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IB III, 20. Accounts, perhaps in the hand of one of Ibn Yijū’s workers; not his handwriting. Similar to India Book III, 19 (CUL Or.1080 …
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Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic. Late. On verso refers to Tuesday; a ship (the word markab is written with an elongated bet); and perhaps ʿAbd al-Ḥāfiẓ b. …
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Accounts.
Unidentified text in Arabic script. Prognostications? As of July 2025 this fragment is not conserved and can be seen only in Cambridge.
List of piyyutim, probably.
Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic. Late. Mentions a consul several times, "woolens," and probably fabric colors such "crimson" and "multi-colored" (manqush). Requires further examination.
Newly treated and encapsulated, must be examined
Fragment of a personal letter – 10 September 1917 – Museum of Islamic Art – in Judeo-Arabic. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq …
IB VI, 53. Letter from Saʿīd b. Marḥab, in Aden, to Abū Zikrī b. ʿAṭiyya. Dating: mid-12th century. Apart from the introduction and address, only …
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Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Fragment (upper right corner). Reporting on the widow of Tamīm and how she learned of his death. Possibly concerning his possessions/inheritance. On …
Tiny fragment in Hebrew characters.
Fragmentary court record. A certain person appears in court with a bill of appointment, probably signed, or connected to 'Our Master R. Shlomo'. (This might …
Official receipt of some kind. In Arabic script. Dated: 556 AH (or kharājī?); if AH, this would correspond to 1160/61 CE. For Bū l-Ḥasan b. …
Marriage document, bill of conditions שטר תנאים issued in Rashid (Rosetta). Undated, but this document must have been issued at the same time as the …
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Letter fragment. A square piece was cut from a personal/commercial letter. Mentions having sent with Aharon ('al-shaykh al-jalīl') something containing two linen cloths. Also contains …
Recto: Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: 1218 CE or slightly before, based on the date listed in the accounts on verso. The writer is in desperate …
Letter of recommendation for a needy widow with two children from Damascus who, on recommendation of a letter from the muqaddam of Ascalon, had received …
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"Notes on the birth of a son, dating: 1129 or 1130. Written in calligraphic script on a special piece of paper. A space of about …
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Letter addressed to a dignitary. In Judaeo-Arabic. Almost entirely an eloquent shawqiyya. Good wishes for Hannuka or Purim.
Bill of divorce (geṭ). Written and signed by Ḥalfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi. Also signed by Menashshe b. Yaʿaqov ha-Kohen. Location: Fustat. Dated: 23 Sivan 1436 …
Beginning of a court record (last will and testament?) for Shela b. Yefet the silk tax-farmer in Sammanud.
Tax receipt for Musāfir b. Yūsuf. Needs examination.
Letter from the community of Jerusalem to the gabbay and treasurer of כארכוך (=Kirkuk?). In Hebrew. Dated: Adar 5603 AM, which is 1843 CE. This …
Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic and Arabic script. Late.
Small fragment of accounts, mentioning wages and dinars. (Information from CUDL)
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 …
Recto: Likely the flattering introduction from a Hebrew letter. Verso: List of names including Salāmah Ra's al-Kull, Abū l-Faraj b. al-Qaṭā'if, Yūsuf Ṣayrafī, Isḥāq Sharābī, …
Accounts. Mentioning many names. Dating: Probably 12th or 13th century. Detailed, clearly written, and large—merits further examination.
Accounts mentioning Yaʿaqov. Dating: 11th or 12th century. Hand of ʿArūs b. Yosef. (Information in part from CUDL)
Marriage document. Small fragment from a ketubba. All we have are the usual stipulations found in marriage contracts. Part of the bride’s name has survived: …
Earlier text:Recto and verso (original use): Letter in Judaeo-Arabic from a man named ʿAmīd to his "father." Dating: likely no earlier than ca. 13th century …
Accounts with Coptic numerals. (Information from CUDL)
Much damaged list of debts(?) in a very crude hand. Mentions Iṭrābulusī.
Legal document. Location: Damietta (אי כפתור). Dated: Shevaṭ 4872 AM = January 1112 CE. Large and well written fragment of a large document in which …
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Document in Arabic script. Fiscal? Needs examination. Reused for Hebrew piyyuṭ, mentioning Ḥannuka.
Recto: Two lines of faded text in Arabic regarding weights of goods. Verso: The paper was reused for piyyuṭ.
Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic. Looks like the handwriting of Abū Zikrī Kohen. Mentions customs in Alexandria; R. Yaʿaqov; iron; copper.
Fragment of a bifolio. Probably a contributors list. Late.
Letter fragment to the sage Ḥalfon. Only formulaic blessings are preserved. The hand looks Spanish. (Information in part from CUDL)
Marriage-related document. Parts of two lines are preserved. The bride named Sitt al-Fakhr and her mother, Natir, is giving her a gift.
A letter from Israel ha-Kohen b. Shemuel b. Ḥofni to Yaʿaqov b. Moshe. The writer announces his intention to write a Talmud commentary and recommends …
Business letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Connected to both the India trade and trade in the Maghrib. Mentions: lac, clove, nutmeg, civet, pepper; someone meeting with the …
Letter fragment to a Jewish dignitary referring to the welfare of the community (ṣalāḥ al-qahal) and mentioning Abū Naṣr b. Isḥāq ha-Levi. (Information in part …
Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic and western Arabic numerals. Dated: Sivan 5482 AM which is May-June 1722 CE. The account heading states that the monthly entries are …
Recto is a legal document concerning a compromise reached between a certain Saʿadya and a woman. Verso is in the same handwriting but is not …
Probably a letter of praise in rhymed Hebrew for [...] Shemarya ha-Rosh. Written in a beautiful scribal hand in square characters on a lined piece …
Memorandum by Khalfa b. Ishaq b. Menahem from Alexandria, to Nahray b. Nissim, Fustat. Around 1045. Regarding a large deal of beads. The writer addresses …
תדכרה מחבך וואדך כלפה בן יצחק בן מנחם ננ
יאכי וסידי יאבא יחיי נהראי סלמך אללה ואבקאך בעת
אליך עלי ידי סידי אלשיך [א]בי סחק ברהון בן אסחק …
Late letter in Judaeo-Arabic dated 1822 CE (the 36th day of Matmonim = the counting of the Omer, Iyyar 5582) from Moshe ben Naʿim to …
Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. The sender asks the recipient to represent him in kissing the ground before the Nagid (Sayyidnā Rayyis al-Zaman wa-Qudwat al-Inas). He asks …