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Inferred date

1100–1138 CE

Primary languages

Aramaic, Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

Fragment from the bottom of a legal document from Fusṭāṭ, dated ‘the middle decade of the month Ḥeshvan’, mentioning a man named Zayn and a certain Avraham. […] In the handwriting of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi (fl. 1100-1138 CE). (Information in part from CUDL)

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Inferred date

1100–1138 CE

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Legal document in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi (fl. 1100-1138 CE). Mentions a perfume/drug business in Qalyūb. A Seleucid Era date and the equivalent date in another calendar are partially preserved (probably [5]13 AH, which is 1119/20 CE).

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Sivan 5578 Anno Mundi (5 June 1818–4 July 1818 CE)

Primary language

Hebrew

Legal document. In Hebrew. Location: Cairo. Dated: End of Sivan, 5578 AM, which is July 1818 CE. […] Avraham will study the trade of sarraflik (money changing) from Yehuda for a period of 24 months. He will learn "how to count money as is customary here, every 1000 medins in one paper." For the first year, the weekly wage will be 40 medins. For the second year, the weekly wage will be 60 medins.

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• 19th c
• late heb
• sarraflik

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Inferred date

1100–1138 CE

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Legal document in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe (fl. 1100-1138 CE). In which Eliyya b. [...] acknowledges that he has received 18.25 dinars from Abū l-Surūr Peraḥya; then mentions "all the coral given to me by way of [...]"; then [...] ha-Levi ha-Sar ha-Nikhbad (=Eliyya?). […] [NB: When Goitein and Gershon Weiss cite "T-S NS 320.54," they mean T-S NS 320.142.] ASE

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Verso: two different letters, glued together to create a rotulus for the calendar on recto. Both are mercantileletters from the mid-11th century. (I) The upper lettermentions: Alexandria; something in which nothing remained "except for its sacks (khuyūsh)"; the ships from al-Mahdiyya; updates about the sailing of the ships; something reported by Ibn Mahdī when he came; various other updates about specific ships (including a shakhtūr and a qārib); updates on pricees of specific goods, including oil; a report that "the city/land is tranquil, and the 'waṣāyā' are [...] ... and no one is dearer to the governmen than the traders... the island (al-Jazīra)[…] "; more updates about specific ships; and a mention of "the fleet" (al-uṣṭūl). (Information in part from CUDL.)

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Hebrew

Placard of a Spanish pilgrim to Jerusalem "If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand wither [Psalms 137:5]. [I am] Avraham b. […] May God, for the sake of his name, letme arrive in Jerusalem, the Holy City—may it be rebuilt and established during the lifetime of all Israel—and letme become one of its inhabitants. […] (Information and translation from Goitein, Med Soc V, p. 401.)

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Primary language

Arabic

Business letter. Probably from Aḥmad b. ʿAbd al-Karīm al-Maghribī al-Tūnisī (upper right of recto). […] Toward the bottom of recto, he mentions the following: 3 aqfāṣ of antimony; lead; 7 chests of mercury and verdigris; 6 chests of soap; 7 chests of labdanum; later on, arsenic; and something "to India." On verso, he mentions [...] b. Muḥammad al-Shāṭir on two occasions (l. 1v, 17v); he gives prices for pepper and ginger; mentions the return from the ḥajj (al-nuzūl baʿd al-ḥajj); and mentions saffron.

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• hajj
• ib-addenda
• jedda
• lead
• mercury
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Judaeo-Arabic

Letter in Judaeo-Arabic mentioning (perhaps addressed to) al-Shaykh al-Melammed Abū Saʿīd.

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Judaeo-Arabic

Legal fragment. On parchment. In the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe? Mentions the terms khulṭa, lādan, and musk.

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Inferred date

1785–1825 CE

Primary language

Hebrew

Legal document. Dating: Late 18th century or early 19th century, based on the mention of Me'ir b. […] Yaʿaqov Ḥasūn attests that he received a three-month investment from Me'ir ben Naʿim of 45 reales, one real being equal to 90 silver medins. Half of the monthly profit that accrues from this money, up to 67 medins, shall be paid to Me'ir ben Naʿim, and Yaʿaqov will retain the other half.

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• 18th or 19th c
• ben na'im

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Primary languages

Aramaic, Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

Moshe and Sitt al-Hanāʾ bt. Elʿazar ha-Levi. Possibly in the hand of ʿImmanuʾel b. Yeḥiʾel (this seems doubtful). The (partial) description of the estate is in Judaeo-Arabic, the legal part of the deed is in Hebrew. Mentions 10 dinars (and then "a thousand"?). […] Names mentioned: Shelomo; Elʿazar ha-Levi; and maybe a woman.

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Arabic

Letter in Arabic script. There are wishes for somebody's health (ارجو ان قد وهب عافيته). Mentions the arrival of Abū l-Faraj. Mentions that 'I have 3 dinars left" and then asks for a loan (وقد تبقا عندي ثلثة دنانير...

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Judaeo-Arabic

Letter possibly addressed to the Nagid. In Judaeo-Arabic, written in a crude hand. Fragment (upper left corner). Mentions the arrival of Abū l-Surūr with the news that (probably the Nagid) had obtained or issued a favorable rescript (tawqīʿ) for a petition. Also mentions the capitation tax and Ibn Barukh. (Information in part from CUDL)

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• tawqi'

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Primary languages

Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

Letter fragment (two pieces comprising the lower left corner). The sender mentions that he was sick with a fever and cold and nobody (or nobody [except ...]) visited/asked after him (mā iftaqadanī [...]). Mentions 'my master al-Ḥemdat' and 'my master, the rayyis, our rabbi Avraham (Maimonides?).'

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• illness
• illness letter 969-1517

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Judaeo-Arabic

Both verso and recto containing legal documents, each written by a different scribe. On recto marriage and betrothal are mentioned, but only little text is preserved. On verso another legal document, probably written by Halfon b. Menashshe Halevi (Date: 1100-1138) but only little text is preserved.

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• halfon b. menashshe

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Judaeo-Arabic

Letter in which an ophthalmologist blames his assistant who was also his relative for having left without giving him details about the various medications in the dispensary and asks him to return to work. (Information from Mediterranean Society, I, p. 97, II, p. 246, and from Goitein's index cards)

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• medicine
• ophthalmology

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Inferred date

1100–1138 CE

Legal fragment. In the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe (fl. 1100–1138 CE). Mentions Abū Saʿd. Dating: Mentions the date Adar 14[.]4 Seleucid, so either 1103, 1113, 1123, or 1133 CE.

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Judaeo-Arabic

Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dealing mainly with business matters. The sender is sorting through accounts (e.g., "I checked my ledger (daftarī) and did not find anything."). Mentions people such as Abū Naṣr; Faḍāʾil; Kātib al-Jaysh (who is supposed to provide a letter for Ibn Ṣaghīr); Ibn Hilāl b. […] The continuation on the back is very faded; the writer mentions marriage several times.

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• ib-addenda
• india book unedited
• katib al-jaysh

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Judaeo-Arabic

Letter. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Late, maybe 15th century or later, based on handwriting, abbreviations, formulae, format. The main letter on recto deals with various business matters; mentions rose water; sends many greetings. […] On verso there is another note, mentioning three jarā'ir of barley, and the sufferings of Ibn Manṣūr(?)

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• late ja

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Judaeo-Arabic

Letter, likely a draft. In Judaeo-Arabic. In the hand of Shelomo b. […] Verso (the first part of the letter) mentions the arrival of the addressee's letter; a loan (אלעאירה = al-ʿāʾira); swearing 'by the Torah of Moshe Rabbenu.' Recto (the continuation) mentions 'woe on the one who demanded it and woe on [

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Judaeo-Arabic

Letter from Yaʿaqov b. Salmān al-Ḥarīrī, in Alexandria, to his mother and father, in Qayrawān. […] Ibrāhīm, whom Yaʿaqov addresses at the end of the letter, but he addresses his mother for the bulk of the letter. […] See also ENA 2738.34, a very similar letter which Yaʿaqov wrote at the same time and addressed to his sister.

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• arabic address
• epidemic
• flax
• illness
• illness letter 969-1517
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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Letter from Nahray b. Nissīm, Fusṭāṭ, to his cousin Barhūn b. […] "If, God forbid, he continues to demand payment from you after he knows that it was already collected from me, then you will certainly remind him of his own letter to his emissary Abū Isḥāq, so that he will return to us what he has taken from us." […] Goitein translates a snippet of this letter in Med. Soc., 4:157 (at n. 49) regarding clothing and the need the merchants felt to attend to their appearance not only on the Sabbath and holidays, but on weekdays: "When the Sicilian boats arrive, please buy me two narrow farkhas of excellent quality costing about 2½ dinars and two attractive thawbs worth about 1½ dinars and bring them with you.

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• barhun al-taherti
• marriage
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• trade

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Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Letter from Natan b. Avraham, in Fustat, to Abū Yūsuf Elʿazar b. […] "He had already paid a fine of 120 gold pieces, an enormous sum, and had already been imprisoned for a month and a half at the writing of the letter reporting the scandal to someone in Qus, Upper Egypt; twelve court records had been written in this matter" (Med Soc V, p. 322, note 49). […] The next part of the letter is a report on the prices of various mercantile goods.

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• india book
• natan b. avraham
• prostitution
• qus

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Judaeo-Arabic

Letter fragment from Yefet b. Menashshe to one of his brothers. In Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions a fūṭa.

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Judaeo-Arabic

Minute fragment from a letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions arriving in Alexandria and meeting with somebody, and possibly a boat.

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Judaeo-Arabic

Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. In the hand of Yefet b. Menashshe. Mentions a dukkān and [Abū] l-Surūr.

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Judaeo-Arabic

Lettermentioning Alexandria, ca. 15th-16th century. Mentions. R. Khalīfa. (Information from CUDL)

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Judaeo-Arabic

Letter from the cantor Abū l-Majd (Meir b. Yakhin), in Fustat, to his brother Abū l-Najm Hilāl, presumably in Alexandria. […] Probably based on a low quality image, Goitein read the margin as stating that he was unable to go down to the synagogue to lead the congregation in the prayer for their sick sister because he himself was not well (Med Soc, V, 537). […] [I went] after you to the water, and I searched the boats and could not find you—it was like you had flown away. By God, by God, send me a healing letter and tell me when you arrived, and how your arrival was, and tell me all of your news."

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Document date

1441 Seleucid (1129–1130 CE)

Her children, Abū l-Khayr and Sitt al-Kull, are also mentioned. Signed by Menashshe ha-Kohen b. Yaʿaqov and Ḥalfon ha-Levi b. Menashshe. Verso: legal document concerning a debt resulting from the sale of a house; the parties being Abū Saʿd Nisan and Abū l-ʿAlā (possibly the same individual on recto). Written in Fusṭāṭ under the authority of Maṣliaḥ ha-Kohen, dated 14[4]1 of the Seleucid Era (= 1130 CE). Signed by Menashshe b. Yaʿaqov ha-Kohen and Ḥalfon b. Menashshe.

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Judaeo-Arabic

This is a fragment of a letter asking for assistance, possibly on behalf of a man and his dependents. The author mentions that the subjects of the letter are 'naked,' a commonly used description of poverty; for the significations of 'nakedness and hunger' in petitions on behalf of the poor in the Geniza see Mark Cohen, Poverty and Charity in the Jewish Community of Medieval Egypt, pp. 156- 158.

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• communal
• petition

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Inferred date

1100–1138 CE

Primary language

Judaeo-Arabic

Left side of a letter sent by Ḥalfon b. Menashshe (fl. 1100-1138 CE) to his brother in law, in which the sender writes that Eli had served the Tala'i', and asking the recipient to send him a mantle for his shoulders. (Information from Mediterranean Society, V, 47, 518, and from Goitein's index cards)

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Judaeo-Arabic

Book list in the hand of Shelomo ha-Levi, mentioning, among other items, Mishna tractates and their gemara (occasionally specifying the type of script), a commentary on Jeremiah, the Sefer Pitronot ha-Ḥalomot, the megillot, biblical books, a treatise on the leap-year, Arabic books, a commentary on the Prophets, and a commentary on Esther in Hebrew.

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