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Small fragment of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Lower right corner.
No Scholarship Records
Prognostications, probably.
Legal notes in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe (fl. 1100–1138 CE). Maybe a court ledger containing records of sessions, or else notes for drawing …
Fragment from the bottom part of a legal deed written by Halfon b. Menashshe Halevi (fl. 1100–1138 CE) under the authority of Masliah Gaon (r. …
Letter of condolence, with extensive biblical quotations. The Judaeo-Arabic on verso, ‘from his servant...’, is either a postscript or address (seems to mention Malīj). (Information …
Letter from Yosef, in Tripoli, Libya, to his mother, probably in Fustat. Although the address reads "from your son Yosef," the letter is written in …
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Literary. Commentary on Kings.
Bifolio from a collection of legal documents from Yemen. The first document on f. 1r is in a different, cruder, hand to the rest, and …
Opening of a late letter addressed to "dear Avraham." The name "Julia" (גולייה) may also appear in the opening lines before the body of the …
Secondary use: Efrayim b. Shemarya (11th c) uses and reworks passages from the Sheʾiltot of Aḥay of Shabḥa (8th c) for a sermon. Written on …
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Literary; Zohar.
Letter fragment from Moshe to 'my brother.' In Judaeo-Arabic. He asks him to bear the hardship (yatajashsham al-ʿanā) and spend the night . . . …
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Official-looking document(s) in Arabic script. Needs examination.
Recto: bottom line of a court record, (written and?) signed by [Avraham] b. Shemaʿya he-Ḥaver, [Yiṣḥaq b. Shemuel] the Spaniard, Menashshe b. Shemuel, Ḥalfon b. …
Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic and eastern Arabic numerals. Late. Names are prefaced by סי׳ = senyor.
Letter from Avraham b. Yiṣḥaq Sholal ha-Kohen to an unnamed benefactor. Dating: 16th century. (Information from CUDL; see also A. David's edition and description on …
Newly treated and encapsulated, must be examined
A damaged Karaite ketubah from Cairo. The groom is Saadya b. Shmeul b. Saadya. The bride name is Esther.
Legal document. In the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi (dates: 1100–38). Fragment (upper right corner). Moshe b. Shelomo makes a declaration in favor of …
Petition or report or draft of one, in Arabic script. Strings of titles. There are alternating lines of light ink (bigger letters) and dark ink …
Bottom left corner fragment of a legal contract, late. Deed of sale. Three signatures in the form of cartouches at the bottom. Second fragment of …
Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: 11th century. Mentions Mardūkh b. Mūsā. Hand of Nahray?
Deed of sale for a residential building and its upper-story apartment in the Jewish quarter of Cairo. Dated: in the first third of Nisan 542[4] …
Bill of divorce (geṭ). Wife: Sitt al-Fakhr bt. Berakhot. Husband's name not preserved. Signed by Moshe b. Sadoq and the cantor Moshe b. Yehuda. (Information …
Late accounts with Hebrew numerals. One of the entries on the recto lists sums "in the hand of Rav Shel[om]o Shalom in the name of …
From a glossary (or table of contents?) for a treatise on a subject that remains obscure. The headings are various operations conducted on an ״עם״ …
Mercantile letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions Abū Isḥāq b. Yaḥyā and silk. (Information in part from CUDL)
Fatimid state document. Report to al-Malik al-Afḍal from al-thaghr al-maḥrūs (probably Tyre). Ca. 1108 CE. Related fragments are as follows (the clusters are defined based …
Fragment with three document entries, probably from a court register. Dated November 1719 (Kislev 5480). The first is marriage-related; the second is a betrothal document; …
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Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Possibly sent from Alexandria to an unidentified dignitary in Fustat (though Goitein suggests that the sender is in Fustat and the addressee …
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Letter in Ladino to Efrayim [...] dated 1806/7 CE (20 Sivan[?] 5567 AM). Requires further examination.
Mostly torn and effaced memorial list of well-known families. (Information from Goitein's index cards)
Damaged fragment from the bottom part of a pre nuptial agreement (or a ketubah). The future husband is taking upon himself not to harm his …
Ketubba fragment (lower left corner). Groom: ʿAmmār b. Yiṣḥaq. Bride: Surūr bt. Yefet. A sum of 12.5 dinars is mentioned. The dowry is valued at …
List of people receiving charitable support from the community. The list includes various people described as Rūmī (ie, from Byzantium). According to Goitein (Med Soc …
Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Fragment (upper right corner). Rudimentary spellings. The sender expresses concern about the addressee's illness and the capitation tax (kharāj); also mentions describe …
Top of a legal document from Fustat. Very faded/damaged. Two parties are mentioned. On verso there is mirror image Arabic text (imprint from another fragment).
Some sort of list in Arabic script. Seems to include names of people and locations. On verso there are a few words in Hebrew script.
Accounts. Late.
Record of statement of release issued by the court of the Nagid Avraham Maimonides (1205–37). Dated: Monday, 15 Iyyar 1538 = 3 May 1227 CE. …
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, …
Bifolio of accounts. Two pages are in Arabic script and Greek/Coptic numerals, mentioning aṣḥāb al-dār and a qāḍī. One page is a list in Judaeo-Arabic …
Letter in Ladino.
Midrash about redemption, middle of 13th century.
Begging letter from Fuḍayl, the brother of Abū l-Ḥasan, and from Abū Saʿd, to his relative Abū l-Khayr Ṣedaqa b. Ṣammūh b. Sasson requesting help …
Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic. Yemeni.
Deed of compensation from the court of Efrayim b. Shemarya and in his handwriting. Concerning people from Tyre and a partnership, starting with an Arabic …
Letter address, in Arabic script. From the head of the Yeshiva (رأس المثيبة) to Ramla. "الرملة يصل ان شا الله". Name of the addressee to …