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  1. 7001List or tableJRL A 894

    Several names appear in the right column: al-muaʿllam Muwwafaq, Saʿīd Qa...(?), ʿAbd al-Daʾīm Nīṣī...(?)

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  2. 7002LetterJRL B 2447

    Ezekiel, Jerusalem, in Judaeo-Arabic with the address in Arabic. See also Bodl. MS heb. c 28/36 and T-S Misc.28.107.

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  3. 7003Legal documentJRL B 2936

    Shtiwi, who has since moved to Alexandria, has been examined and is an expert in kosher slaughter and the checking of the lung.

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  4. 7004LetterJRL B 5479

    In which the addressee (mawlāy al-shaykh al-jalīl) is asked to provide something for a ghulām "for him to cover himself with."

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  5. 7005LetterJRL Gaster heb. ms 1860/13a

    Asking the addressee to arrange for one of the writer's representatives or colleagues in Alexandria or Tripoli (Libya) to purchase something Shirazi either instead of or in exchange for flax.

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  6. 7006Legal documentJRL Genizah Ar. 410

    Contains the glyph which might mean "addā" here. Also has a beginning of a date 12 Dhū l-Qaʿda, but the rest is ripped off.

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  7. 7007LetterJRL L 4

    in Judaeo-Arabic from Ya'aqov Bibas in Cairo (פה מצרים) to Shimʿon Frances in Alexandria (נאאמון). Based on the people referenced, this letter probably dates to the timespan 1800-1830 CE.

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  8. 7008List or tableJTS MS 9160.8

    Mentioning Candia (Crete) and a fattoria several times in connection with different names, possibly merchants and/or ship captains: Ḥasan al-Ṣawī, Muḥammad al-Ḥilāl, and several more individuals.

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  9. 7009LetterMoss. II,112

    Small fragment from the end of a Judaeo-Arabic letter, sending regards to the boy al-Shaykh al-Mufaḍḍal and Abū l-Faraj b. Wafā' and Abū ʿImrān.

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  10. 7010LetterMoss. II,134.1

    The address on verso is in Arabic. Also on verso is the name "Yosef b. Ḥalfon ha-Kohen."

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  11. 7011Legal documentT-S 6J1.34

    Mentions Ṣedaqa ha-Levi, Abū ʿImrān, Yeshuʿa, and [...] bt. Yefet. Also mentions trade in rose preserve (ward murabbā).

    1. שהדותא דהות באנפנא . . . . . . .[
    2. . .ר מ ור צדקה הלוי הזקן בר מר [
    3. המכונה אבי עמראן ומ ישועה ה[
    4. ומא אדרי מא יכון מנה ולא מתי ידעא [
    5. עלי ואלבאקי אקסמ…

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  12. 7012Legal documentT-S 8.174

    Fragment of a legal document concerning the ketubba of Karīma and her husband Nadiv. Also mentions a certain Shelomo. In the hand of Natan b.

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  13. 7013Paraliterary textT-S 8J14.16

    Technical instructions in Arabic script, possibly medical prescriptions. There are also jottings in Hebrew script such as ‘this booklet is for Ḥalfon b. [...]’.

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  14. 7014LetterT-S 8J17.25

    Ḥalfon to Eliyyahu the judge, requesting him to obtain a legal decision (fatwa) from the Nagid Avraham and to pass it on to Yefet; he also sends greeting to Yehi'el the judge. EMS

    1. אלממלוך אלאצגר יפת בר
    2. חלפון זצל
    3. יקבל אלארץ אמאם מגלס הדרת יקרת צפירת
    4. תפארת מרינו ורבינו אליהו הדיין הגדול
    5. המעוז המגדול בר כבוד מרינו ורבינו זכריה
    6. רא…

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  15. 7015Legal documentT-S 8J35.11

    The testator is Abū Yaʿqūb Yequtiel (b. Moshe) known as al-Ḥakīm, the well-known representative of the merchants. He gifts two houses in Fustat to his mature (al-ʿātiqa) daughter.

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  16. 7016Legal documentT-S 10J5.19

    Record of release granted by Yefet b. ʿEli al-Tinnīsī to his wife Turfa bt. Ṭoviyya whom he releases from all obligations.

    1. שהדותא דא דהות באנפנא אנן שהדי דחתימין לתתא בשטר אביזאריה דנן כן הוה
    2. חצר אלינא יפת בר עלי אלתניסי והו פי צחה עקלה ובדנה וגואז אמרה טאיע מן
    3. גיר גבר ו…

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  17. 7017LetterT-S 10J14.29

    Letter from Shelomo (Abu l-Barakat) in Alexandria to to his brother, the physician Abu Zikri son of Abu l-Faraj (Eliyyahu the Judge), in Fustat.

    1. הנה אל ישועתי וכל
    2. שלום רב לאהבי תורתיך וכל
    3. שלום שלום לרחוק ולקרוב וכל
    4. לכ ג ק מר ור זכריה השר הנכבד החכם והנבון המשכיל האהוב
    5. הרפא האח היקר נט רח ופלל…

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  18. 7018LetterT-S 10J31.14

    In Arabic script. 6 lines well preserved, with portions of 2 more lines. Mentions ʿAbd al-Raḥmān and the arrival of Sayyidnā al-Ajall (l. 5).

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  19. 7019Legal query or responsumT-S 16.257

    (Information from CUDL. See also Goitein's index card.)

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  20. 7020LetterT-S 16.274

    Letter possibly sent from Alexandria by a merchant to his relative, including details about accounts and mentioning orders of perfumes and spices.

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    1. [                                                                         ] ואחד
    2. [                                                            …

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    1. (1–16) .... אחד .... עם אדוני.... ואת המקובל(?) .... קניתי בק"נ .... לא היתה להם יכולת על מה שהשליכו .... שתי האוניות ונכנסו .... הערבים, וחזר…

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  21. 7021LetterT-S Ar.39.486

    Mentions names such as ʿAbd al-Raḥmān and Abū Isḥāq Ibn al-Qābila ("Son of the Midwife," a family name).

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  22. 7022LetterT-S Ar.54.19

    Muslim/Musallam sends his regards. Almostall the content preserved is formulaic.

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  23. 7023LetterT-S AS 103.52

    May refer to black silk (al-ḥarīr al-aswad). Reused on verso for probably a liturgical text with Judaeo-Arabic instruction יקול.

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  24. 7024Paraliterary textT-S AS 142.12

    A long set of amulets for Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī b. Rayyisa, including that he will find favor in the eyes of Jaʿfar known as Sayf al-Dawla, who will only be able to speak well of him.

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  25. 7025LetterT-S AS 144.232

    Mentions testimonies and a "father" (ḥaḍrat al-ab al-muḥtaram). Dated: 26 April 1791 CE (٢٦ شهر ابريلس ١٧٩١).

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  26. 7026Legal documentT-S AS 145.130

    The parties are Ṣedaqa ha-Kohen and Elʿazar. Also mentions a Manṣūr and may involve a staircase or ladder (sullam).

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  27. 7027LetterT-S AS 145.325

    Describing an unfortunate man. "... in this city... in all places, because... his condition... he was robbed (nuhiba) of all that he owned... there followed the matter of Ibn Rabbi [...]... the coast and the islands(?)..."

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  28. 7028List or tableT-S AS 149.168

    Accounts, mentioning several purses, sums in dinars and names such as al-Anṣārī. Including an entry for the faqīh al-Muʿtamid and mentioning Umm Ghālib.

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  29. 7029LetterT-S AS 151.214

    Concerning the Babylonian synagogue, also mentions the hafṭara (ifṭāra). The addressee may be a cantor or communal leader.

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  30. 7030Legal documentT-S AS 153.201

    The boy is given the name Moshe; the names Abū Saʿd and Maḥfūẓ are also mentioned. (Information in part from CUDL.)

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  31. 7031LetterT-S AS 153.289

    The sender congratulates the addressee on the occasion of the marriage of a young woman. Mentions Alexandria and various business matters. (Information in part from CUDL.)

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  32. 7032List or tableT-S AS 158.294

    The writer is owed money by the wife of Zakkay, Salmān, and Ibrāhīm. There is also mention of items of jewelry like rings (khātim) and anklets (khalākhil) accompanied by names such as Abū ʿAbdallāh.

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  33. 7033Legal documentT-S AS 177.632

    Small fragment of a legal document in Arabic script involving [...] b. Hārūn al-Yahūdī (and?) a supplier to the mint ([mū]rid bi-dār al-ḍarb).

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  34. 7034LetterT-S AS 181.128

    Numerous greetings to various people are preserved (e.g., to "ahl bayt mawlānā" and the sender's paternal uncle Makārim), also a mention of 'the bearer of this letter.' Needs further examination for content.

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  35. 7035List or tableT-S AS 184.120 + T-S AS 184.105

    Mentions the weight of something (al-wazn) and the name Aḥmad al-Fākihānī (he appears on both T-S AS 184.120 and T-S AS 184.105).

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  36. 7036LetterT-S AS 216.88

    Discussing accounts, including the phrase נומרו בנומרו (numero be-numero). May also involve indigo (אניל). Needs examination.

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  37. 7037LetterT-S E3.58

    Bifolio containing mainly literary text including masekhet avot. There are also several blocks of Arabic text, including some literary text and (on recto) many drafts of phrases from a letter or petition to a notable.

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  38. 7038State documentT-S K25.237

    Report to the caliph Al-Ẓāhir li-Iʿzāz Dīn Allāh in which a previous report is mentioned.

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    1. بسم الله الرحمن [الرح]يم
    2. صلوات الله وبركاته وافضل تحياته ونوامي زكواته علي
    3. مولانا وسيدنا الامام الظاهر لاعزاز دين الله امير المومنين
    4. وعلى ابائ…
    1. In the name of God, the merciful and compassionate.
    2. The benedictions of God and his blessings, his most excellent greetings andincreasing benefacti…

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  39. 7039Legal documentT-S Misc.28.180

    Dating: No later than 1034 CE ([4]7[.]4 AM). It is also possible that the 'ארבע' is 'ארבעין', in which case this would date from 979–89 CE.

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  40. 7040Legal documentT-S NS 173.35

    Dated: Wednesday morning, 15 Dhū l-Ḥijja, no year. Wulida al-mawlūd al-mubārak.... Reused on the other side for Hebrew literary text.

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  41. 7041Legal documentT-S NS 225.42

    The content is unclear but a certain Elʿazar is mentioned. an agent (wakīl), and [... al-]kātib al-mushtarī (a buyer).

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  42. 7042List or tableT-S NS 229.21

    In Arabic script and Greek/Coptic numerals. There are also a few lines (at 180 degrees) in Judaeo-Arabic, mentioning a funduq.

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  43. 7043List or tableT-S NS 264.75

    Possibly accounts given the content: "sesenta ciento (160)" and "cinco" twice written in the line underneath, but student exercises also seem possible as a genre given the disorderly layout.

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  44. 7044Legal documentT-S NS 297.249

    Mentions a date in the body of the text: 12 Dhū l-Qaʿda 531 AH = 1 August 1137 CE. Also mentions safātij. Needs further examination.

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  45. 7045List or tableT-S NS J328

    Narrating the progress of a construction project in relation to "the breaking of the canal" (kasr al-khalīj). Mentions "builders" and "the tall youth" and "al-Ṣaʿīdī" and Bū l-Faraj and Sibāʿ.

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  46. 7046LetterBL OR 5542.33

    Letter addressed to Abū ʿAli Ḥasan b. Surūr b. ʿEli a.k.a. Yefet b. Sason. In Judaeo-Arabic with a Hebrew preamble, calligraphically written. The addressee also has a son named Sason. Mentions receiving news of Abū l-Faraj Sibāʿ and his children. The sender confirms that the 9 7/8 dinars (in fact 10 1/4 debased dinars equaling 9 7/8 Mustanṣirī dinars of the mints of Fustat and Alexandria) collected for orphans in the addressee's community had been properly delivered, together with other sums collected by the sender, to Rabbenu Hillel Nezer ha-Nesiʾur Rosh Kalla.

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  47. 7047Legal documentBL OR 5561A.1

    Meir known as Ibn Qālūs from Lucena (אליסאנה) appeared in court (in Granada) and notified that his father, Avraham, had died in Egypt, and left there merchndise, and a detailed will, and also appointed Yehoshuaʿ b. Natan (known as Abū l-Surūr Yamanī al-Andalusī) as trustee in charge of the property. A considerable sum of 150 dinars was already collected, but there is more, including four bags (אעדאל) which are registered under the name of Furayj b. Shuʿayb, a local Egyptian, since 'the ruler who governs Egypt' seems to habitually take property that belonged to 'deceased aliens'. The court deed then proceeds to mention a note (פטקא) which details this property, and this note is then quoted verbatim in the original Judeo-Arabic.

    1. [מעשה שהי]ה בפנינו אנחנו בית הדין והזקנים החתומים למטה כי הוציא לפנינו בבית דין מרי ור' נתן בר' שמואל הספרדי כתב מעשה שנכתב במדינת גרנאטה וזה נוסחו …

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  48. 7048Legal documentBL OR 6356.1–16

    (Document #44) Divorce, alimony, and child custody agreement between Eliyahu חלפתא/חלפקא(?) […] The later lines lay out arrangements for ownership of potential dowry items in the event that the divorced couple's daughter dies before marriage. There is also mention of Yaʿaqov Saragosi's involvement in the arrangements: he holds five mithqal of gold that is intended for the unnamed daughter's potential dowry. This is likely the same Yaʿaqov Saragosi who appears in document #40 of the court register (PGPID 40918), where he is also involved in the transfer of marital wealth on behalf of a bride to whom he does share any direct familial relation (unless their family ties were not noted by the court scribe in either case).

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    1. את זו וזו את זה מכל מין תביעה וטענה שיש לכל אחד מהם על חברו הנז׳ מצד כל מה שהיה ביניהם מיום
    2. שנברא העולם עד היום ו…

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  49. 7049LetterBodl. MS heb. d 66/39

    Letter from unknown writer, unknown location, to his 'brother,' in Fustat. The address is almost entirely gone, but one of them is named Bū Saʿd. […] He is further worried because he doesn't know if al-Rayyis Barakāt actually delivered the garments (awsāṭ and an ʿarḍī), because Barakāt said that he found the addressee spending the evenings at Dār al-Bayḍ (or Bīḍ?)[…] The 2 dinars should be deposited with Abū ʿAlī or with the writer's cousin (ibn ʿamma) and the remainder should be sent to the writer.

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    1. ולא תעתקת אנני ארסלת בהאדה אלקצייה
    2. אן לי ספר אלי מכאן וחק אלשריעה מא ענדי ספר
    3. אלא ללמחלה ומצר וקאם בבאלי אן נטלע מצר
    4. ומא יעיקני אלא האדה אלאכב…

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  50. 7050State documentCUL Or.1080 J7

    Petition to the caliph al-Mustansir concerning the schism of 1038–42 between Shelomo b. […] Abraham, who ‘arrived from the West, claiming the position of the head of our Academy, and who has been head of this Academy for 16 years’, the amir Munjiz al-Dawla, and the ‘slave of our master, Daʾūd b. […] MS Heb. b 18.21 (both published in Stern 1969 and republished in Gil, Palestine, doc. 197; the first document was also republished in Khan, ALAD). FGP lists via the CUL-GRU that the fragment is a join with T-S 13J8.2, but the join is false (Rustow has reported this to FGP).

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    1. بِسْم الله الرحمن الرحيم العبيد ينهوا الى الموقف الشريف  زاد الله شرف حالهم وذلك ان لما

    2. جرى على ريسهم …

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