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  1. 16651Literary textT-S Ar.37.99

    This silluk (a term for the last of a series of piyyutim written for the first three blessings of the Amidah), preserved in the Cairo …

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    Time to rebuke the beast of the forest, to whirl it up in a storm and whirlwind, for it has chewed up the vine o…

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  2. 16652Legal documentYevr. II A 1675

    A legal deed from Yevpatoriya, Ukraine. Likely non-geniza. Dated 22 Sivan 5535 AM (1775 CE). The document details the division of the possessions of the …

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  3. 16653LetterBodl. MS heb. c 50/20

    Fragment of a family/business letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Probably 13th century. Mentions: a wālī; business dealings and losses; small sums of money between 3–10 dirhams; …

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    1. . . . 
    2. ענד אלואלי וקאל לי קם אחסר(?)
    3. צהרך וכסרנא אלגעל ואקסמנא
    4. באנה יגי אלגמעה אלגאייה ואמא
    5. חדית אלראונד מא וגדת ענד
    6. בן אלעודי אלא שוי מסוס ול…

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  4. 16654Legal documentT-S 13J6.5

    Legal document. Partnership document. Dating: 1300-1350 (per Goitein). Mentions two partners, Abū al-Ḥasan b. Abū al-Faraj and Khalaf b. Ḥasan, who withdrew from a group …

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    1. אלקציה פי גמלה דין יתצמנה ד[פתר[
    2. לגמלה אשראך והו תלתה מאיה [דינארא[
    3. פלמא אנפצלו מן גמלה אלאשראך אתנין
    4. והו אבו אלחסן בן אבו אלפרג וכלף בן חסן
    5. ו…

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    1. The statement of the amount of the debt which an acc[ount-book] included
    2. for the group of the partners, which was three hundred [dinars.]
    3. When tw…

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  5. 16655Unknown typeENA NS 85.316

    Newly treated and encapsulated, must be examined

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  6. 16656LetterJTS MS 9214.18

    Letter in Ladino, small fragment.

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  7. 16657Legal documentBodl. MS heb. b 12/11

    Ketubba fragment (the beginning and the signatures are torn away). Groom: Yeshaʿya b. Yehuda (his own name appears in l.16 and his father's name in …

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  8. 16658LetterJRL B 2031

    Letter addressed to the physician (rofeʾ) Moshe b. Ṣadoq ha-Dayyan ha-Kohen. In Judaeo-Arabic, with the address in both Judaeo-Arabic and Arabic script. The paper is …

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  9. 16659Legal documentT-S AS 202.390

    Responsum? Discussing legal issues with two lines in a different hand at the bottom, including a signature which includes the name Yeḥiʾel.

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  10. 16660Literary textYevr. II A 105/9

    Indirect textual witness to the Gzar-dina de-Yeshu (Toledot Yeshu, Harkavy-A in Bohak's edition, "Pilate" recension), containing an Aramaic narrative with close parallels to passages 6.6–6.11 …

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  11. 16661LetterENA NS 77.25

    Letter from Yefet b. Menashshe to one of his brothers. Small fragment (upper left corner).

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  12. 16662LetterT-S NS J258

    Letter of recommendation from the office of Yehoshua Maimonides (b. 1310–d. 1355 CE) for the bearer who is named Moshe. See Moss. II,177 for another …

    1. [In the name of the Compassionate]
    2. [“Behold, God is] my s[alvation,” e]tc.
    3. “[Thus] says the Lord: [Do] justice and deeds of charity,” etc. (Isaiah 5…

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  13. 16663LetterT-S AS 179.81

    Fragment of a letter or petition in Arabic script from Muwaffaq b. Hiba. Dating: Probably Ayyubid or Mamluk-era. Mentions Damietta(?)

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  14. 16664Legal documentENA 3914.6

    Legal document, in Arabic script. Probably a marriage or divorce contract. Some readable phrases are: "لا يعترض معترض فيها", and "قطع وفصل لا رجوع". Needs …

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  15. 16665Paraliterary textENA NS 2.43 + ENA NS 2.42

    Magical fragment

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  16. 16666Legal documentT-S 8J12.3

    Deed of manumission in the hand of Mevorakh b. Natan. Location: Fustat. Dated: Tuesday, 2 Shevaṭ 1492 Seleucid = 20 January 1181 CE. In which …

    1. בתלתא בשבה דהוא תרי יומי לירח שבט דשנת אלפא
    2. וארבע מאה ותרתין ותשעין שנין לשטרות בפסטאט
    3. מצרים דעל נילוס נהרא מותבה איך אנחנא נסב ופרס
    4. וסאדה בנאת זין …

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  17. 16667State documentT-S NS 137.34

    Report or petition in Arabic script. ~7 lines preserved, wide space between the lines. Striking handwriting; the tail of the فی (or perhaps فيه) goes …

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  18. 16668Legal documentENA NS 83.116

    Legal fragment in Arabic. Refers to [...] al-Tājir and a legitimate receipt of a sum of pure silver.

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  19. 16669Unknown typeJRL B 2109

    Fragment of a Judaeo-Arabic work mentioning the names of many parshiyot.

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  20. 16670Credit instrument or private receiptT-S AS 176.467

    Receipt.

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  21. 16671LetterT-S NS J458

    Letter from Barakat, in the countryside, to his elder brother in the city, with the request, “Please buy me two pounds of beef, which should …

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    1. ברכאת
    2. עבדהא
    3. יקבל ידיהא ורגליהא ויעלמהא אכוך
    4. בכל נעמה וחתי תגי יעלמה
    5. ותנעם תאכד לי רטלין [לחם
    6. בקרי יכון אצפר נאשף טייב
    7. ואלא פלא
    8. תאכדה
    9. ושלומך

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  22. 16672Legal documentJRL L 18

    Partnership agreement. Location: Cairo. Dated: Sunday, 16 Shevaṭ 5567 AM, which is 25 January 1807 CE. This is a more complete copy of the same …

    1. בע׳׳ה בסט׳׳ו
    2. בפעח׳׳מ הודו היקר נשא ונע׳ כה׳׳ר שלמה גיזאנה יצ׳׳ו ואחיו היקר נשא ונע׳ כה׳׳ר חיים גיזאנה יצ׳׳ו ו[...
    3. אברהם גיזאנה יצ׳׳ו תו׳ נא אמון יע׳…

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  23. 16673Paraliterary textAIU VI.B.67

    Kabbalistic illustration of a schematic face filled in with text. Four circles labeled left ear, left eye, right eye, right ear. Forehead above, peʾot to …

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  24. 16674LetterENA 2727.41

    Letter from Isma'il b. Yosef b. Abi Aqaba, Damsis (Egypt), to his mother's brother Yusuf b. Awkal, first quarter of the 11th century. Ed. S. …

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    1. אטאל אללה יאסידי ושיכי וגלילי ואלעזיז עלי בקא[ך]
    2. ואדאם סלאמתך וכאן לך פי גמיע אמורך כתאבי אליך
    3. מן דמסיס ען חאל סלאמה ועאפיה ללה אלחמד עלי
    4. דלך …

    א:

    1. ייתן לך אלוהים, אדוני ורבי ונכבדי היקר לי, אריכות ימים
    2. ויתמיד את שלומך ויהיה עמך בכל מעשיך. מכתבי אליך
    3. הוא מדמסיס. שלומי טוב ואני בריא, לאל תודה…

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  25. 16675LetterT-S 18J3.8

    Letter to Yaḥyā ha-Sar. In Judaeo-Arabic, with an elaborate opening in Hebrew. In the hand of one of the 13th-century Mosul Nasis? (Information in part …

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    1. א[ל הדרת] כגק . . . . רנו פארנו מרנ ורבנ
    2. יחיה השר האדיר החכם האביר אשר חכמותיו
    3. על הסדר הסדיר ולבו לקנות חכמה יומם
    4. ולילה הדיר פאר(?) השרים תפא…

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  26. 16676State documentENA 3969.10

    Tax receipt, Fatimid.

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  27. 16677LetterT-S AS 151.183

    Fragment in poetic Hebrew, possibly from a letter. Might also be a literary text. Refers to the arrival of a letter or letters, "signs and …

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  28. 16678Unknown typeT-S AS 183.299

    Document in Arabic script, unclear if it's a piece of an account or an order or receipt. Mentions al-Shaykh Bū Manṣūr b. Bū [...].

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  29. 16679LetterT-S NS J427

    Note describing the distribution of flour and mentioning Abu al-Faraj and Abu al-Fadl. Dated Tammuz 1062. (Information from Goitein's index cards and F. Niessen and …

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    1. אלמגרב[י תל]יס אלכבאז [. . .] אלא [. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    2. מכארם בן אלאמשאטי בטה אלצבי רבע בטה אלכ[ב]אז חמלה
    3. אבו אלפרג נצף בטה סאבק תל…

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  30. 16680Unknown typeENA NS 77.238

    Newly treated and encapsulated, must be examined

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  31. 16681LetterJRL A 439

    A late letter from Yosef, asking to addressee to write a bill of permission to give a loan (שטר עסקא). In Hebrew. On recto pen …

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  32. 16682List or tableT-S NS 327.23 + T-S AS 181.246

    Verso: Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic in the hand of ʿArūs b. Yosef. Mentions the butcher (al-jazzār).

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  33. 16683LetterT-S 6J6.13

    Fragment of a letter from a certain Mahfūẓ to a Ḥaver, relating to the trade in silk. (Information from CUDL)

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  34. 16684List or tableT-S AS 100.143

    Recto, upper margin: Accounts in Arabic and Coptic numerals. Recto also contains a couple lines from a rabbinic text, and verso contains the basmala and …

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  35. 16685Legal documentT-S NS 320.75

    Legal document, perhaps a deed of release. In Hebrew, in a striking square script. Dating: Probably 10th or early 11th century. Involves Mevorakh b. Shabbat …

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  36. 16686State documentT-S AS 177.450

    Receipt for the capitation tax of Hiba b. Khalaf in Fustat. Dated: 503 or 530 AH.

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  37. 16687State documentJRL Genizah Ar. 448

    Capitation tax receipt. Needs examination.

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  38. 16688List or tableENA 3585.1

    Account in Judaeo-Arabic listing the fees (wājib) associated with the indigo (al-nīl) brought to Dār al-Abzār ("the spicehouse," cf. ENA 2805.4b) and sold for 40 …

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  39. 16689Paraliterary textJRL Genizah Ar. 115

    Medical prescription. In Arabic script. Involves lavender and licorice and a few other ingredients. The diet should be cooked pullet (farrūj maṣlūq/maslūq).

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  40. 16690Literary textJRL B 2416

    Small fragment with prayers in Hebrew.

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  41. 16691List or tableENA NS 83.12

    Unidentified list in Arabic script and Greek/Coptic numerals. Maybe a distribution list (e.g. Sibāʿ maʿrifat X. . .)

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  42. 16692Literary textENA 2638.35

    A Bible commentary in question and answer style.

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  43. 16693List or tableT-S NS 204.24

    Verso: Jotted accounts in Judaeo-Arabic and Coptic numerals. The main text is piyyuṭ.

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  44. 16694LetterCUL Add.3348

    Verso (original use) Letter of appeal for charity. The writer lost his wealth "in an instant" and had to wander in search of help. He …

    1. יש מתעשר ואין כל מתרושש וג
    2. יש הבל אשר נעשה על הארץ וג
    3. את הכל ראיתי בימי הבלי יש צדיק וג
    4. ואני אמרתי בשלוי בל אמוט לעולם וכמעט
    5. הייתי בכל רע בתוך קהל ו…

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  45. 16695Legal documentT-S 12.159

    Marriage contract. Location: Cairo. Date is missing. Groom: Natan ha-Kohen b. Shela ha-Zaqen. The trousseau list may be found in ll. 6–13. (Information from Goitein …

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  46. 16696Legal documentT-S AS 154.491

    Recto: legal document in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi (fl. 1100-1138 CE). Verso: drawings of a spear-armed man hunting on horseback, with what …

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  47. 16697Legal documentT-S 6J8.9

    Fragment from a legal document mentioning a certain Moses. (Information from CUDL)

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  48. 16698LetterENA NS 13.1 + BL OR 5546.1

    Subsequent use: Draft of a formal letter containing polite phrases and blessings written out multiple times (e.g., ḥaḍrat mawlāyya al-shaykh al-jalīl). 'Addressed' to Abū Naṣr …

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  49. 16699Unknown typeENA NS 85.1236

    Newly treated and encapsulated, must be examined

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  50. 16700LetterT-S Ar.46.253

    Circular letter written by Shelomo b. Eliyyahu, in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic Dating: Summer 1229 CE. Letter of recommendation for the bearer Ibrāhīm b. Ḥasan, a …

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    1. To the holy communities in Egypt, may they be saved and guarded and protected against all evil and fear surrounding them.
    2. May He fulfill thro…

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