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  1. 9251LetterT-S 8.71

    Primary language
    Hebrew

    Fragment of a 'magnificent' letter of recommendation. In Hebrew. Refers to the bearer's release from prison, and how he is appropriately abashed. (Information from Goitein's …

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  2. 9252Unknown typeENA NS 77.13

    Tiny fragment in Hebrew characters.

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  3. 9253Paraliterary textT-S AS 139.61

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Verso: The 16 geomantic figures captioned in Arabic (e.g., al-qabḍ al-dākhil, al-qabḍ al-khārij, jawdala, awrāʿ, al-rakīza al-dākhila, al-rakīza al-khārija, al-ijtimāʿ, al-ṭarīq, al-ʿuqla). Some captions are …

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  4. 9254Paraliterary textJRL A 643

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    Hebrew

    Exorcism. In Hebrew. Late. The spirit of Nissim b. Bunya is commanded to leave the body of Qamr bt. Ruḥama, and it is decreed that …

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  5. 9255LetterENA 2808.10

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    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic, in a beautiful hand with wide line-spacing. Quite faded. Approximately 9 lines are preserved from the main text and another 8 lines …

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  6. 9256List or tableT-S AS 187.84

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    Judaeo-Arabic

    Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic, at least three entries relate to pepper. 16th- or 17th-century based on the paleography. There is a date 8 Ramaḍān on the …

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  7. 9257LetterT-S 12.422

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    Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

    Poem in Hebrew. 17 lines in praise of a dignitary, then 2 lines of blessing in Judaeo-Arabic, then it ends. "From your grateful slave, Shemuel." …

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  8. 9258Literary textJRL B 2106

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    Hebrew

    Hebrew poetry.

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  9. 9259Legal documentT-S NS J66

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    Hebrew

    Drafts of a testimony to the effect that Yeshuʿa b. Shelomo ha-Levi is a genuine Levi and that he used to be called up to …

    1. אנחנו העדים החתומים למטה מעידים
    2. כשהינו (!) בירושלים ישקיף השם עלינו
    3. בהמון רחמיו ויחדש בנינה בחי(י) ישראל אמן
    4. היה ישועה הלוי הבחור בר שלמה הלוי נע
    5. עו…
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  10. 9260Literary textT-S AS 149.221

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    Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

    Literary text, probably, in Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew. Mentions a king and "...ikhtiyāruhu iyyāhum min..."

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  11. 9261Literary textT-S Ar.30.5

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    Arabic, Judaeo-Arabic

    Recto: several lines of Arabic poetry transcribed into Judaeo-Arabic. A few words from the same poems are also written out in Arabic on the page …

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  12. 9262State documentT-S Ar.19.2

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    Arabic

    Fragment of a report in Arabic script about fiscal matters (fishy accounting?). Mentions the large figure of 1,000 dinars. Needs further examination. On verso there …

    1. []

    2. ]....[     ]ـصهو واخذ عبده ويعـ…….

    3. ].... اخذ كتابه وجده عبده قد قدر لما لم يكاتبه عبده به ولا

    4. ]. قدر ما بحتاج اليه اسقف(؟) سعر الف دينار …

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  13. 9263Unknown typeT-S AS 207.139

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    Arabic, Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

    Bialphabetic text in Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic (in Hebrew script) and Arabic (in Arabic script). Might be literary (some sort of commentary?). Needs examination.

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  14. 9264Unknown typeT-S NS 70.101

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Minute fragment, few words in Arabic - needs examination.

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  15. 9265State documentJRL B 8591

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Probably the bottom of a state document.

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  16. 9266Unknown typeJRL A 331

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Document in Judaeo-Arabic. Small fragment. Mentions Qaṣr al-Shamʿ. In the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe?

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  17. 9267Legal documentENA 3979.2

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    Primary language
    Arabic

    Legal document(s) in Arabic involving a ḍamān (tax guarantee) and ḍumanāʾ (tax guarantors). Dating: 1101–21 CE, based on the invocation of the caliph al-Āmir (r. …

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    1. حضرت الكشف المذكور والامر على ما ذكر ووصف فيه

    2. وشهدت على اقرار الضمنا المذكورين [فيه بما يضمنه] هذا

    3. العمل بالموجود المذكور وكتب يحيى بن اس…

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    1. I was present at the aforementioned inquest, and the matter is as mentioned and described herein.
    2. I testify that the guarantors mentioned [in …

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  18. 9268State documentT-S NS 257.65

    Primary language
    Arabic

    State document, in Arabic script. Mentions an iqṭāʿ. Fragmentary.

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  19. 9269List or tableJRL B 4501

    Fragmentary list of names with Coptic numerals. AA

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  20. 9270LetterJRL L 53

    Letter in Ladino.

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  21. 9271Unknown typeENA NS 85.658

    Arabic script (VMR)

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  22. 9272LetterT-S Misc.35.44

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    Primary languages
    Arabic, Hebrew

    Letter from Yoshiyya Gaon to Efrayim b. Shemarya, in Fustat. The sender's name is partially preserved at the top of the letter, in a different …

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    1. יאשיהו ראש יש[יבת] גאון יעקב בירבי

    2. שלום אביעה וברכות ארגיעה [

    3. בכל שעה ואורה וישועה א[ל אהובנו רב אפרים]

    4. המומחה מפינו אנו בית ד[ין הגדול…

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  23. 9273LetterT-S AS 158.326

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Addressed to a brother. Mostly formulaic content is preserved.

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  24. 9274Unknown typeENA NS 77.106

    Newly treated and encapsulated, must be examined

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  25. 9275Legal documentPUL Islamic Manuscripts, Third Series no. 584e.1 (Michaelides 1)

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    Legal document concerning a female slave, witnessed by a judge Muḥammad Mūsā, dated 28 Rabīʻ al-Awwal 810/1407.

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  26. 9276Credit instrument or private receiptNLI 577.1/67

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Receipt or proof of purchase. Contains the glyph meaning "addā" here.

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  27. 9277State documentT-S AS 179.166

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Document in Arabic script. Probably an official report or petition, based on the hand and layout. The ends of ~6 lines are preserved. The subject …

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  28. 9278Unknown typeENA NS 76.97

    Newly treated and encapsulated, must be examined

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  29. 9279LetterENA 4010.18

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter from Daniel b. Azarya. On verso some names and jottings in Arabic

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    1. ] קלבי ומן אלאכטאר אלתי
    2. ]הא מא גאבת ענד אלשעור בה עני אלדניא
    3. ] מע תקל גמצה תם אנני תעזית
    4. ע]למי איאה מן סלאמה מהגתה אלגלילה אלנפיסה
    5. ] וראת ושכ…

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  30. 9280Legal documentT-S 12.589

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    Hebrew

    Legal deed. Location: Fustat/Cairo. Dated: Tuesday, 2 Elul 5319 AM, which is 1559 CE. In which Yiṣḥaq Luria Ashkenazi (the famous kabbalist) sells 8 1/3 …

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  31. 9281LetterJRL B 3504

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    Arabic, Judaeo-Arabic

    One side: small fragment of a Judaeo-Arabic letter. Other side: Arabic text. Needs further examination. The name Abū l-Barakāt appears, and perhaps the phrase "ḥaqq …

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  32. 9282LetterT-S Ar.39.193

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Note from an unidentified sender to Abū Manṣūr. In Arabic script. Dating: Likely 12th or 13th century. The sender reports that Abū ʿAlī b. Dāʾūd …

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  33. 9283Unknown typeT-S AS 187.115

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Verso: Document in Arabic that was recycled for a list of names. Medieval-era. Badly damaged: will require further examination for content.

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  34. 9284Unknown typeENA NS 76.372

    Newly treated and encapsulated, must be examined

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  35. 9285LetterCUL Or.1081 2.19

    Letter (opening only) from Shemuel b. Eli gaʾon in the hand of his disciple Yosef b. Yaʿaqov rosh ha-seder. Mentions one of houses of the …

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    1. מרנו ורבנו ואדוננו נשיאנו נסיכנו הו[
    2.              ] הגדול נשיא הנשיאים נכד מלכ[ים
    3.            פשכרוהם [      ] סמעו מנא מן נשר אוצאפה אל[
    4.      …
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  36. 9286Legal documentT-S NS 224.50

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    Judaeo-Arabic

    Small and damaged fragment from a prenuptial agreement. Written by Halfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi (fl. 1100–38 CE) in his cursive hand. From the little that …

    1. [...] מוכר ק  טאבי מעליי
    2. [...] ואן תזוג או תסרא כאן עליה
    3. [אלקיאם במוכרהא וע]לי אנהא הי אלטאלבה ללאנפצאל
    4. [... על]יה אנהא תכון מע
    5. [...] אלא אן תטלב סכ…
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  37. 9287LetterMoss. X,34.1-2

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Mercantile letter, extremely fragmented. Mentions a transaction in dīnārs and a paper trail.

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  38. 9288Legal documentJRL L 248

    Bottom of a much-decayed legal document, probably 11th century, featuring the names Sar Shalom b. Avraham and David b. Nasi, both signatures girdled with tiny …

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  39. 9289LetterENA NS 19.31

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter from Mevorakh b. Natan to Thiqat al-Mulk. In Judaeo-Arabic. Mevorakh describes his financial difficulties and asks for help obtaining wheat. He complains that al-Shaykh …

    1. בשמ רחמ ותגזר אומר ויקם לך ועל דרכיך נגה אור
    2. ורבצת ואין מחריד וחלו פניך רבים
    3. ישלח עזרך מקדש ומציון יסעדיך
    4. לם יכף נסאל אלמולא אלואלד אלאגל תקה אלמלוך…

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  40. 9290Legal documentYevr.-Arab. II 1385

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    Judaeo-Arabic

    Legal document. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dated: 11 Heshvan = Safar 699 AH = 7 November 1299 CE. Abū l-Bahā b. Mukram (Makārim?) Ibn al-Ṣūrī agrees not …

    1. בר
    2. יקול מן יצע כטה אכרה אנא חצרנא וחצר
    3. בחצורנא אלשיך אבו אלבהא ולד אלשיך
    4. מכרם רח אל אלמערוף באבן אלצורי
    5. ואשהד אללה עלי נפסה באנה לא יעבר
    6. לבנתה סת אל…

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  41. 9291LetterT-S NS J554

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Fragment: upper right corner only. Dating: 12th or 13th century. Addressed to a cousin (ibn ʿamm). Deals with a legal case, a …

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    1. בש רח
    2. סבב אצדאר הדה אלכדמה [אלי
    3. אבן אלעם אדאם אל[לה עזה
    4. ואסעד איאמה וליאליה א[
    5. ופקה אללה [ל]אן קד צמן בל[
    6. באבל(?) ועליה שהאדה . . [
    7. ללשיך מכ[א…

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  42. 9292Literary textL-G Ar. II.142

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    Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

    Fragment from the introduction and beginning of Yehuda b. David Ḥayyūj's Kitab al-Afʿāl Dhawāt Ḥurūf al-Līn ('The Book of Verbs Containing Weak Letters'). Information from …

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  43. 9293Literary textJRL B 5087

    Small fragment with text in Hebrew. Probably literary.

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  44. 9294LetterT-S NS 324.114

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    Judaeo-Arabic

    IB III, 8. Letter from Yosef b. Avraham to Avraham Ibn Yiju. The whereabouts of Yosef and Ibn Yiju are unclear. Goitein thought that Ibn …

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    1. כתאבי אלי חצרה אלשיך אלאגל מולאי
    2. אטאל אללה בקאה ואדאם עזה וכבת צדה
    3. אנה צדר אליה צחבה מקאתל פי פאל 
    4. גחלה מאלח צרך וגחלה לים מכבוס
    5. ⟦.⟧ ובאללה אן…
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  45. 9295Legal documentYevr. II A 1285

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    Hebrew

    Karaite betrothal deed. The groom, Ḥayyīm b. Nissīm known as Revaḥ, taking upon himself not to marry another wife for 10 years, except in the …

    1. בסימן טוב ובהצלחה רבא
    2. ביום של[ש]י בשבוע והוא יום שלישי מחדש כסלו שנת חמשת אלפים וחמשה מאות וחמשה
    3. וארבעים שנים לבריאת העולם ואלפים וששה ותשעים שנים ל…
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  46. 9296LetterT-S AS 149.82

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Note addressed to al-Neʾeman reporting on the "red brick" (tūb aḥmar, cf. T-S NS 297.252). Mentions 29 manns, possibly 300 dinars, and the bricklayers (al-ṭawwābīn). …

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  47. 9297Legal documentT-S AS 153.233

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    Primary languages
    Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

    Recto: legal document in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi (fl. 1100-1138 CE), dealing with business matters. Contains some interesting phrases, maybe regarding a …

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  48. 9298LetterT-S NS 324.73

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter. In Judaeo-Arabic. "Your friend, my brother Abū Bishr Al-Ṭabīb (the physician) sends his regards and asks you to honor him with whatever you need. …

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  49. 9299Legal documentT-S AS 153.197

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Legal document. Probably a small fragment of a deed of sale, since rights are granted for "destruction and construction." (Information in part from CUDL)

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  50. 9300List or tableT-S NS 305.113

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Accounts in Arabic script. Related to agriculture: the words zirāʿa and fallāḥ appear.

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