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  1. 4801LetterT-S 24.38

    the word is tulaṭṭakh/laṭkh); Judaeo-Arabic poetry; a riddle or two; and an extended grammatical discussion of case endings after 'kāna and her sisters' and related topics.

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  2. 4802List or tableT-S Ar.11.16

    Also mentions al-ʿAfṣī. At the end mentions further business transactions including the rent of a boat and dealings in pepper and copper.

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  3. 4803Literary textT-S Ar.30.5

    Verso: Judaeo-Arabic rhymed prose on the theme of heartbreak ("O heart... you endured the afflictions of the stars... you loved a hard-hearted Turk," etc.)

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  4. 4804LetterT-S Ar.39.490

    The sender says that he sent something with Abū l-Faraj, and he seems to be reporting on his attempts to carry out errands for the addressee. Verso contains the end of the letter and the address.

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  5. 4805State documentT-S Ar.42.204

    The individual sections begin with the word "wa-yunhī" and end with "anhā al-mamlūk dhālika" (e.g. left page of recto, line 8).

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  6. 4806List or tableT-S Ar.54.45

    It refers mainly to the collection of the arrears that were enumerated in the former part. (Information from Gil, Documents, pp. 195 #23.)

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    1. בשמך רח'   תבת מא גובי ממא תבקא
    2. סוהיל ארבע[ה] שהור ארבעין דר'
    3. אכת סהלאן תלתה כמסה עשר דר'
    4. בן אלקרא גמאדי ארבעה וארבעה
    5. שהור עשרין דר'
    6. עלי ארבעה…

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    1. In Thy Name, oh Merciful! The list of what was collected of the arrears: 

    2. Suhayl, 4 months, 40 dir. 

    3. The sister of Sahlān, 3 (months), 15…

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  7. 4807LetterT-S AS 84.136

    , including the line "we do not consent to your being a messenger, from your first actions the end was already clear." Also quotes Proverbs 26:11 ("As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his folly").

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  8. 4808State documentT-S AS 133.111

    Reused for Hebrew poetry, constructed into a quire by the same scribe as ENA 3714.5, T-S Ar.38.119, T-S NS 145.22, T-S Ar.42.186.

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  9. 4809LetterT-S AS 145.186

    The addressee is asked to "give this paper" (another letter that was originally enclosed?) to Sayyidnā al-Nagid (likely Avraham Maimonides).

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  10. 4810Legal documentT-S AS 146.415

    End of damaged legal document on parchment from 11th century Fustat.

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  11. 4811LetterT-S AS 147.59

    Mentioning Yaʿaqov; hens; and "entering her house with them around Passover"). Related to marriage arrangements?

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  12. 4812LetterT-S AS 147.168

    of Muʾayyad al-Mulk came and signed something; a press; exerting effort in something; a document pertaining toa. sale; Abū l-Ḥasan; and greetings to at least two women at the end. Concludes with a citation of Numbers 25:13.

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    1. ] פסאד שגלך
    2. ] אנפדת אלי חצרתך עדה כתב אנתטר
    3. ] . אך מא אנפדתו לי אחד פתפצל
    4. ] . אמרי וכתב לי כתאב אלי אלטבאך
    5. ] וקדמתה דינארין ווצל בעד
    6. כ]אתב מא…

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  13. 4813Legal documentT-S AS 150.230

    Ṣedaqa (who also wrote PER H 1 + ENA 4101.36 in Tyre in 1079 CE, T-S 16.136, and T-S AS 156.394).

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  14. 4814Legal documentT-S AS 151.188

    One or more entries in a court register from Fusṭāṭ, dated Thursday, 28 Adar [1]409 of the Seleucid Era (= 4 March 1098 CE), mentioning Abū l-Faraj al-Dimyāṭī, [...] b.

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  15. 4815State documentT-S AS 152.10

    Verso (original use): Fragment of an official-looking letter, potentially a report. The ends of two lines and a couple words from a third line are preserved.

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  16. 4816LetterT-S AS 159.172

    The other side: Seems to be in the same hand, also consisting entirely of deferential blessings (kissing hands and feet, etc.)

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  17. 4817LetterT-S AS 166.22 + T-S AS 166.21 + T-S AS 166.20

    Mentions "the least lands of Egypt" and encourages the addressee to come "in the protection of God" (פי אמאן אללה).

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  18. 4818Literary textT-S AS 174.61 + T-S AS 172.244

    There are also ~3 extremely faded lines at the other end of verso. Join: Alan Elbaum.

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  19. 4819State documentT-S AS 177.30

    The petitioners complain of the great harm they are suffering because the merchants have been prevented from entering their area. Some of the merchants' names are listed: Khalaf b.

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    1. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم . . . . . . .
    2. يقبلوا الارض وينهوا ان المماليك في غاية ما يكون من الضرر
    3. بسبب عدم حضور التجار للناحية وان المعر[فة…

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  20. 4820State documentT-S AS 179.39 + T-S AS 177.217

    On the verso of both fragments, written before the recto, there are parts of a letter mentioning a رقاص (see separate entry).

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  21. 4821Legal documentT-S AS 200.281

    Mentions "... Abū Isḥāq for the entirety of this year." Phrases: דלך . . . קולה פי דלך . . .

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  22. 4822List or tableT-S AS 202.309

    Accounts in an unusual mixture of Ladino, Judaeo-Arabic, and a couple words of Hebrew. One of the entries is "פי אלמנדולינא" perhaps referring to a mandolin[?]

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  23. 4823List or tableT-S AS 207.36

    Both sides of the document mention Moshe Leon and the verso has entry that state "in the hand of Ghannām" ("the shepherd").

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  24. 4824List or tableT-S K3.21

    Apparently legal matters and relations with the Muslim authorities now figure among the activities of the qodesh. Watchmen are engaged during the building operations; also an army officer, amir, is mentioned, and negotiations which were going on, al-Askar, the location of the government offices near Fustat.

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    1. אלמגרם אלדי לם יחצל לדאר
    2. בן נעמאן מנה מנפעה
    3. קטע תראב אצחאב מן גהה רשיד
    4. קיראטין נקרה מן יד
    5. אלמהדב ⟦. .⟧ בן אלעודי
    6. 6 ½
    7. ואלגראמה אלאולי ותאני סנה

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    1. (1-2) The debt to be deducted from the revenue of Dār b. Nuʿmān:
    2. (3-6) Removal of garbage, 73½. The watchmen, on account, for Rashīd, 2 qīr…

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  25. 4825List or tableT-S Misc.8.8

    One is dated Tishrei 1696 Seleucid = September/October 1384 CE (the units digit is not entirely clear but 169[.] is quite clear). The main text on the pages consists of tables of names along with numbers and sometimes the notation "baṭṭāl" (unemployed).

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  26. 4826Legal documentT-S Misc.10.15

    Engagement (shiddukhin) contract. Fragment (upper left corner).

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  27. 4827State documentT-S Misc.10.169

    Only a few lines are preserved: من الامور وما يلوح له . . . Ends with an in shāʾ allāh and ḥamdala and ṣalwala (والحمد لله وحده وصلوات على سيدنا محمد وصحبته).

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  28. 4828LetterT-S Misc.27.4.33

    AM, which is 1170s CE) and a typical ending of a letter ("do not blame me for what I've written").

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  29. 4829Legal documentT-S Misc.28.164

    Verso (original use): Remnants of three words of a state decree in enormous calligraphic Arabic script ("...ī maṣāliḥ al-musli[mīn]" (ى مصالح المسل[امين...).

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  30. 4830LetterT-S NS 150.127

    Dating: 11th or 12th century. The preamble ends with a calendar date and a ṣalwala. The sender leads with something about his (or her) late mother (anā wa-wālidatī raḥimahā Allāh), then refers to the addressee's benefaction (ان تتفضلي كما لم تزل عوائد...).

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  31. 4831LetterT-S NS 163.48

    "O you whose slave I am: the servant came to the house in the end, seeking you on account of the meat (al-laḥma) that is with me, since I didn't manage to make it, because it is low quality (muqāraba). . . . by God, get up and buy for me. . . from the market. . . . for seven(?)."

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  32. 4832State documentT-S NS 202.47

    State document, likely a decree. The ends of three lines are preserved. "... bi-l-istiʿmālāt al-mubāraka... wa-ʿarrafanā ijtihādaka... al-maḥmūl ʿaynan wa-l-aṣnāf...."

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  33. 4833Literary textT-S NS 219.29

    This led the Jews of the entire Near East to celebrate Passover and the other festivals on different dates over the course of two years.

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  34. 4834Legal documentT-S NS 226.37

    Shela (appears also in ENA NS 18.25 (PGPID 2436)). In the hand of Ḥalfon b.

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  35. 4835LetterT-S NS 264.37

    Mentions various worries about 'the house' and the need to clean it and keep an eye on it, lest thieves enter. Also mentions some of the sender's debtors who have died, including Matteo "the uncircumcised."

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  36. 4836LetterT-S NS 305.109

    Could be a petition, but could also be a formal letter, as no other petition formula is preserved. Also ends with the Quranic verse (53:22). On the verso, there are a few words in Hebrew (Proverbs 1:8).

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  37. 4837List or tableT-S NS 306.119

    Verso is mostly Judaeo-Arabic (the hand might be known). Dated: end of Ramaḍān 453 AH = October 1061 CE. Twice mentions the name Ibrāhīm al-Arsūfī.

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  38. 4838LetterT-S NS 308.119

    He also sends an account and complains that he does not have enough money for processing (beating flax) and packaging his goods.

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    1. כתאבי אליך יאשיכי ורייסי וגלילי וכבירי אטא<ל> אללה בקאך ואדאם געמאך
    2. ותולאך ורעאך ומן תופיקה לא אכלאך ען סלאמה ושגל פי אלקלב ממא
    3. ורד עלי קלבי מ…

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  39. 4839Paraliterary textT-S NS 312.1

    The Hebrew-script portion complains about a Christian named Marcus who has destroyed the land and is in cahoots with Saʿāda the secretary (kātib) in the dīwān. Resembles ENA 1822A.16. Needs further examination. Verso: Probably an alms list.

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  40. 4840Legal documentT-S NS 320.142

    See also the description for T-S NS 320.57 + ENA 2386.4, which is related. NB: Goitein and Gershon Weiss refer to this fragment as "T-S NS 320.54."

    T-S NS  320.142 recto

    1. [ ]מנאהא בצחה אלאמר
    2. [ ] באן יכתב להא בדלך שטר
    3. [ ] אמתת לנא מרסומהא אלש[ר]יף
    4. [ ] כמא נעלמה מן צחה אל[ ]א אלשטר
    5. [ ]ך ואן אסתחקאק…

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  41. 4841LetterT-S NS 321.64

    Sālim; mentions the Rayyis; greetings at the end. AA. ASE.

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    1. . . . [
    2. ג . . ואנא קאעד בת . אך [
    3. אלסאעה ומא כתבת האדא אלכתאב
    4. ואנא פי אלדניא ולא נערף מא . . . . .
    5. ואלמולא מכצוץ באתם אלסלאם
    6. ואלפרעין אלנגיבי…

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  42. 4842List or tableT-S NS 321.94

    The numbers after each entry range from 1 to 7. There is a total number at bottom left.

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  43. 4843LetterT-S NS 322.145 + T-S NS 322.142

    Contains a complaint about the lack of letters and reports that the entire congregation longs for Avraham's news. A mirror imprint of another text, probably a piyyut, is visible between the lines.

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  44. 4844Legal documentT-S NS 324.98

    Regarding 20 dinars and involving Peraḥya the elder, Avraham b. Sason (cf. ENA 2558.1 (PGPID 6621) and Moss. VII,71 (PGPID 2751)) , Abū l-Ḥasan b.

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  45. 4845LetterT-S NS J204

    The letter consists entirely of expressions of longing and the "spiritual and physical pains" afflicting Yūsuf ever since the departure of the addressees.

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  46. 4846LetterT-S NS J223

    Eliyyahu makes the same request in ENA 4020.49, but without further evidence about the identities of Abū Thābit and Shemuel, there is no way to know if the two documents are connected.

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  47. 4847LetterT-S NS J333

    Mentions Kanīsat al-Shāmiyyīn; moving from one place to another; a ḥaver; Kalev ha-Kohen (there is a Kalev ha-Kohen in several 13th century documents, but this document is 11th century); and ends with the phrase 'yeshaʿ rav.'

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  48. 4848List or tableYevr.-Arab. I 1465

    There are 9 pages. Includes entries for the תוריזי family (Tawrizi?); Mann suggested that this family originated in Tabriz.

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  49. 4849Legal documentYevr.-Arab. I 1700.17

    Legal record (#39). Engagement contract, outline. Extremely abbreviated.

    1. אלשרוט אלמסתקרה עלי אלשיך אבו סעיד
    2. אלחתן לזוגתה סת אלנצר בת נתנאל הכהן
    3. אנה לא יבדל עליהא שי מן אלאעיאד ואל
    4. מואכיל ולא ידכל דארה שי ממא יחרמוה
    5. טאיפה …

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  50. 4850LetterAIU XII.116

    Relatively large (the bottom 22 lines are preserved + 4 lines in the margin + remnants of the address on verso) but poorly conserved, and the first 11 lines are difficult to read. ENA NS 48.2r (PGPID 5408) is a copy of a section of this letter (ll. 17–22 of the main text and l. 1 of the margin) in Hebrew characters, omitting only the blessings for the prophet Muḥammad. […] In the letter, the sender explains that he has no need for a certain item and that the addressee also has no need for it; mentions commodities including betel nut, raisins, the unidentified DRKY (الدركي) from the ruler of Dahlak (al-ṣāḥib Dahlak), and other undeciphered items; mentions a sum of 60 Malikī dinars; the arrival of the Kārim convoy in Aden; a group of "stray merchants" (tujjār mutawwahīn) and their trading activities; an extremely high price for a commodity whose name is difficult to read (150 dinars a bahār); and the same issues discussed in ENA NS 48.2, including how the governor (al-mālik al-sayyid) Bilāl b.

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