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Letter from David to the Nasi Shelomo (probably the 13th-century Nasi Shelomo b. Yishay), informing him of an oath a certain Makīn had to take …
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Letter or informal note in Judaeo-Arabic. There are the remnants of 6 lines. Mentions Abū Isḥāq al-Kohen, and offers to carry out tasks on behalf …
IB I, 18b. The settlement of the lawsuit between David ibn Sighmar/Sughmār, the representative of Moshe b. Labrat, and Yosef Lebdi. A draft of the …
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Newly treated and encapsulated, must be examined
Fragment of a letter from Abū l-Thanāʾ to his "father," possibly named Abū Saʿd Ibn [...]. In Judaeo-Arabic, with the address in Arabic script (note …
Late letter in Judaeo-Arabic from Avraham Haman and Gavriel Hefez to Merkado Karo and Shimʿon Frances dated 27 Heshvan 5568 AM (1807 CE). Verso contains …
Letter fragment in Arabic. Only the opening is preserved. The other fragment is literary.
Letter by Menashshe b. Moshe to Rabbi Eli b. Mevorakh, probably sent from Sicily to Egypt. The writer orders some clothing and mentions Abu al-Bishr …
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Interesting letter in calligraphic Judaeo-Arabic, probably 15th century or later, full of creative spellings, probably from someone whose mother tongue was not Arabic. The writer …
Accounts.
Official document, maybe a decree. The beginnings of three lines are preserved with very wide line spacing. Phrases include بذلك . . . .بالتاكيد في …
Verso: List of materia medica and spices with Hebrew numerals. Late.
Rough draft of a question probably sent to a Gaon in Palestine.
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Accounts or donation list in Hebrew. Late. The handwriting and the names are unusual, possibly pointing to an Iranian origin for this fragment. E.g., Samarqandi; …
Minute fragment, only two words, but might be from a ketubah. AA
Court notebook, possibly. A bifolium. In the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe (fl. 1100–1138 CE). One entry is a deed of sale for a house …
Letter to the leader Abraham [Av] Bet Din b. [...]. Beginning of the letter is in vocalised Hebrew-Aramaic. (Information from CUDL)
Responsa. One query on the Meaning of the words תשבץ and שש. The answer did not survived. On recto a discussion on the difference between …
State document, probably a fragmentary petition, in Arabic script. Contains a partial taqbīl clause and a name which may read as "al-Ṣāli[ḥī al-Najmī", the penultimate …
Recto: Memorial list, headed 'Yisraelim.'
Letter-writing formulary. In Judaeo-Arabic. Bifolium, containing many letter samples. There are also two lines in Arabic script.
State receipt issued by fiscal officials of the Qalyūbiyya qism, one of the twenty-four administrative sections that existed in Egypt after 1826. The header reads …
Magic. In Aramaic. "Adjuration to open a door (תרעא), lock (קופל...סוגר). A ref. to יעמדו על הר הזיתים." Information from FGP.
End of a letter. Needs examination
Family letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Quite faded. Dating: 15th–17th century. Addresses Aharon and Mordekhay, one or both of whom may be the sender's maternal uncle (khālī). …
Lst of houses and stores belong to the Jewish pious foundation - Published by Ora Vaza ההקדש היהודי על-פי מסמכי הגניזה הקהירית, 133-135
Legal document. In Hebrew. Dated: 15 Sivan 5590(?) AM, the final digit is unclear and this document may be older than 1830 CE based on …
State document, in Arabic script, from the private archives of the Karaite community in Cairo. The document is a decree from the Fatimid caliph al-Ẓāhir …
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Poetry in both Hebrew and Arabic.
Document (receipt?) in Arabic script, remarkably calligraphic and carefully-written. Involves Friday, the 9th of some month, ʿAbdallāh b. Fallāḥ, wheat, 3 dinars.
Unidentified text in Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions [...] b. Shemarya and refers to Rabbenu Moshe and a book.
Petition or report or draft of one, in Arabic script. Strings of titles. There are alternating lines of light ink (bigger letters) and dark ink …
Legal document. Power of attorney. Dated: 1115. Location: Al-Maḥalla. ʿOvadya b. Efrayim ha-Levi Rosh ha-Qahal empowers 'ḥemdat ha-yeshiva' Avraham b. Natan ha-Sheviʿi to money owed …
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List of parshiyot with haftarot.
Recto: Letter from Shelomo b. Eliyyahu. In Judaeo-Arabic. Fragment, only the end is preserved. He says he will come visit the coming Shabbat. He sends …
Letter addressed to Abū l-Khayr b. Ibrāhīm al-[...]. In Arabic script. Dating: probably ca. 1158. Nearly entirely preserved, except for the upper left corner of …
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Unfinished business letter sent by Mubarak b. Natan to Mubarak b. Ibrahim in Tyre, to whom he had already written three letters. (Information from Goitein's …
Segment of a letter from a woman in the process of divorcing her husband to her 'lawyer'. Same hand and probably the same case as …
List in Judaeo-Arabic, neat and well-preserved, with quantities of food items and materia medica on the recto. There are three columns from right to left …
Photocopy of a Muslim court deed documenting the endowment of properties to the Karaite community in Jerusalem, in 1519 CE. Current location of the original …
Only one line: agreement by Shemuel Sabio. Late
Small fragment from the top of a document opening with praises for someone important (wa-yuʾayyid bihi al-[...]). There is also a puzzling Judaeo-Arabic note at …
Ketubba fragment. Groom: ʿAllūn b. Dāʾūd (?). Bride: Mulūk bt. Avraham. The date is only partially preserved.
Draft of a court record involving Sitt al-Fakhr bt. Yeshuʿa b. Yefet (Information from CUDL). No details about the content of the qinyan survive.
Late family/business letter in Judaeo-Arabic from Elʿazar Sadīd. He greets numerous people including Yūsuf Shoshan, Doña Najma, the boy Aharon Shoshan, the brother David Sadīd, …
Minute fragment probably from a top of a letter to 'Our Nagid'. Only partial words preserved. AA