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Unidentified. Might be a formula of a legal deed or halakhic discussion.
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Letter to Shemuʾel, mentioning Yaʿaqov Sonso (שנשו) (c. 15th-16th century). (Information from CUDL)
Fragment of a letter from Abū ʿAli b. al-Dimyāṭī to his brother Abu Saʿīd b. Hibat Allah (Ḥalfon b. Netanel). The writer mentions the silk …
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Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic, probably communal in nature– there are many communal lists from the turn of the 19th century matching this format (some of which …
Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Likely addressed to Moshe b. Yehuda or to the community of Alexandria. Dating: Last quarter of the 15th century. Concerning a …
Verso: Recycled Arabic document that may be related to T-S AS 187.115 (PGPID 39974). Requires further examination.
Mercantile letter from Sālim to his relative Yosef b. Yehuda Kohen. In Judaeo-Arabic. Yemeni. Dating: No earlier than 15th century based on currencies mentioned (muʾayyadī, …
Newly treated and encapsulated, must be examined
Top of a legal document in the hand of Hillel b. ʿEli (1066-1108) or Ḥalfon b. Menashshe (1100-1138 CE). Concerning arrangements upon somebody's death, probably …
Trousseau list. Written in huge letters. No numbers for the individual items, except in last line (perhaps 43 dinars). (Information from Goitein's index card.)
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Accounts in Arabic and Coptic alphanumerals. Medieval era. The verso mentions "the sister of Um ʿAbdallah" (اخت ام عبدفالله). (VMR)
Fragment of a large and beautifully-written letter or sermon addressed to a community. In the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi (1100–38 CE). The purpose …
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Small strip from a bill of release by a woman to her husband Sason in relating to her ketubah. Written by Halfon b. Menashshe Halevi …
Recto: Accounts in Arabic. Verso: Formulary for a love spell in Judaeo-Arabic, Hebrew, and Aramaic.
Small receipt by the same scribe/jahbadh responsible for the rest of the folder. In lieu of a name, may read وصوله يدفع. The sum at …
Literary text in Judaeo-Arabic in two columns about Alexander the Great. Narrating how when Alexander went east to wage war on Persia in a place …
Legal document in Arabic script. Mentions a perfumer (al-ʿaṭṭār) and a jeweler (al-jawharī)
Appeal from the administrative council of the Jews of Egypt to the assembly of the religious group – undated and it appears that it is …
Sums/account. In Arabic script and eastern Arabic numerals. Dating: late, 18th or 19th century.
Autograph order from Avraham Maimonides (r. 1205–1237 CE). Abū l-Majd is to give the bearer (also named Abū l-Majd?) two dirhams for baking matza (khabīz …
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Legal document dated but much of the date is lost. Mentions Mukarram al-Kohen (on verso, not part of the document itself). (Information in part from …
Only a small amount of text is legible, but what little remains, and the fact it is written on vellum, suggests a legal document rather …
Folio from an Islamic legal text, in Arabic script. Probably related to inheritance. Needs examination.
Marriage contract (ketubba). Small fragment. Mentions Meshullam. Witnesses: Moshe b. Shela; Mevorakh b. [...].
Letter from Avraham b. Ṣedaqa, in Ashqelon, to Abū Saʿīd Netanʾel b. Ṣedaqa al-ʿAṭṭār, in Fustat. In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic, with the address in Arabic …
Legal document. In Hebrew and some Aramaic. In the hand of Yefet b. David. Attests that Fāʾiza bt. Yaʿaqov b. Shuʿayb appeared in court after …
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Letter from Yoshiyyahu Gaon to the community of Jerusalemites in Fustat, approximately 1020.
Bifolio of a text in Judaeo-Arabic containing elaborate recipes for testing the quality of precious stones. The righthand page of verso details the procedure for …
Fragment of a printed work in Latin, with the heading mentioning the legal concept: "De verborum obligationibus" "On Verbal Obligations" (i.e. verbal contracts?). The corresponding …
Recto: Poem. Long Hebrew poem, congratulating Shelomo on being elevated, like a second Yosef, from prison to the rank of the "Deputy of the king" …
Draft of a legal query addressed to Avraham Maimonides. Only the introduction & titles were written; "Nagid" is not listed among them thus the dating …
IB II, 11a. Letter from Ḥalfon b. Menashshe (fl. 1100-1138) to Avraham b. Bundār. Location: Fustat. Dating: Early 12th century. Ornate thank you letter and …
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Ketubba fragment (upper left corner). Bride: Bahiyya bt. Yosef, a virgin. Early marriage payment: 20 dinars. Dating: ca. 1040 CE (per Goitein). There is a …
Accounts on a small bifolio, mostly mathematical calculations without any headings or context provided. The verso includes a brief note mentioning the amount of funds …
State document, decree, in Arabic script. Mentions "al-tawẓīf al-dimashqī" (as in T-S H2.83 (PGPID 40839)), "suʾālī wa-khiṭābī" and "al-awqāf," possibly referring to a financial matter. …
F. 1v: the first page of a text with magic names for each month (of the Muslim year), supposedly revealed to the sons of Israel …
Legal document in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi. Dated: first decade of Ḥeshvan 1445 Seleucid = October 1133 CE, under the authority of …
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Accounts containing a list of names and numbers in Arabic script with Coptic numerals, in the right margin and on the back of a letter …
The bottom four lines of a hastily written text in Arabic. Very difficult to read. Verso contains further jottings in Arabic and Hebrew script.
Narrative in Judaeo-Arabic, including dialogue between a man and a woman concerning marriage. Also mentions a female slave. (Information in part from CUDL)
Recto (secondary use): Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions commodities such as garments and oil. May be the hand of ʿArūs b. Yosef.
Beginning of a letter in Arabic. The sender states he fulfilled the addressee's order and shipped something: امتثلت ما امر به مولي الشيخ الجليل ادام …
Liturgical. In Hebrew. Probably not a letter, as it is listed on FGP.
Small fragment of a letter in Arabic script. Only a portion of the marginal text on recto and a couple faded words from the address …
Document of a full-fledged barāʾa (release of spouse from obligations upon divorce) in which a husband (Abū l-Ḥasan b. Abū l-Faraj) and wife (Maʿālī bt. …
Account of the Qodesh: building expenditures, ca. 1040. A badly damaged fragment of an account written by Yefet b. David b. Shekhanya. Work done at …
… rent…
.... compound ..
…to the water carriers … and half a dir…
…its sewer, and transportation of bricks, 5 dir. ...
.... (Dār) a…
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