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Small fragment of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew, likely an appeal for help.
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Medical prescription in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Probably 12th or 13th century based on handwriting. Partial transcription on Goitein's index card. On recto there is a poem …
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Letter of business written in the 11th century, mentioning the rīf (‘the (Egyptian) province’). (Information from CUDL.) Looks like the same handwriting as T-S 10J15.24 …
Legal document. Bill of divorce, Fusṭāṭ. Dated: 5 Cheshvan 1473 (27 October 1161). This bill of divorce is one of forty under the T-S 10J2 …
Fragment of a legal document from Alexandria (נא אמו]ן דעל כיף ימא רבא מותבה)). In the list of validated corrections, mentions an iron bucket (צטל …
Minute fragment from the bottom of a legal deed written by Halfon b. Menashshe Halevi (Date: 1100-1138)
Literary text in Hebrew regarding blessings over the Torah. Late.
The verso of the ketubba of Sitt al-Ahl bt. Yefet, from 1125 (PGPID 7560). Contains two legal records that were added later, also in the …
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Official-looking receipt. Mentions arṭāl Miṣr, the quantity of half raṭl, and the occurrence of the transaction/event in the presence of a judge (bī-ḥuḍūr al-Qāḍī al-ʿazīz).
Letter to a certain Shemuel. In Judaeo-Arabic, in a crude hand. Mentioning the currency nuṣṣ (= nuṣf, which generally refers to the muʾayyadi first coined …
IB VII, 27. Recto: Legal document. On parchment. In the handwriting of Mevorakh b. Natan. In which Bū Saʿd Moshe b. Yefet the head Parnas …
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Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Refers to something gilded (mudhahhaba) weighing a certain amount; later again refers to gold; concludes with expressions of deference and possibly …
Fragment of a business letter in Judaeo-Arabic. On verso there are Greek/Coptic letters in long sequences, perhaps comprising words rather than numerals.
Small fragment of a ketubba, mentioning various sums in dinars. (Information from CUDL)
Business letter from Barakāt b. Khulayf dealing with shipments of textiles within Egypt. The name Abū l-Ḥasan is mentioned, as well as merchandise sent with …
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Sale of a female slave. Seller: David Ha-Levi. 25 dinars. Probably 12/13 century. (Ashur estimation). VMR
Release given by Karīma bt. Ṣedaqa the teacher to Avraham b. Ḥujayj. Signed by many people, but only four of the signatures preserved. (Information from …
List of names and numbers- money collected and owed. Probably written by Shelomo b. Elya
Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: probably 12th or 13th century. Giving instructions and sending regards. Mentions Abū l-Riḍā; Abū l-Munā; his brother Abū Sahl; a …
Accounts in Arabic script and Greek/Coptic numerals. "sharḥ mā taḥaṣṣala min thamn al-[...]." This seems to be the third reuse of the fragment: first it …
Verso: Note in Arabic script, possibly the beginning of a literary text or some kind of pious exhortation: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الرحمن الرحيم اما …
Bill of exchange in the amount of 120 qirsh paid to Kẖawaja Mūsa Abū Hārūn – 25 October 1915CE – Museum of Islamic Art – …
Legal document written and signed by Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. Sitt al-Milāḥ sells her Nubian female slave ʿAlam to Abū Zikrī Yaḥyā for 23 dinars. Her …
Small fragment with a few words in Arabic script. Likely the prayers for the caliph and his ancestors from the end of a state document.
Official-looking document in Arabic script. Fiscal? Might also be private accounts. Verso is a less formal list of names with sums of money.
Mercantile letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dated: Sunday, 4 days remaining in Nisan 1415 Seleucid = 24 April 1104 CE. Inquiring about a traveler, whether his ship …
Receipt of payment. Needs examination.
Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: late, probably no earlier than 14th century.
Letter from Moshe b. Binyamin Ashkenazi, probably in Fustat/Cairo, to Avraham Castro, probably in Alexandria or Jerusalem. Dating: 16th century. The sender describes how "from …
Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic. Dated: 3 Tishrei [5]605 AM (1844 CE). The main heading mentions that the entries are a "list of expenses for the procurement …
Letter from Musa b. Abi al-Hayy, from Busir, to Abu al-Afraḥ Avraham (ʿArūs) b. Yosef, Fustat. The letter contains details about the purchase of flax …
על שמך
כתאבי אטאל אללה בקא מולאי אלשיך ואדאם עזה מן בוציר יום
אלאתנין מסתהל אלול ען חאל סלאמה ונעמה ושוק אליה קרב אללה אלאגת[מאע]
בך על…
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Aphorisms attributed to al-Shāfiʿī and others.
Perhaps accounts in Judaeo-Arabic. Verso was not photographed.
Probably a list of witness signatures from the bottom of a legal document. Names preserved: Yefet ha-[...]; Yefet b. [...]; ʿEli the judge ("bet din") …
Small fragment from the draft of a document, written in two different hands (one is that of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi, fl. 1100-1138 CE). Mentions …
Letter of appeal for charity. Mainly in Judaeo-Arabic, with good handwriting but rudimentary spellings. The sender asks for half a dirham to buy food. He …
Verso (secondary use): Accounts in the hand of ʿArūs b. Yosef. Mentions Alexandria.
Letter fragment (upper part) from Avraham probably to his elder brother (called 'father' but, later, 'from your brother'). In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Late, probably 15th–17th century. …
Bifolio from a court notebook, containing a trousseau list with typical trousseau items and values in Hebrew numerals. The hand is likely known. (Information from …
Probably rhymed poetry. Might be riddles. (Information in part from CUDL.)
Small fragment of an official-looking Arabic document. Receipt?
Unidentified text in Arabic script, possibly a letter, possibly poetry. Mentions "dafātirī" and "al-qirṭās." Needs examination.
Bottom part of a legal deed from Alexandria dated 487[.] to the creation = 1110-1119. Signed by Avraham b. Ya'aqov (who might well be Avraham …
Petition. Dating: Late 16th or early 17th century, as it involves the well-known rabbi and judge Ḥayyim Kapūsī (1540–1631). The petitioner makes accusations against a …
يقبل الارض بين يدي الموافق العالية اعلاها الله تعالى
وينهي ان ثم رجل يهودي يسمى سعد بن العيصي كان ملتزم بمقاطعة الجوالي سابقاً فانكر عليه
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Letter from an otherwise unknown Avraham b. Yosef to the relatively well-known Abū l-Faḍāʾil Ḥayyim b. Ḥananel, who was the son of the judge Ḥananel …
Letter to Abū ʿAlī Yeḥezqel, the brother of Ḥalfon b. Netanʾel complaining in strong terms about Ibn Khulayf and Buraykh, but praying Bushayr. (Information from …
Geʾonic responsa (information from CUDL).
Jottings of documents - needs examination.
Small fragment from the bottom of a state document with wide line spacing, preserving only a ḥamdala and ṣalwala.
Newly treated and encapsulated, must be examined