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Primary language

Hebrew

Letter from Yehoshuaʿ b. Yakhin to Shelomob. Shelah starting with 18 lines of bible quotations (l. 1, Genesis 5:18; l. 2, Psalms 24:5; l. 4, Psalms 25:14; l. 3- 12, Psalms 112:3; l. 13, Proverbs 2:6 and 28:14; l. 14, Deuteronomy 33:11; l. 15, Deuteronomy 14:29; l. 15, Genesis 28:3; l. 16-18, Psalms 121:8).

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Document date

Monday, 29 Iyyar 4967 Anno Mundi (28 May 1207 CE)

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Three related court records. In the hand of Yehuda b. Aharon Ibn al-ʿAmmānī (active ca. 1201–43). […] (I) Sitt al-Maʿānī bt. Yeshuʿa b. Hillel, the wife of Avraham b. Shelomob. Yoshiyya, receives a house and 100 dinars willed to her by her father from ʿAmram and Zekharya the sons of Netanʾel the Trustee of the Court, the guardians of the orphans of her two brothers, Abū l-Najm (Hillel) and Abū l-Ḥasan, and from Abū l-Faḍl Yosef b. […] Also mentions Sitt al-Maʿānī's son Shelomo. The second witness (along with Yehuda Ibn al-ʿAmmānī) is Ḥefeṣ b.

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12 Adar 1420 Seleucid (14 February 1109 CE)

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Aramaic, Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

Dated: 12 Adar 1420 Seleucid = 14 February 1109 CE. In which Nāshī b. Menaḥem acknowledges receipt from Mevorakh b. […] Written and signed by Yehuda b. Shemuel. Also signed by Shelomob. Yiṣḥaq. The validation is written and signed by Aharon b. Yeshuʿa ha-Rofeʾ and signed by Yaʿaqov b. Muvḥar ha-Kohen and Yefet b. Mevorakh ha-Levi.

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Monday, 16 Sivan 1471 Seleucid (23 May 1160 CE)

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

A cantor named Sheʾerit b. Shemarya ("the glory of the cantors") testifies that he has borrowed 13 dinars from Abū l-Maʿālī Shemuel b. Yehuda against a collateral of jewelry. Witnesses: Yefet b. ʿOvadya and Shelomob. Yefet. Witnesses for the validation (qiyyum): Meʾir b. Hillel b. Ṣadoq, Yosef b. Yaʿaqov ha-Kohen, and the teacher Natan b.

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Primary languages

Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

Congratulating him on the birth of a son possibly named Shelomo.

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• congratulations

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Primary language

Hebrew

Dating: Probably 16th century, as the latest author mentioned is Shelomo Almoli (Istanbul, 1460–1530). (Information from AA and Allony et al.)

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• booklist

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Primary languages

Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

Beginning of a letter to Shelomo ha-Sar ('ha-Sofer ha-Mahir'). The sender complains about difficult circumstances.

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Two rhymed letters between the brothers Shemuʾel and Shelomo, on the subject of wine. See also Goitein's index card, and cf.

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• brothers
• wine

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Document date

1042–1046 CE

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Letter from ʿEli ha-Mumḥe b. Avraham, in Jerusalem, to Efrayim b. Shemarya, in Fustat. […] ʿEli complains about the lack of response to his previous letters and repeats his request for news of the cantor from Mosul, Abū l-Faraj, and for any developments with Daniel b. ʿAzarya, who was at that time in Fustat. He also says that "the Roshim" (=Eliyya and Yosef ha-Kohen the sons of Shelomob. […] Even though the letter is in the hand of ʿEli b. Avraham, he apparently is writing in the name of his father, Avraham b.

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• daniel b. azarya
• efrayim b. shemarya
• eli b. avraham
• jerusalem
• ramla

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Document date

Tuesday, 1 Nisan 1537 Seleucid (31 March 1226 CE)

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

This is a copy of T-S 13J4.2. Yiṣḥaq b. Yehuda Ibn al-Mashshāṭ, agent (wakīl) of Yeshuʿa b. Hillel Ibn Zikr, sells to Hillel b. Barakāt the enslaved woman Ḍiyāʾ, who was born into slavery (muwallad) and was brought (musayyara) to Fustat. […] Seems to be a (good) copy made by Shelomob. Eliyyahu. (Information from Mediterranean Society, I, pp. 433, 458, and from Goitein's index cards)

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• 13th c
• bill of sale
• slave

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Document date

18 Kislev [48]41 Anno Mundi (2 December 1080 CE)

Primary languages

Aramaic, Hebrew

(Gil thinks 4741 AM and 979/80 CE.) The groom is [...] b. Shelomo from Damascus. The bride is [...] bt. […] b. [… ha-Ko]hen ha-Gizbar ("the treasurer") b. Shemuel b. Moshe ha-Kohen […] al-Qazzāz, and her agent is her uncle.

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• damascus
• ketubba
• marriage

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Document date

Friday 15 of Adar 1443 Seleucid (4 March 1132 CE)

Primary languages

Aramaic, Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

Contains two legal records that were added later, also in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. (B) On the right side, after Sitt al-Ahl's husband had taken a solemn oath to divorce her, he retreated. […] Signed by Berakhot ha-Kohen b. Aharon ha-Gelili, and Ḥalfōn ha-Levi b. Menashe, and validated by Natan Ha-Kohen b. Shelomo. (Information from Goitein's index card and CUDL.)

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Thursday, 23 Ḥeshvan 1410 Seleucid (21 October 1098 CE)

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Recto and verso: Court record written and signed by Hillel b. ʿEli. Dated: Thursday, 23 Ḥeshvan 1410 Seleucid = 21 October 1098 CE. Containing an agreement between Abū l-Munā and Abū l-Faḍl regarding a debt of 55 dinars, 35 of which were to be paid immediately and the remaining 20 at the middle of Kislev. Also signed by Shelomob. Yosef Av ha-Kohen and Yiṣḥaq b. Shemuel.

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• register

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Inferred date

1127–1138 CE

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Petition from ʿImrān b. Khalaf to the Gaon Maṣliaḥ b. Shelomo ha-Kohen (r. 1127-1139). In the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi (fl. 1100-1138 CE). In which he claims he was "swindled" in his marriage to a woman, because she was "muʿāqa" in impurity, whatever that means; apparently this situation has lasted for several years.

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• halfon b. menashshe
• masliah gaon

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Document date

1503 Seleucid (21 September 1191–9 September 1192 CE)

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Barakāt sells part of her house with the permission of her husband Yefet b. Nadiv b. Shelomo ha-Meshorer. One quarter of the house, out of one half belonging to her. […] The house is held by her in partnership with her husband. Signed by [...] b. Yefet ha-Melammed. (Information from Goitein's index card.)

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Primary languages

Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

F. 1r: Draft of letters, one to Abū l-Faḍl Sahl (maybe al-Tustarī?). Shelomob. Aharon b. Abū […] and Shela b. Yehoshuaʿ are also mentioned.

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Inferred date

1100–1138 CE

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Fragment of a court register. In the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi (1100–38 CE). Entries on verso include (a) a marriage agreement between Namer al-Khayyāṭ and Ḥasana bt. Ḥalfon ha-Kohen and (b) a sale of a floor in a house between Mevorakh b. […] Recto is difficult to make sense of. Mentions [...] b. Shelomo; "the congregation"; and conditions that someone will not work in [...]

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Inferred date

1128–1164 CE

Primary languages

Aramaic, Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

Ḥalfon/Khalaf ha-Kohen sells a quarter (of a house) to Abū l-ʿAlā b. Abū l-Surūr. Signed by: Natan b. Shelomo ha-Kohen, Yosef ha-Levi, Yeshuʿa b. Ḥotam, ha-Levi Natan b. Ḥalfon ha-Kohen, Yakhin b. Yeshuʿa, Yehuda b. […] Subsequent deed of sale certifying that the blind man Ṣadaqa b. Yiṣḥaq has purchased the same property from Abū l-ʿAlā b.

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Document date

Marḥeshvan 1455 Seleucid (11 October 1143–9 November 1143 CE)

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Written in the hand of Nathan b. Shelomo ha-Kohen. The recto records the settlement of a partnership and the verso records subsequent payments (signed by Ḥiyyā b. Yiṣḥaq and Natan b. Shelomo ha-Kohen). The partners, Khalaf b. Abū l-Ḥasan al-Damsīsī and Yosef b.

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• autograph
• business dispute
• debt
• dye
• partnership
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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Dating: Late 11th or early 12th century. Pinḥas b. [...] claims from Tiqva b. ʿAmram a ruqʿa worth 5 dinars. […] Scribed and signed by Avraham b. Shemaʿya ha-Ḥaver. Also signed by Shelomob. […] The financial dealings of Tiqva b. ʿAmram of Ashqelon are known from several other Genizah manuscripts, including T-S 8J4.14 (dated 1098 CE) and T-S 28.4 (dated 1100 CE).

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Document date

4761–68 Anno Mundi (14 September 999–3 September 1008 CE)

Primary language

Hebrew

The document concerns a certain Shemuel and Shelomo and refers to a cousin, but little of the text remains. Verso contains a list of names, all written in the same hand: Eliyya ha-Kohen; Menaḥem b. Meʾir; Shemarya b. Shabbetay ha-Parnas; Eliyya b. Shabbetay רבילן(?); Shabbetay b. [...];and Shabbetay b. Yehuda. Hebrew jottings have been added in a different hand and ink.

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Ṭevet 1441 Seleucid (15 December 1129–12 January 1130 CE)

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Legal document in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. Dated: Ṭevet 1441 Seleucid, which is 1130 CE. […] In this document, Shemarya’s brother, Abū Naṣr Elʿazar ha-Kohen, receives the items deposited with Shela and releases him from any responsibility. Signed by Ḥalfon b. Menashshe, Natan b. Shelomo, Moshe b. Yehuda, and ʿEli b.

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Primary language

Hebrew

Letter fragment addressed to the Gaon Shelomo (b. Yehuda?), or conceivably his son). In Hebrew.

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Document date

5579 Anno Mundi (1 October 1818–19 September 1819 CE)

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

The letter recipients are Menaḥem Barakha and Barakha Goren, sender: Shelomo Sonino. Requires further examination for content.

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• 19th c
• late ja

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Primary languages

Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

Pre-nuptial agreement, written following the betrothal and shortly before the marriage itself. The groom’s name is Shelomo. The marriage gift is 10 dinars. (Information from CUDL)

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Letter from Abūn b. Ṣadaqa, Jerusalem, to Nahray b. Nissim, Fustat.

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• illness
• illness letter 969-1517
• illness: mention
• nahray b. nissim
• trade

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Document date

Ḥeshvan 1646 Seleucid (1 October 1334–29 October 1334 CE)

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

The writing is faded and difficult to decipher. (I) Groom: Shemuel b. Avraham. Bride: Ẓarīfa bt. Moshe, virgin. Witnesses: Elʿazar b. Yehuda ha-Rofeʾ; Avraham b. Pinḥas ha-Kohen. Dated Ḥeshvan 1646 Seleucid = October 1334 CE. […] The witnesses are Avraham b. Pinḥas ha-Kohen and Avraham b. Yaʿaqov.

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• engagement

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Large fragment of a letter with accounts, especially of goods brought from Syria. “You have received from Muhammad al-Shami 1-1/6 for the price (‘an qimat) …

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• trade

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Letter from a man troubled with private and public disasters, including business concerns and his wife’s illness, leading him to write that "Could I find …

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• business
• illness
• illness letter 969-1517
• illness: du'f
• illness: women's
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Primary language

Hebrew

Letter from Shemuel the Third b. Hoshana, Jerusalem, to Shemarya b. al-Hanan, the leader of the Babylonian Jewish community in Fustat ca. 1010. Shemuel writes to introduce the young Natan b. Avraham. (Information from CUDL)

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• 11th c

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The first 30 lines are in the hand of Shelomob. Eliyyahu, the remaining 48 lines in that of another scribe whose ways of accounting were very much different. […] The total of 60 dirhams is twice as much as the average in Appendixes B 40-42. These were perhaps later, or this payroll reflects a certain state of emergency, for instance, a low Nile with high prices for wheat. […] (Information from Mediterranean Society, II, p 451, App. B 43, dated 1210-1223)

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• account
• charity
• communal

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