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  1. 151Legal documentENA NS 39.13

    Mysterious document. In Hebrew. Late, probably 17th century, after the death of ʿAzarya Ze'evi. The document itself is extremely faded and nearly imposible to read …

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  2. 152LetterENA NS 42.4

    End of a late letter in Hebrew from Avraham R[...], in which he describes how he successfully made a match for the daughter of [...] …

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  3. 153LetterENA NS 47.15

    Letter of appeal for charity addressed to Yiṣḥaq Barukh. In Hebrew. Dating: Late, maybe 16th or 17th century. The writer is a teacher.

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  4. 154LetterENA 2799.8

    Recto: Either the beginning of a letter or the address of a letter for Shelomo Gabbay in Safed. There is also a list of names. …

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  5. 155Legal documentENA 3193.1

    Fragment from a legal query concerning the bill of divorce given by Moshe Qudeisi, which is claimed to be given forcibly, and therefore is not …

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  6. 156LetterDK 243 (alt: XII)

    Business letter to Yiṣḥaq Ashkenazi (Avraham David does not think it is Luria).

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  7. 157LetterDK 371 + DK 36.11

    Condolence and business letter to the brothers Eliyyahu and Leon.

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  8. 158LetterENA 1822a.90

    Letter in Hebrew. Dating: Late, perhaps 16th century. Conveying regulations for merchants (?תקנת סוחרים) in the name of the heads of the congregation. On verso, …

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  9. 159Legal documentENA 2123.26 + ENA 2123.25

    Two responsa: 1. Regarding a liturgy in shemini azereth. 2. Regarding a person who bought a stolen book, and the person whom the book was …

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  10. 160Legal documentENA 2124.39

    Responsa by Ribash, no. 202-203.

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  11. 161LetterENA NS 47.22

    Business letter from Yehuda b. Yaʿaqov (fattore) to a certain Shelomo (employer). In Hebrew with occasional Ladino words (docenas, magazin, partidos).

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  12. 162Legal documentENA 3039.9

    Responsum regarding qiyyum of legal documents

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  13. 163Legal documentENA 2607.22 + ENA 2607.21

    Responsa. Avkat Rochel no. 2-4. Published by Glick, Seridey Teshuvot, pp. 32-47. AA

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  14. 164LetterAIU VII.E.150

    Late letter in Hebrew to Yishmaʿel ha-Kohen dated November 1829 (Heshvan 5590).

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  15. 165LetterAIU VII.E.235

    Recto: late letter in Hebrew by Yehuda Leib Efendi to a respected person. Some geomancy markings at bottom left. Verso: Astrological diagram.

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  16. 166List or tableT-S NS 292.30

    Late. On the right page a few lines from a prenuptial agreement, the groom's name is Shelomo and the bride is Sol. This is her …

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  17. 167Legal documentENA 2685.2 + ENA 2685.1

    Responsa by RADBAZ, II, no. 839: 1. Resurrections of the dead 2. Regarding a Rabbi who excommunicated his student. Published by Glick, Sridei Teshuvot, 243-256

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  18. 168Legal documentENA 3036.6 + ENA 3036.5

    Responsum by RADBAZ concerning immersion of women in the Nile. Published Glick, Sridei Teshuvot, p. 275-289. See also TS K25.222.

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  19. 169Legal documentT-S AS 152.35

    An agreement for cancelation of engagement. Dating: probably 16th century (looks like the handwriting of Eliyya b. David Ḥavriya).The two parties declares they have no …

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  20. 170Legal documentENA NS 35.5

    Responsum regarding a cantor who mistakenly called to six readers instead of seven in Shabbat Hodesh. Published Glick, Seridei Teshuvot, II, p. 894-888.

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  21. 171Legal documentENA 2123.8

    A legal query regarding a man who stole from a gentile, if he entitled to return it. Published by Glick, Seridey Teshuvot, pp. 538-555. AA

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  22. 172Legal documentENA 1933.1–6

    Two responsa by Yaʿaqov b. Moshe Beirav (Constantinople). Published Glick, Seridei Teshuvot, pp. 3–31.

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  23. 173Legal documentMoss. VIII,408

    A legal ruling concerning a 'chained' wife (ʿaguna). Published by Glick, Seride Teshuvot: A Descriptive Catalogue of Responsa. Fragments from the Jacques Mosseri Collection at …

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  24. 174Legal documentMoss. VIII,449

    A draft of a question concerning a person who bought rights of a house. Upon the seller's death, his widiw claimed the valyue of the …

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  25. 175Legal documentMoss. Va,13

    A draft of a legal claim issued by Avraham b. Hayyim to the Jewish court in Cairo against his partner, whose name is not mentioned, …

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  26. 176LetterT-S AS 205.88

    A draft of a letter to the community of Alexandria headed by Avraham b. Zur, first half of 16th century. Regarding Shim'on b. Malah who …

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  27. 177Legal documentT-S NS 264.44

    Fragment of a Hebrew legal document from Cairo dated 1771/2 CE ([5]532 AM) certifying that Yaʿaqov Katāḥ (?) b. Avraham and Me'ir Shapurti (?) b. …

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  28. 178Legal documentHalper 370

    Legal testimony. Signed and scribed by Yaʿaqov Geryani(?). Also witnessed by Yiṣḥaq b. Binyamin b. Shoshin. Location; Fustat. Dated: Thursday 3 Tishrei 5370 AM, which …

    1. בעהי׳׳ת 
    2. בפנינו עדים חתומי מטה בא הבחור כה׳׳ר יעקב אליקים יצ׳׳ו בן המנוח כ[ה׳׳ר
    3. ואמר לנו לא נעלם מכם איך חזקת צרף אלגאושייה שיש לי היא [ג]זולה כ[י ה…

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  29. 179Legal documentHalper 371

    Legal testimony. In Hebrew. Location: Fustat. Dated: Wednesday 15 Tevet 5385 AM, which is 1624 CE. Witnesses: Masʿūd ʿAmram and Shelomo ʿAravit/ ʿAravib(?). They attest …

    1. בעה׳׳י
    2. [מעיגים אנו חטומי מ]טה השכיר עצמו היקר כ׳׳ר יאודה כהן יצ׳׳ו בה׳׳ר מימון נ׳׳ע לשרת את היקר
    3. [כה׳׳ר כלי]פה דגה יצ׳׳ו׳ בכ׳׳ר שמואל יצו׳ להיותו נק…

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  30. 180Legal documentT-S NS 288.230

    Fragment of a responsum dealing with a quarrel between 4 congregations in one town in Morea, Patras: the Romaniotes, two Sicilian, and the Castilian. The …

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  31. 181LetterF 1908.44UU

    Letter from Nissim, in Qaṭya, Sinai, to Shelomo Iskandarānī, in Fustat. In Hebrew. Dating: First half of the 16th century, based on Avraham David's assessment. …

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  32. 182LetterF 1908.44VV

    Letter from Avraham Castro (the grandson of the well-known minter) to a certain Shelomo. In Hebrew. Dating: Second half of the 16th century. Deals with …

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  33. 183Legal documentENA 3276.5 + ENA NS 70.5

    Responsum regarding a marriage permission to the "chained wife" (agunah) of a silk dealer, who was on a business trip in the villages of Egypt …

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  34. 184LetterJRL SERIES A 1016

    Upper part of a letter in Hebrew dated 534[.] = 1580s CE. It is addressed to "my brother who is like my soul" and mentions …

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  35. 185Legal documentMoss. VII,76.2

    Recto: Legal document in Hebrew. Late. Yaʿaqov ha-Kohen b. Barukh attests that he owes Yaʿaqov Esprial (?אישפריאל) 4,800 diwani muayyadis ('fine and good ones') for …

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  36. 186Legal documentJRL SERIES A 927

    Legal document dated 25 Tammuz 5548 AM (July 1788 CE), Cairo, in which the undersigned acknowledges receipt of 80 reales, from Yiṣḥaq Aripol for part …

    1. בע׳׳ה 
    2. מודה אני החתום מטה היות אמת וצדק איך קבלתי בכח הרשאתי מיד
    3. הרבנים המובהקים בידינא הכא שבמצרים יע׳׳ה סך שמונים ריאליס 
    4. אבוטאקאס מסך ..שתיים פ׳׳…

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  37. 187Legal documentJRL SERIES B 2936

    Late certificate in Hebrew, probably issued in Fusṭāṭ, attesting that R. Yiṣḥaq known as Hoja (?) Shtiwi, who has since moved to Alexandria, has been …

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  38. 188LetterT-S AS 153.214

    Late business letter in Hebrew from Shemuel Bahlul in Manzala (near Damietta). Information from Avraham David's transcription and notes.

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  39. 189LetterCUL Or.1080 J134

    Letter from David al-Qalʿī, perhaps in Minyat Zifta or nearby, to Yosef al-Faranji (it seems his uncle), perhaps in Fustat/Cairo. In Hebrew. Dating: mid-16th century, …

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    1. אדוני ומארי ועטרת ראשי אור שמשי וצניף תפארתי כמה"ר     נר"ו
    2. הן זאת להודיע לאדון ממצבינו כי טוב ש"ל כן נשמע נתבשר מכם תמ[יד]    

    3. [א]נ"ס ורוב…

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  40. 190Legal documentT-S AS 145.32

    Investment partnership between Hayyim b. Shelomo Hazaq and his wife, approving the receiving of a sum of 63000 m[edin] k[esif] as a payment for his …

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  41. 191Paraliterary textENA 3926.6

    Magical recipe written in Arabic and Hebrew. The Arabic script reads "ṣifa kāghaḍa (=kāghadh) saḥiḥa wa-hiya lā tataghayyar wa-taṣnaʿ minhā mā shiʾt" on verso. Part …

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  42. 192LetterT-S Misc.28.168

    Business letter in Hebrew. Late. Dating: Second half of the 16th century, based on Avraham David's assessment. Mentions currencies such as coronas and peraḥim. Most …

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  43. 193LetterENA 2050.1 + ENA 2050.2

    Late letter in Hebrew from Yosef b. Emmanuel Ergas in Livorno to Abram Segre. Dated 3 Adar 5489 AM which is 1729 CE. The address …

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  44. 194Legal documentT-S Misc.10.238

    Fragment of a late legal document in Hebrew detailing financial transactions. Mentions 181 peraḥim that were detained with the consul; a certain Hayyim; a total …

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  45. 195LetterT-S Misc.20.166

    Fragment of a letter from Jerusalem to Egypt, beginning of the 16th century. The writer describes a financial/communal crisis that prevented the functioning of the …

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  46. 196LetterT-S NS 264.64

    Late Hebrew letter mentioning the consul of Venice.

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  47. 197LetterYevr. II A 1896

    Letter draft from one Jewish community (A) to another Jewish community (B) in a different land. In Hebrew. Locations unknown. Dating: Late. Catalogued as 18th …

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  48. 198LetterYevr. II A 2893

    Letter of condolence from Yiṣḥaq b. Shelomo ha-Maskil to the brothers Binyamin and Yeshuʿa b. Shelomo. In Hebrew. Dated: Monday, 14 Heshvan 5571 AM, which …

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  49. 199LetterMoss. IIIa,9 + T-S AS 212.54 + T-S AS 212.55 + T-S AS 214.40

    Letter from Yiṣḥaq b. Yeḥiel. Dated: Friday, 23 Ḥeshvan 5310 AM, which is 1549 CE. In Hebrew, with phrases in Yiddish and many words in …

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  50. 200Legal documentMoss. VII,53

    Recto: Legal document. Dated: Thursday, 17 Iyyar 5316 AM, which is 27 April 1556 CE. May be a copy or a version of a document …

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