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  1. 33701Legal documentMoss. VII,95.2

    Marriage document? Little remains on recto. On verso there is a note mentioning [Sitt] al-Ahl bt. Maʿālī, the wife of Abū l-Ḥasan [...] al-Meshorer, and …

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  2. 33702LetterT-S 24.43

    Letter from Shelomo Ha-Kohen Gaon b. Yehosef to a notable in Fustat and to its Jewish communities. This is the second leaf of a longer …

    1. [ ] שלום אל רב[נ]א [י]פ[ת] בן רבנא טוביה הידוע אלנילי
    2. [ ] הזכירך בכתב[יו ] באהבה ואל דויד בן [י]צחק
    3. [ ] בעדו [ ]שלמה בן חכים אלפאסי ולכל
    4. עוזרי אמת ו…

    "Second postscript" [ll. 39-end]

    May our lord, the king, son of kings, be exalted forever; may his days be prolonged and his years multiplied and his…

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  3. 33703LetterT-S Ar.3.10

    Recto: A few lines of an abandoned letter in Arabic. Verso: A page completely filled with Judaeo-Arabic writing practice (?) of standard phrases from letters, …

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  4. 33704Unknown typeENA 3938.15

    Arabic script (VMR)

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  5. 33705State documentJRL Genizah Ar. 617

    Official correspondence or petition, in Arabic script. Probably Mamlūk era. Fragmentary to glean proper context but a preliminary reading is as follows: المرجو من الله …

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  6. 33706State documentT-S 8J24.2

    Four lines of an official letter in Arabic script. Mentions the amīr Shihāb al-Dīn (last line). Reused for a Judaeo-Arabic halakhic discussion.

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  7. 33707State documentENA NS 83.262

    Tax receipt, probably Fatimid. Written on the verso of a torn petition or formal letter in Arabic script which reads as "ʿabd Mawlānā wa-Sayyidunā", then …

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    1. عبد مولانا وسيـ[ـدنا الامام الحاكم بامر الله امير المؤمنين]
    2. صلوات الله عليـ[ـه وعلى ابائه الطاهرين وابنائه الاكرمين]
    3. [المملوك ينهي]
    1. The slave of our master and leader [the imām al-Ḥākim bi-amr Allah commander of the faithful]
    2. God’s blessings be upon him [and on his pure ancestors…

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  8. 33708LetterMIAC 23973.49

    Letter from Lāmiʿ b. Ḥasan al-Kanzī to the Nubian eparch Uruwī ibn Khiyākh in Ibrīm, the Ikshīl and Master of the Horses. The letter shows …

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    1. [بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم]
    2. [ا]علم الاكشيل وصاحب الخيل اطال الله بقاه
    3. وادام حراسته وس?مته ونعمته انه يعلم ان
    4. في كل سنة تتوجه الى بلادكم عدة كبيرة…

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    1. In the name of God the Merciful and Compassionate.
    2. I inform the Ikshīl and Master of the Horses—may God prolong his life
    3. and cause his protect…

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  9. 33709Legal documentT-S NS J282

    Verso: Formulary for a bill of divorce (geṭ). Location: Fustat. Dated: Wednesday 13 Ṭevet 1526 Seleucid = 4975 AM, which is 1214 CE. The names …

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  10. 33710Legal documentT-S NS 313.17

    Damaged bill of release written by Halfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi (fl. 1100–38 CE). In which [...] b. Ḥusayn al-ʿAṭṭār releases his maternal uncle Abū Isḥāq …

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  11. 33711Legal documentHalper 359

    Legal document (debt settlement) issued by a qāḍī court in the Musallamiyya madrasa of Damietta. In Arabic script, with a Judaeo-Arabic filing note. Dated: 10 …

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    1. الحمد لله وهو حسبي هلك حساده
    2. كتبه [؟] الفقير عبد الرحمن الاقصراي الحنبلي
    3. المولى قضا دمياط وخلافتها

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    1. باس…

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    1. Praise to God ... until his Day of Judgement.

    Verso, left, main text

    1. Praise be to God.

    2. In the law court referenced on the re…

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  12. 33712Legal documentT-S AS 146.81

    A damaged legal document in Hebrew. It seems to be dealing with the payment of the ketubah of a woman, who speaks in first person. …

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  13. 33713State documentAIU IV.A.211

    First eight lines of a letter addressed to a dignitary ("mawlāya ʾadāma llāh ʿizzah fi ʾamrihi wa-masʾalat mukātabat"), in a chancery-trained hand. Possibly dealing with …

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  14. 33714LetterT-S AS 160.170

    Recto: letter in Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew addressed to a notable, referring to bread. Verso: Leviticus 1:5, in large letters, vocalised. (Information from CUDL)

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  15. 33715LetterT-S AS 152.239

    Letter, apparently sent from Samannūd (in the Nile delta). The writer, who is apparently on his travels, is very worried about his children as he …

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  16. 33716LetterBL OR 5544.1

    Letter from a Spanish community to Egypt concerning an impoverished and aging man from Rodez, France, who approached the ruler of his land for redress …

    1. הם אחינו מקהילות קדש תפוצת הגולה [
    2. הו[ ]רים אוצרי חיים בוחרי [
    3. [מ]צניעי לכת מ...לימ. מליאי מצוות ברוכי ייי [
    4. אלופים מסובלים לשונם מרפא ייראי אים [ ]…

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  17. 33717Legal documentT-S AS 147.228

    Minute fragment, opening line of a court record. The name Ze[daq]a the elder is partially preserved. AA

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  18. 33718Legal documentT-S AS 125.321

    Probably a power of attorney involving Elʿazar b. [...], valid in "all the countries and cities" (al-buldān wa-l-amṣār wa-l-[...]). (Information in part from CUDL)

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  19. 33719Unknown typeT-S NS 338.82

    A few words in Judaeo-Arabic: [...] [...] to my master the shaykh B[...].

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  20. 33720Literary textAIU VIII.B.30

    Page from a Hebrew medical treatise, including some obstetrics/gynecology.

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  21. 33721Paraliterary textT-S AS 173.142

    Magical spell involving a scorpion, somebody's hair, and the invocation "Ehye Asher Ehye."

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  22. 33722Legal documentYevr. II K 66

    Decorated Karaite ketubah from Cairo. The groom is Hayyim b. Avraham. The bride is Esther d. Ya'aqov Halevi.

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  23. 33723List or tableJRL B 4077

    Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic. Looks like the hand of Abū Zikrī Kohen. Mentions Abū l-Ḥasan.

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  24. 33724LetterT-S 8J13.28

    Recto: note from Khalīfa Ḥasan. Verso: letter by Meʿir Ben-Naʿīm (fl. 1785-1825 CE) to Khalīfa Ḥasan concerning business matters. 18th-19th century. (MCD with information from …

    1. ב׳׳ה
    2. נערפ מחבנא אלעזיז אלמכרם אלמ׳ כליפה חסאן אעזה אללה ת׳׳ע אמין
    3. כאן אלואצל לכם תאבענה אל שעראווי וצוחבתו פצה ٣٠٠ מן פצ'לך יא
    4. מחבנא תאכ'וד להו נצפ …

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  25. 33725List or tableENA 3518.2

    Accounts and calculations in Ladino, sixteenth-century (based on the paleography and post-1497 coinage in neighboring shelfmark). A variety of individuals are referenced along the right …

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  26. 33726List or tableT-S AS 183.95

    Receipt or account, probably late.

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  27. 33727State documentJRL C 169

    Official accounts from "al-Ṣāfīyya bi-wilāyet al-Gharbīyya" (מוסה נעים צראף אלכזינה באסם אלצאפייה בולאיית אלגרבייה), an institution related to the provincial Treasury (כזינה). Dated Ṣafar 1247 …

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  28. 33728Legal documentT-S NS 190.77

    Minute fragment from an opening of a legal deed written by Halfon b. Menashshe Halevi (Date: 1100-1138)

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  29. 33729Legal documentT-S 8J21.14 + T-S 8J8.12

    Copy of a deathbed will. Location: Fustat. Dated: Sunday, 20 Sivan 4845 AM = 15 June 1085 CE. Testator: Moshe b. Aharon ha-Kohen, a well-known …

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  30. 33730LetterAIU VII.E.93

    Late letter in Judaeo-Arabic 5565 AM (1804/05 CE) to Merkado Karo [of Karo y Frances & Company], from Avraham Haman and Gavriel Ḥefez. Information from …

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  31. 33731List or tableT-S Ar.6.25

    List of names, the context is unclear. On verso passage from Passover Haggadah. AA Dating: 13th century

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  32. 33732Unknown typeENA NS 77.20

    Newly treated and encapsulated, must be examined

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  33. 33733List or tableT-S AS 206.23

    Minute fragment with medieval-era accounts on recto and verso. Hand of ʿArūs b. Yosef.

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  34. 33734LetterT-S NS 163.29

    Very damaged letter. In Judaeo-Arabic. The text is rubbed and hard to read, but the letter seems to be of a private or family nature. …

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  35. 33735Legal documentT-S AS 173.329

    Small fragment of a legal document. Involving Siwār (unless this word is "siwāhu"), Yosef, and a Torah codex. Refers to a period beginning with the …

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  36. 33736Legal documentT-S NS J528

    Legal document. In Hebrew. Location not specified. Dated: Tuesday, 4 days into ḥol ha-moʿed Sukkot 5325 AM, which is 1564 CE. Yiṣḥaq b. Avraham Medina …

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  37. 33737Paraliterary textT-S 13K7.3

    Elegy on the death of Nissim 'the Third.' One of the mourners is Sar Shalom Av Bet Din. (Information from Mann, Jews, Vol. II, pp. …

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  38. 33738Literary textMoss. IXa,2.25–26

    Medical treatise, probably prescriptions. New sections begin with rubricated headings which are smudged and difficult to read.

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  39. 33739LetterT-S AS 155.317

    Short and torn note written by David b. Avraham Maimuni to the Nasi, asking him to attend in person for an urgent matter that came …

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  40. 33740Unknown typeENA NS 76.598

    Newly treated and encapsulated, must be examined

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  41. 33741LetterBL OR 10587.17

    Letter fragment (lower left corner) in Judaeo-Arabic. In the hand of Yefet b. Menashshe. Mentioning business dealings ("pay him five dirhams... sell the indigo and …

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  42. 33742Legal documentT-S 6J10.8

    Recto: note to Abū l-Maḥāsin, asking for guidance in a personal problem (probably in relation to the query on verso), which also involves the fact …

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  43. 33743Legal documentT-S Ar.41.141

    Acknowledgment (iqrār) in Arabic script. Dating: ca. 14th–16th century on paleographic grounds and based on the mention of the Dār Simḥa synagogue. A precise date …

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  44. 33744Unknown typeENA NS 85.1025

    Newly treated and encapsulated, must be examined

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  45. 33745Legal documentT-S 10J27.5

    Saadya releases Eliyyahu b. Yiṣḥaq b. al-Qash'ami from an obligation. Dated Thursday, the 10th of Nisan 1357 Seleucid (1046 CE). Location: Fustat. (Information from Goitein's …

    1. . . . . . ] ולא למילף מינינו ולא למסמך [ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    2. דמודעי דמודעין דנפקין [מ]גו מודעי שמסרתי או שעתיד אני
    3. למסור [ . ש]טר שובר ז…

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  46. 33746List or tableT-S AS 184.462

    Accounts in Arabic script and Greek/Coptic numerals. On parchment. Mentions the name Zayn al-Dār.

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  47. 33747LetterENA NS 83.211

    Mercantile letter in Arabic script. Mentions myrobalan (halīlaj) and animal drivers (mukāriyyīn). Needs examination.

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  48. 33748Legal documentT-S 13J21.7

    Details of an oath to be taken by Abu al-Ḥasan Qasim as demanded by the haver Yiṣḥaq b. Avraham with regard to a consignment of …

    1. אל]די לזם אבי אלחסן קאסם פי מא טאלבה
    2. בק[ . . . . ] יצחק החבר נט רח פי אמר
    3. אלזנגפור אלדי ארסל מע גלאמה לידפעה
    4. באלמהדיה לחסאן בן חסאן פטאלבה ר יצחק
    5. וק…

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  49. 33749Unknown typeNLI 577.5/27

    Verso: Jottings in Hebrew, including the name Shelomo ha-Baḥur b. Seʿadya ha-Melammed. On recto is a literary work in Judaeo-Arabic.

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  50. 33750Unknown typeENA NS 76.341

    Newly treated and encapsulated, must be examined

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