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Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Consisting almost entirely of business accounts. The sender acknowledges receipt of a letter discussing a foreigner (? gharīb) and possibly a deposit. …
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Legal document. Court record (copy). This document concerns the settlement of an account between Abū al-Mufaḍḍal Netanel b. Yefet and Abū al-Ḥasan Ṭoviyya b. Avraham …
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List, it seems of weekly vows, with Coptic numerals. Dating: no earlier than 13th century. (Information mainly from Goitein's index cards)
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Letter, possibly. In Spanish. (Information from CUDL.) Needs examination.
Verso: fragment from an Arabic-script document in large characters, with wide line spacing. Possibly a state document. Reused by Ḥalfon b. Menashshe, thus the dating …
Hebrew poems with interesting Judaeo-Arabic headings, including: "I wrote this for you, too, and it was only delayed because of an illness that came over …
Recto: Letter in Arabic script in a different hand. Mentions "your friend in Cairo" and regards to various people such as Hājj [...]. Partial transcription: …
Family letter written by Abū l-Faraj to Abu ʿImran in Fustat at the time of R. Ḥananel (early 13th century). The writer reports that he …
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Small fragment from the top of a legal deed, contains only part of the date: 14 [...] '36. AA
Recto: Short Judaeo-Arabic poems with some Arabic titles written at the beginning, such as ghayruhu (`another one) and sawt (`song) Verso: Judaeo-Arabic poem and an …
Entry in court notebook (#54). Prescription. Recipe for preparation of an ointment consisting of powdered litharge (martak masḥūq); calf suet (shaḥm kulā ʿijl); aged, fine …
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Small fragment of a bill of sale for a slave, probably. Mentions ḥaqq al-sūq. No names or details preserved.
Accounts in Arabic script, likely 16th-century or later based on the paleography. There may be numismatic terms mentioned that could help narrow the dating estimate …
Letter of appeal for charity in Arabic. Few details are preserved. Refers to someone who "paid it" or "pushed someone out" (wa-dafaʿahū) "from the army …
Note addressed to R. Simḥa, asking him to give the bearer a copy of the book al-Faraj baʿd al-Shidda, immediately. Handwriting of Shelomo b. Eliyyahu? …
Small fragment of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Only phrases from the opening and part of the address are preserved. The Arabic on verso is likely …
Legal query with autograph responsum by Yaʿaqov b. Yosef ha-Kohen, a judge in Fustat in the 12th century active until ca. 1174 CE. See identifications …
Legal document, small fragment. Location: Fustat. Involves Sason b. Efrayim.
Letter possibly to a negligent landlord, written (satirically?) in the style of an ornate petition. Dating: Probably 12th or 13th century. After approximately 10 lines …
See PGPID 23807
Bifolium containing Hebrew literary text (evidently lists of haftarot) as well as a single page containing drafts for a letter addressed to Abū l-Fakhr b. …
Letter or note in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: ca. 14th or 15th century based on handwriting. Regarding dealings with 200 dirhams and various quantities of commodities; Arabic …
Power of attorney. Location: Fustat. Dated: Tuesday, 4 Shevaṭ 4850 AM (8 January 1090 CE). Given by ʿAmram b. Yosef of Tyre to Shelomo b. …
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Account in the hand of ʿArūs b. Yosef.
Barely legible letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Small fragment. On parchment. Probably a mercantile letter of the 11th century. (Information in part from CUDL)
A 247-year calendar. Composed by Josiah b. Mevorakh al-ʿĀqūlī. Dating: Josiah b. Mevorakh al-ʿĀqūlī lived in the second half of the 10th century; CUDL dates …
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Letter perhaps addressed to a Nagid. Poetical. Praising the Levites. Contains decorative elements at the end of the widely spaced lines. (Information from Goitein's index …
Legal document in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe (fl. 1100-1138 CE). Fragment (lower right corner). Dated first decade of Kislev. Mentions Rosh ha-Qehillot. No …
Letter from Shelomo Ashkenazi. In Ladino. Probably 16th or 17th century. There is further description in the Columbia catalog: https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/11562509.
Trousseau list. (Information from CUDL)
Letter and panegyric from a certain Khalfūn to the Nagid. The poet's name is spelled in an acrostic in the last 5 words of the …
Fragment of a document, primarily comprising names, concerning a matter that involved 'the synagogue of the Palestinians.' Those mentioned in the text include: Yosef \'the …
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Fiscal receipt, in Arabic script. May contain a registration mark. Needs examination.
Brief list in Arabic with labeled numerical values. Dating is 16th-century or later based on the paleography. Requires further examination.
Accounts related to various coinage types such as dirham, fiḍḍa, and gold zingirli (here spelled as "גנזרלי"). The latter helps date this fragment as no …
Letter fragment from Shabbetay b. Avraham he-Ḥaver (the judge of Minyat Zifta, active 1135–78) to Natan b. Shemuel he-Ḥaver (active 1128–1164). This is the upper …
Business letter, first half of the 16th century. The subject matter is a dispute between merchants who dealth in skins, pepper, and tin. An Avraham …
Fragment of a legal document in Arabic script. Mentioning Abū l-Futūḥ.
Business accounts in both Arabic and Judaeo-Arabic. Hand of ʿArūs b. Yosef. Very large. Dating: 11th or 12th century. Some names such as Manṣūr al-Farrāsh. …
Bifolio. Two of the pages contain a Hebrew ṣidduq din (funeral piyyuṭ) for the death of a boy. The other two pages contain accounts in …
Recto: geonic responsum concerning an individual who had apparently mishandled property belonging to orphans. Verso: pen trials in Hebrew and Arabic. (Information from CUDL. See …
List of parshiyot and dates in a calligraphic hand with artistic markings.
Newly treated and encapsulated, must be examined
Accounts mentioning spikenard, cloves (קורונפל), hyacinth (סונבול), and probably other botanical items. (MCD with Information from CUDL.) Late.
Letters in Arabic script. Recto and verso are in two different letters in two different hands. Verso seems to be about a hunting dog which …
Letter of condolence/grief upon the death of the Gaʾon Sar Shalom ha-Levi. Dating: ca. 1195 CE (the precise date of death is not known). In …
Complete letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: ca. 15th–17th century. Opens with greetings for Shemuʾel, Menashshe, and Yosef; on verso it is addressed to Yosef b. Shemuʾel …