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Deed of quittance stating that Yaʿaqov b. Faraj Būṣīrī (בוצירי from Būṣīr in Egypt) received what was owed him by his sister’s son, Yiṣḥaq b. …
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39 lines of praises for a dignitary titled Gaʾon. Goitein calls it "late," but it could be 13th century. (Information from Goitein's index card.)
Verso: Judaeo-Arabic order of payment by David ha-Nasi to the communal officials, Maḥfūẓ and Sālim, to pay out 29 dirhams to the traders and 'shaddādīn.' …
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Literary text, probably astronomical, in Arabic script. Needs examination.
Arabic script (VMR)
Newly treated and encapsulated, must be examined
Letter from Shemuel b. Moshe to Abū l-Ḥajjāj Yūsuf (Yehosef), in Malīj. The addressee is the tax farmer of the local market and the judge …
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Legal document, possibly a release. Involving [...] b. Shela and a woman (his wife?) named Sitt al-ʿAlam. Signed by Shelomo b. Nasi(?).
Legal document, probably. In the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe (fl. 1100-1138 CE). In Judaeo-Arabic. Names [...] b. Efrayim; Yiṣḥaq ha-Zaqen ha-Nikhbad; Isḥāq al-Nafūsī. Also …
Small fragment of a commercial list, contains items such as coral and silk
Letter from Muḥammad ibn Ramaḍān, the pilgrim, to the Nubian eparch Uruwī in Ibrīm. The purpose of the letter is to update Uruwī on various …
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Poetry written and signed by Yedutun ha-Levi.
Small fragment of a document in Arabic script. Maybe a letter based on the presence of diagonal text in the margin. "... al-ʿālī wa-in alladhī …
Informal note addressed to al-Shaykh al-Rashīd Abū l-Ḥasan asking him for the favor of speaking to Abū Saʿd, "because he תגייר (converted?) and will enter …
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Signature practice in at least two different scribal hands. Names mentioned in the signatures include: Yeshuʿa b. Yiṣḥaq Barhūn and David b. Saʿadya Jabbān(?) (גבאן). …
Large mercantile letter in Arabic script, mentioning ships. Also conveying greetings to and from various people. The left side is burnt or at least discolored. …
Receipt of payment, in Arabic script. 1/4 dīnār. Different document on verso, mentions 20th of Ramaḍān..
Personal letter beginning with a prayer and reporting that the rain did not fall so they prayed until the rain fell then salutations and regards …
Minute fragment from a list of items, probably dowry list, written by Halfon b. Menashshe Halevi (fl. 1100-1138).
Literary? Small fragment from an Halakhic treatise or responsum? AA
Literary fragments in Arabic.
Legal document in Judaeo-Arabic (missing its upper part). Dating: late 11th century or early 12th century. In which Abū l-Khayr Mubārak b. David and Sitt …
Two fragments of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Recounting various stages of a dispute involving a borrowed book or ledger (daftar). Mentions what transpired one night …
Letter addressed to Shelomo ha-Sar known Saniyy al-Dawla wa-Amīnuhā. Consists solely of flattery and praises, perhaps a letter of gratitude for some benefaction.
Small and damaged fragment from a prenuptial agreement. Written by Halfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi (fl. 1100–38 CE) in his cursive hand. From the little that …
Verso: Letter from Yehuda b. Ṭoviyya ha-Kohen, in Bilbays, to Avraham Maimonides, r. 1205–1237 CE.
Recto: Elaborate grid in red and black ink, each cell filled in with a Hebrew letter, except for three, which contain a nickname: "known as …
Recto: Arabic document with list of names such as Ibn Sulaymān, Ismāʾīl, at least one woman, and people such as al-Baysānī and al-Ṭabarānī. Possibly a …
Minute fragment from a legal deed written by Halfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi (1100-1138 CE). Possibly involving a certain Netanʾel.
Recto: Note in Judaeo-Arabic in which Shelomo b. Eliyyahu requests from an unidentified philanthropist a sum of money to cover Sabbath expenditures. (Information from CUDL)
אלכאדם שלמה ברבי אליה סט'
יא מן אנא כאדמה קצדי מן פצ'ל אללה
ופצ'לך אן תדברני פי שי אנפקה פי אלסבת
לאנני פי צאיקה והוא יודע לו כנת פי שי
The servant Solomon son of R . Elijah, (may he come to a) g{ood) e(nd).
Oh you whose servant I am. I would hope from the grace of God
and…
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Recto: a medical prescription in Arabic for ʿAlī b. [..]Allah. Verso: scribal practice in Hebrew. ASE.
Official receipt of some kind.
Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic and Arabic script. Very rudimentary hand (probably known from other fragments). Each page is headed with someone's name, e.g., Barakāt, al-Shaykh Dāʾūd, …
Original text: Four bifolios of a Shīʿī literary work preserving content including Fatima's sermon ("the sermon of Fadak") and a ḥadīth about ʿAlī predicting that …
Some sort of receipt. Mentions 'al-qāḍī al-sadīd' and there is a date at the bottom.
Autograph order in the hand of Avraham Maimonides (r. 1205–1237 CE). Mainly in Arabic script with some Hebrew script. Abu l-Majd is to give the …
Account of the Qodesh: revenue from rent, ca. 1040. A very damaged leaf, in the handwriting of Yefet b. David b. Shekhanya. The revenue from …
Also, collected by me from the rent of Rabīʿ al-awwal:
From the room of Jacob, 4 1⁄2 dir. From the khuṣṣ of al-Rūmīya, 2 3/4 dir.
From t…
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Accounts. Late 19th century. Numerals expressed in Arabic.
Letter fragment from Avraham, son of the Gaon. In a mixture of Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic, and Arabic in Arabic script.
Book list in Judaeo-Arabic. In the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe (dates: 1100–38). T-S NS 190.1 mentions: וטריפות וניקוי... לרבנו סעדיה זל... דרג לבני פאס …
Legal document, laying out the genealogy and relationships within a family. Names mentioned include Mubāraka, Yiṣḥaq, and Yosef. Signed by Avraham b. Natan Av, Ṣadoq …
Legal testimony. The witnesses have examined (bāsharū) the Jew Ibrāhīm b. Abū l-ʿAlāʾ, and found that he had developed leprosy (judhām) on account of a …
In the name of God, the merciful and compassionate.
The people attaching their signature and registering their name (below), they being […
Recto: tiny fragment from a legal document. Verso: unidentified. (Information from CUDL)
Letter fragment. Beginning in rhymed Hebrew and continuing in Judaeo-Arabic. Spanish-influenced hand. Requests a "cheering" (letter) and conveys blessings to the addressee. AA/ASE
Letter of recommendation for the bearer, mainly missing just the upper right corner. The bearer is a resident of Jerusalem who is traveling to Fustat. …
Letter addressed to Yaʿaqov Cassuto. In Ladino. Dated: 14 Kislev 5651, which is 26 November 1890 CE. On verso is a fragment of a printed …
Ketubba fragment. Groom: Nissim. Bride: ʿAzīza bt. Kathīr, a virgin. Written and signed by Yefet b. David b. Shekhanya. Also signed by Avraham b. Farah …