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  1. 13051LetterT-S 16.64

    Letter from Yosef and Nissim, the sons of Berekhya, in Qayrawan, to the merchant, Yosef b. 'Awkal, in Fustat (was written after Avraham b. 'Ata' …

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    1. אטאל אללה יאכינא וכבירנא וגלילנא בקאך ואדאם צ[יאנתך
    2. וכאן לך ולייא כתבנא לי' כלון מן טבת ען חאל סלאמה אדא[מהא אללה לך
    3. וקד כאן תקדמת כתבי יאסידי…

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    1. ייתן לך אלוהים, אחינו וגדולנו ונכבדנו, אריכות ימים ויתמיד את הגנתו עליך ….
    2. וישגיח עליך. אנחנו כותבים בי׳ בטבת. שלומנו טוב, יתמיד אלוהים לך את…

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  2. 13052List or tableT-S Ar.35.51

    Accounts of some sort. In Arabic script. Dated: Ṣafar 518 AH = March/April 1124 CE.

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  3. 13053List or tableT-S AS 217.127

    Small list of items and prices. May mention turquoise (fayrūz). Same hand as T-S NS 225.88 (PGPID 24227).

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  4. 13054Literary textT-S 10J12.30

    Commentary. Several text blocks, all of which seem to be commentaries on the name and character of Avraham. Late script. ASE.

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  5. 13055Legal documentT-S AS 151.127

    Legal document in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi (fl. 1100-1138 CE). Concerning the transfer(?) of money (300 dinars) and Peraḥya and Mevasser. (Information …

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  6. 13056Legal documentT-S 6J4.11

    Legal document concerning financial matters, an orphan, and Abū Isḥāq. Hand of Hillel b. ʿEli? (Information in part from CUDL)

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  7. 13057Literary textT-S Misc.8.20

    Story in Judaeo-Arabic. In part about a trip to Jerusalem and people who erected idols. Someone has identified this as Sefer Yosippon on FGP.

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  8. 13058LetterENA 2806.9

    Letter from Masliaḥ Gaʾon. Dating: ca. 1120 CE (unclear on what basis). Containing his genealogy at the beginning.

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    1. עזרנו בשם יו עושה שמים וארץ
    2. מן מצליח הכהן ראש ישיבת גאון יעקב
    3. החוסה בשם יו אלהיו מגן הוא לכל החוסים בו
    4. בי ר שלמה הכהן ראש ישיבת גאון יעקב
    5. בן א…

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  9. 13059Literary textT-S AS 151.168

    Literary - recommend suppress

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  10. 13060List or tableT-S Ar.30.2

    Private account by Yeshuʿa b. Ismāʿīl al-Makhmūrī. Dating: ca. 1080. Concerning shipping goods from the Maghreb to Alexandria. Mentions different expenses in the ports and …

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    1. ב الله الرحيم الرحمن

    2. אלדי צח פי וזן אלצ[ו]ף קקלב רטל

    3. ביע כ דינ אלקנט אלתמן מו דינ ות[מ]ן

    4. ופי אלקטעה אלתאניה אלוזן קקמו [ו]נצ[ף

    5.      ב…

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    1. (1–3) בשם אלוהים הרחמן הרחום. הסתכם במשקל הצמר: קקל"ב רטלים, נמכרו בכ' דינרים הקנטאר, התמורה מ"ו דינרים ושמינית. 
    2. (4–6) בחבילה השנייה, המש…

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  11. 13061LetterT-S 6J4.14 + T-S 18J2.7

    IB II, 13 + 14. Letter from Madmun b. Ḥasan to Avraham Ibn Yiju: three fragments of two copies. Aden, ca. 1130s. An additional copy …

    T-S 6J4.14 recto (IB II, 13)

    1. תרום ידיך על צריך וכל אויביך יכרתו
    2. ליקר מר ור אברהם זל בר כגק מר ור
    3. יגו נעג אהבך מצמון בר חסן נעג
    4. וצל כתאב מולאי אלשיך …

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    1. Your hands shall prevail over your foes, and all your enemies shall be cut down. 

    2. To our esteemed master and lord Abraham—may G…

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  12. 13062LetterT-S 20.179

    Recto: Letter from a Karaite in Alexandria to the Karaite Nasi David b. Hasdai, concerning support for the Nasi from the Karaite communities in the …

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    1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .המצות המוכיח לרבים . .
    2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . סגלה ונשיא כל בני הגולה ירום
    3. הוד…

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  13. 13063LetterT-S AS 150.233

    Fragment of a Judaeo-Arabic letter on parchment, quoting Nehemiah 9:33. Dating: likely 11th century. AA/ASE

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  14. 13064LetterJRL Genizah Ar. 81

    Recto: Letter(s) in Arabic script. These may be copies or model letters. Each seems to contain only the opening portion and consists mainly of formulaic …

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  15. 13065Literary textBodl. MS heb. d 60/42

    Hebrew poetry.

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  16. 13066Unknown typeENA NS 85.787

    Newly treated and encapsulated, must be examined

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  17. 13067List or tableT-S NS J313

    Accounts in the hand of ʿArūs b. Yosef. Bifolium. Mentions pomegranate seed, licorice, rose water, lapis lazuli (azuward, l. 6r), Abū Sahl, and Alexandria.

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  18. 13068List or tableT-S NS 34.154

    Accounts in Arabic script and Greek/Coptic numerals.

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  19. 13069State documentENA 2386.10

    Verso (original use): Unidentified document in Arabic script. Possibly the bottom of a tax receipt or other state document.

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  20. 13070LetterBL OR 10578E.46

    Letter to Damsīs. In Judaeo-Arabic. Mentioning the mother of someone... something to be purchased for the writer... three capitation tax payments... taking the receipts... someone …

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  21. 13071Legal documentYevr.-Arab. I 1701

    Legal report in a Qaraite court register. Written in Judaeo-Arabic. Location: Cairo. Dating: Unknown. Catalogued as 1101 CE, but this date does not appear on …

    1. חבשם יודע תעלומות
    2. סלמא כתרת אלשנאעאת ען אבו נצר בן קיומא
    3. מנד עדה סנין באבנה אבו אלמעאלי בן תאמאר אלתי הי
    4. זוגה אבו סעד בן צדקה אללבאן ואעתמד אלמגון מ…
    1. Bad rumours about
    2. Abū Naṣr ben Qayyūma multiplied for
    3. several years regarding the daughter of Abū al- Maʿālī b. Tāmār, who is the
    4. wife of Abū Saʿd b…

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  22. 13072Unknown typeENA NS 77.308

    Damaged text in Arabic script, possibly documentary. On parchment. The word "al-awwal" appears. Medieval-era. Requires further examination.

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  23. 13073Legal documentYevr. II K 47

    Karaite ketubah from Cairo. The groom name is Ya'aqov Helevi and the bride is Esther. Faded and damged.

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  24. 13074LetterT-S AS 209.213

    Fragment from the beginning of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew. Dating: Probably 15th–17th century. Mentions names such as Moshe Pereṣ and Shelomo.

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  25. 13075List or tableT-S NS 190.17

    Notes possibly in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe (fl. 1100–1138 CE). Mainly lists of names, numbers, and days of the week. Unclear significance.

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  26. 13076LetterHalper 466

    Pledges for ransom of captives. A pledge-drive (pesiqa) for the man from Antioch for the ransom of his children. In four columns divided further into …

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    1. בשמ`] רח` פדיון שבוים
    2. ....]בש פסיקה אלאנטאכי לאולאדה

    ...]א

    1. ...] ב` סלאמה א` בן סלימאן ב`
    2. ...].ם ב` בן אלביאן ו` בן אלחזן ר`…

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  27. 13077Legal documentT-S Misc.35.10

    Leaves from a Karaite book of formularies, containing formulae for betrothal, divorce, and liturgy for mourning the dead, for use in Jerusalem and Ramla. The …

    T-S Misc.35.10 1 Recto, Right Side

    1. כן וכן דרכמונים טובים ובעת בואי
    2. אליה אתן לה כן וכן דרכמונים אחרים
    3. שילום המהר המוקדם שלה וישאר
    4. לה עלי ועל נכסי אחר…

    T-S Misc.35.10 1 Recto, Right Side

    1. that many good dinars. And when I will come
    2. to her I will give her that many further dinars,
    3. the payment of her a…

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  28. 13078Literary textT-S NS 163.57

    Glossary of Judaeo-Arabic and Judaeo-Romance in the hand of Maimonides. Originally published by Shivtiel, "Judaeo-Romance and Judaeo-Arabic Word-list from the Genizah" (2007). Identification of the …

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  29. 13079List or tableT-S J1.59

    Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic. Dated on the verso, 6 Shawwal 954 AH (1547 CE). The entries involve a dīwān, the Bāb Zuweyla in Cairo, and perhaps …

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  30. 13080Legal documentENA NS I.68

    Agreement of the Maghribi congregation written in a late Sephardi hand. The heads of the coomunity agreed that no Jew will enter the synagogue during …

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  31. 13081LetterJRL Gaster heb. ms 1865/25

    Business letter. Small fragment. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Likely 11th century.

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  32. 13082List or tableT-S AS 179.75

    Large (private) account in Arabic script and Greek/Coptic numerals. The name Abū Isḥāq appears at the top of verso.

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  33. 13083List or tableENA 2591.4

    List of contributions, calligraphically written. With Greek/Coptic numerals. 32 names are preserved, of the type common among Jews at the end of the Middle Ages …

    1. אלמקבוץ מן תפרידה
    2. אלדי בחצרה אל.א' בר'
    3. אלכ' אבר' ס.ק' 6 24
    4. אלח' יוסף עי' 12
    5. אלמע' סעיד ק' 25
    6. אלכ' סלימאן ס 12
    7. אלמע' מנצור צ 25
    8. אלח' סעיד .1
    9. אלמוסי ע…

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  34. 13084List or tableT-S AS 184.24

    Commercial accounts (or receipt of some sort?) in Arabic script and Greek/Coptic numerals.

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  35. 13085List or tableDK 349

    Document in Arabic script. Needs examination.

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  36. 13086State documentT-S NS 273.53

    Fragment of a state document. The ends of two lines are preserved. Dated 2 Muḥarram 528 H = November 1133 CE. Reused on recto for …

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    1. ]له من ذاك فليضمنه المشروح المذكور
    2. ]ـأ
    3. عـ]ـن الليلتين خلتا من محرم سنة ثمان وعشرين وخمس ماية

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  37. 13087Legal query or responsumENA NS 61.2

    Legal query about a man who admit he recieved a loan but claimed he already returned it with few people one of them named Halfon. …

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  38. 13088State documentT-S 12.491

    State document, decree, in Arabic script. Mentions the year '44, probably [4]44 AH, which would be 1052. The decree seems to be issued in response …

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    1. المحل بظاهر الرس(؟) يوم الاثنين لعشر بقين في رجب

    2. سنة اربع واربعين وقد استتب هذين في سلوك

    3. نهج الطاعة والولاء واستبصروا شدي في انخراط

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  39. 13089LetterT-S AS 219.122

    Letter in Arabic script. Large fragment, missing the beginning and the address (though there is some writing in Arabic script on verso). May be an …

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  40. 13090Literary textT-S J2.54

    Piyyut.

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  41. 13091State documentT-S AS 206.261 + T-S AS 206.262

    Small fragments of state correspondence in Arabic script. Portions of two lines are preserved, with very wide line spacing. There are numerous nearby small fragments …

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  42. 13092Literary textT-S J3.42

    See PGPID 23194

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  43. 13093LetterENA 2804.3

    Letter from Shelomo [b. Yosef] ha-Kohen Gaon (r. 1025 CE) to Efrayim b. Shemarya, Fustat. Dating: 1025 CE (per Gil), but this estimate is based …

    1. ] בהצלחות אסומות עם עתרת שלום
    2. ] לעקור איבה: ולזרוע שלום
    3. ] משלה וכמוהם להכפילה לאוהב שלום
    4. ] בהוצל מכשר וברדף שלום
    5. ] ברצוי לרוב אחיו ודובר שלום
    6. ] אלימ…

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  44. 13094LetterT-S NS 266.113

    Printed. Arabic invitation to a wedding on 10 June 1881 CE. See Nick Posegay's Fragment of the Month, June 2020.

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    1. أبشر أحبابي وآل مودّتي [ ] وكل حبيب قدير يد مسرتي
    2. أفراحنا قد أقبلت أوقاتها [ ] ولذيذ أفراحي وجود أحبتي
    3. منو اوجودوا بالحضور وشرفوا [ ] أنتم مرا…

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    1. Rejoice, my beloved friends and family, and every dear friend who may bring me joy!
    2. The time of our wedding festivities has drawn near, and th…

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  45. 13095List or tableT-S NS J184

    List of objects found in the home of R. Yosef after his death. Very poor (?), but important details not found elsewhere. See Goitein's note …

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    1. [ ]טרא [ ] יוסף [ ]
    2. נע פאמרת הדרת אד[ ]
    3. משרתו לנצח באלמצ[י] אלי מ[ ]ה [ ]
    4. מא פיה פאמתתלנא דלך והדא שרח
    5. מא וגדנאה פי מנזלה מ[ ]
    6. כבז פגל ודסת נח…

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  46. 13096List or tableENA 3679.1

    Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic. Late.

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  47. 13097LetterENA 3765.5

    Letter of Daniel b. Azarya, December 1051.

    1. הלא זה ת[מ]ה גדול ודבר אחד הלא גלוי וידוע כי ראשי הגליות אבותינו זכרם לברכה
    2. הם בעלי רשותם והמנהגים אותם והיה להם לילך בדרך אבותם הנכבדים
    3. המשכילים זכ…

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  48. 13098Legal documentT-S Ar.41.76

    Legal document in Arabic script. In which [..]āba bt. Sulaymān b. Yaḥyā al-Isrāʾīliyya appoints her husband Naḥum b. Barhūn al-Isrāʾīlī as her agent for all …

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  49. 13099LetterT-S NS 181.35

    Faded letter in Hebrew. Dating: looks late, ca. 15th–16th century. Probably dealing with communal affairs, but the text is too fragmentary to understand. Some words …

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  50. 13100LetterJRL Genizah Ar. 522

    Letter in Arabic script. Two lines. Refers to recovery from an illness.

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