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Accounts in Arabic script and Greek/Coptic numerals.
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Bill of release. In the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe (fl. 1100-1138 CE). Karīma, known as al-Wuḥsha al-Dallāla (l. 18), releases Sitt al-Ḥusn (l. 21) …
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Betrothal register (53b according to Friedman) between Manṣur b. [...] b. Yiṣḥaq b. Saʿīd b. Pinḥas to Zahara bt. Yaʿaqov haKohen the scribe. One of …
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Mostly Arabic with some Judaeo-Arabic. Drafts of literary text, either philosophical or poetic or both.
Recto: Medical prescription. In Arabic script. Describes the preparation of a rob containing nard, raisins, berberis and jalap.
Letter fragment. In Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions having sent quires containing "Purim" (piyyutim? the book of Esther?)
Draft of a letter, probably. In Judaeo-Arabic. Looks like the handwriting of the judge Shemuel b. Saadya. Alludes to a verse of poetry and to …
Newly treated and encapsulated, must be examined
Fragment of a text dealing with sheḥita, possibly with part of the cover page visible on the recto (or perhaps a section heading). Requires further …
Legal fragment. On parchment. Probably in the hand of Hillel b. ʿEli. Mentions collaterals; a period of 10.5 months beginning in Tishrei; granting somebody permission …
Letter, copy, from the Palestinian Yeshiva to the people of Babylonia regarding the Ben Meir controversy. Published Description from PGPID 33687: Epistle regarding the calendar …
שלום מעניף ע[ ] מרומים ומצליל עד יצוק הדומים
סובב ומקיף סב[ ]ים אפוד חן עטוף רחמים ממתיק
טעם כמו לרחו[ ] כסוחים כאיתן בא בימים כאהוב
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Small fragment of a legal document, probably. None of the content is preserved.
This is a commentary to BT Bava Qamma in the hand of Ḥananel b. Shemuʾel, not a legal document. AA
Document in Arabic script and Greek/Coptic numerals. One side begins with a basmala, the other side with the glyph.
Documentary; probably from a letter addressed to one of the academies, including praises and blessings for such prominent personages as ראש היש׳, אב בית דין, …
Accounts of some sort. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Perhaps 11th century, based on the handwriting and the names (e.g. Barhūn). Also mentions Avraham Ibn al-Iskandarānī; Abū …
Unidentified document(s) in Arabic script. Might be official.
Small strip from a bill of release by a woman to her husband Sason in relating to her ketubah. Written by Halfon b. Menashshe Halevi …
List of names and numbers for Parshat Vayeṣe, perhaps donations. Dating: late, probably 18th or 19th century.
Private account written by Nahray b. Nissim. Around 1065. This account was written as a draft. (Information from Gil, Kingdom, Vol. 2, #298) VMR
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Minute fragment in Arabic - needs examination.
Upper part of an official (tax?) receipt, with ʿalāʾim and registration notes.
Arabic script (VMR)
Recto: Order of payment. Written mainly in Arabic script with Hebrew characters for the "emet" at the top, שצ after the name, and "ve-shalom" and …
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Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Faded and damaged. Dating: 11th or 12th century. The sender may be named Abū l-F[...]. Unclear if any of the content …
Copy of a copy of a ketubba from Ashkelon, 1100.
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Birth record. On the final page of a copy of copy of Kitāb al-Tawriyyah, the Book of Covert Ambiguity, by the 11th-century Qaraite scholar Jeshuʿah …
Informal note/petition addressed to Avraham Maimonides, here with the title "Nagid" (thus, post-1213 CE). In Judaeo-Arabic. The writer asks when Avraham will spend Shabbat in …
Bifolio of poetry. Two of the pages look like they are in the hand of Shemuʾel b. Saʿadya ha-Levi.
Letter from Binyām (druggist of Rashīd), probably in Alexandria, to Abū Saʿīd b. Abū Naṣr (al-ʿAfṣī), in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic. He has sent 20 pounds …
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Lists of names and numbers in both Hebrew and Arabic script. Dating: 11th century?
Letter from Shemuel Erusi (? ארוסי) to Shemuel Ibn Sīd. In Hebrew. Dated: 12 Av [5]374 AM = 18 July 1614 CE. The writer denies …
Hebrew poetry. Many or all verses end with הנשמה לך.
List of unknown nature in a very crude hand. Among the items oil.
Late letter in Judeo Arabic. Much faded and the cursive hand makes it difficult to read. Few names are mentioned: Hasan(?) b. David (also partially …
Two official documents, the first (22a) dated Tripoli, 15 Dhū al-Qaʻdah 884 H. [1480], the second (22b) dated 9 (?) Ramaḍān 907 H. [1502].
Recto: The main text is a Judaeo-Arabic sermon/exhortation that in order to avert the evil decrees and the plague and the economic depression, all members …
Accounts in Spanish. 5 folios. Dating: the year 1426 CE is mentioned. Likely related to the payment of taxes, because it uses the official account …
Letter to the Judge Eliyyahu from a woman, probably his mother or his former mother-in-law. Containing many details about a house in Alexandria. (Information from …
Decorated Karaite ketubah from Cairo. The groom is Yosef b. Yehuda Hakohen. The bride is Esther known as Qamar d. Eliyahu. Dated 25 Adar 5581 …
Debt contract. Location: Minyat Ashna. Dated: first third of Tammuz 1461 Seleucid = June/July 1150 CE, under the authority of the Nagid Shemuel b. Ḥananya. …
F. 1: various (drafts of) legal documents in the hand of Mevorakh b. Natan, including a trousseau list, power of attorney and witness statements. (1) …
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List of names in Arabic script: Abū l-Riḍā b. [...], Abū Saʿīd, Abū ʿAlī.
A long letter from the communities of Poland and Lithuania to Shlumiel b. Shmuel.
Legal document in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe (dates: 1100–38 CE). Fragment (upper left corner of recto). There is writing on both sides. Involves …
Accounts in Arabic script. Reused for Hebrew piyyuṭ. Needs examination.