabic from Berakha Goren, probably in Cairo, to David Ben-Naʿim, probably in Alexandria. Dated 9 November 1820 (3 Kislev 5581). Goren recounts …

    1. היום יום ׳ה׳ في ٣ חדוש(!) כסלפ(!) س ٠٥٨١
    2. אחנו ואהובנו אלס׳׳ דוד ן׳ נעים יצ׳׳ו
    3. אחדש׳׳ו בעד מזיד אלסאלאם עאלכום וכטאת אל אשווק אלכום נערפכום
    4. יאכ'י ב…

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  44. 6944Unknown typeENA NS 85.1196

    Newly treated and encapsulated, must be examined

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  45. 6945State documentT-S NS 201.138

    A few letters from an official Arabic document, possibly a decree. No full words preserved. Reused for piyyuṭ on recto.

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  46. 6946Legal query or responsumT-S Misc.28.102

    Legal query in Judaeo-Arabic, concerning a dispute over who had the right to lead the congregation in prayer.

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    1. מא יקולו חכמי ישראל ורבניהם פי קהל כרים מן ישראל
    2. יש צו יגתמעו בבית הכנסת ללצלאה ואכתארו אן
    3. יכון שליח צבור אלדי יאם בהם כמא ארשדו לדלך
    4. אלחכמים …

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  47. 6947LetterJRL A 779

    Short business letter in Ladino that appears to be dated 25 Shevat 5582 AM (16 February 1822 CE), but this was a Shabbat, so perhaps …

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  48. 6948LetterT-S NS 255.34

    Typewritten or printed letter addressed to Moshe Pardo, the head rabbi of Alexandria (served 1871–88). In Arabic script, with Hebrew insertions. In which the sender …

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  49. 6949LetterT-S 8J20.2

    Letter from Ismāʿīl b. Faraḥ, Alexandria, to Yosef b. Eli Kohen Fāsī, in Fustat. 6 November 1056. Discusses goods arriving from al-Andalus, Italy and the …

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    1. סידי ומולאי אטאל אללה בקאך ואדאם תאידך וסלאמתך וסעאדתך וכאן לך ומעך עוזר

    2. וסומך מן אלאסכנדריה לה בקין מן מרחשון ואלחאל סלאמה ושוק אליך קרב א…

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    1. אדוני ורבי, ייתן לך אלוהים אריכות ימים ויתמיד את עזרתו לך ואת שלומך ואת אושרך, ויהיה לך ואתך עוזר
    2. וסומך, מאלכסנדריה, בכ"ה (או כ"ו) במרחשון; של…

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  50. 6950LetterT-S Ar.38.109

    Letter in Arabic script. Fragment (lower part only). Dating: Maybe Ayyubid-era, based on typical names and titles, but this is a guess. The alifs and …

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