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  1. 1List or tableENA 1177.24

    Writing exercises, possibly in a Yemenite scribal hand. There is stamped seal on the recto that includes the year 1211 AH (1796/1797 CE). The word …

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  2. 2List or tableJRL SERIES B 3379

    Late account in Judaeo-Arabic, dated 17 July 1724 (25 Shawwal 1136).

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  3. 3Legal documentAIU VII.D.61

    Recto: Legal document. There is a single signature from the scribe Meʾīr Ben-Naʿīm, which he must have included before discarding this document as an unfinished …

    1. בע׳׳ה
    2. בהיות שהמנוח חיים לוי בכ׳׳ר ה׳׳מ (name omitted) בחיים חייתו היה שותף עם היקר ונע׳ כה׳׳ר משה סבייע יצ׳׳ו מבני מקרא
    3. וערל אחד ושמו אלמעלם (name o…

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  4. 4LetterENA NS 29.22

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dated: 1 Tammuz 5499 AM, which is 1739 CE. This shelfmark was previously listed with the date 1 Tammuz 5439, but the …

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  5. 5Legal documentAIU VII.D.29

    Ketubba. Dated: 15 Ḥeshvan 54[8]9 AM, which is 1728 CE. Badly damaged yet the bride's name is legible in line 4 as Sulṭāna bt. Shelomo[?] …

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  6. 6List or tableJRL SERIES C 82

    List of names and corresponding monetary values in silver kuruş. At the top of the list's columns, the year is barely legible in the heading …

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  7. 7Legal documentAIU VII.D.46

    Verso: Legal document recorded on the back of an eighteenth-century letter. Dated 1727 CE (Kislev 5488 AM) in line 13. The document deals with a …

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  8. 8List or tableT-S AS 207.143

    Accounts in Arabic script and eastern Arabic numerals. Dated Shaʿbān 1112 AH (1701 CE).

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  9. 9LetterT-S 10J16.34

    Letter from Shelomo to Shemuʾel, c. 18th century. (Information from CUDL)

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  10. 10Credit instrument or private receiptT-S AS 185.202

    A brief note about 4 raṭl of a unknown good in the name Lūlī al-Ḥāmī (first name is likely a nickname). Dated R[amaḍān?] [1]189 AH …

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  11. 11List or tableT-S NS 271.200

    Recto: Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic. Dated on the first of Tūt of the Ḥijrī year 1126 AH, (1715 CE). This unique dating system follows a fiscal-calendrical …

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  12. 12LetterT-S 10J16.30

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic from Yosef Fitru to Yom Ṭov b. Ḥayyim, mentioning Alexandria, Shelomo Solal (cf. T-S NS 175.30) and Yehuda Fanu. Dating: ca. 18th …

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  13. 13List or tableJRL SERIES C 177

    Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic that list a variety of recurring payments or sales by the same individuals: Yaʿaqov Portos, Nissīm Dayyan, Marḥaba Galan. Dated in a …

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  14. 14Legal documentBL OR 5561B.18

    Recto: Legal document from Cairo involving Saadya ha-Kohen Me'ili (?) and Hayyim Luki (?) a resident of Alexandria, possibly dated Tammuz 1788 CE (תצמיח i.e. …

    1. בע׳׳ה
    2. בפנינו עדים חותמי מטה בא לפנינו הבחור ונחמד כה׳׳ר סעדייה הכהן מעילי יצ׳׳ו ואמר לנו אתם הוו עלי עדים
    3. גמורים וקנו ממני קנין גמור וש׳׳מ במדל׳׳ב כ…

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  15. 15List or tableJRL SERIES A 696

    Late accounts probably in Judaeo-Arabic. Dated 1117 AH (1705/06 CE).

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  16. 16List or tableJRL SERIES A 757

    Bifolium of accounts in Judaeo-Arabic, including for the years 1760–62 CE (1174–75 Hijri).

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  17. 17Literary textJRL SERIES A 781

    A qinna for Tisha b'Av dated 5535 (1775 CE). There may be a faded signature that includes the name Yaʿaqov.

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  18. 18Legal documentJRL SERIES B 2784

    Recto: Likely a fragment of a legal document in Hebrew, mentioning merchandise and the years 1700/1 and 1701/2 CE (5461 and 5462). Verso: Likely accounts.

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  19. 19List or tableJRL SERIES A 1138

    Late accounts in Judaeo-Arabic mentioning "the diwan" numerous times, perhaps dated 1139 AH which is 1726/27 CE.

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  20. 20List or tableAIU VII.F.21

    Late accounts with copious notes in Judaeo-Arabic including for the years 1779–81 CE (1193–95 Hijri).

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  21. 21List or tableAIU VII.F.69

    Late accounts, dated 1746–48 CE (5507 and 5508).

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  22. 22List or tableAIU VII.F.71

    Late accounts in Judaeo-Arabic, mentioning many Muslim names. Dated 1206 AH in many entries (1791/1792 CE). Requires further examination.

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  23. 23Legal documentBL OR 5561B.26

    Legal document. In Hebrew. Dated: 15 Sivan 5590(?) AM, the final digit is unclear and this document may be older than 1830 CE based on …

    1. ב׳׳ו
    2. לפנינו עדים החתומים מטה בא היקר נשא ורם מ׳׳ר לשט׳׳ו הגבאי המפואר כה׳׳ר סי׳ מרדכי
    3. בייאלובוס יצ׳׳ו והוא הודאה גשו׳׳ק כמודה לפני בד׳׳ח מדעתו ורצונ…

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  24. 24Legal documentENA NS 30.3

    Legal document. In Hebrew: Location: Damietta (קפוטקייא). Dated: Beginning of Sivan 5488 AM, which is May 1728 CE. Concerning complex inheritance arrangements upon the death …

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  25. 25Legal documentYevr.-Arab. II 1381

    Long deed of sale involving many members of the Karaite community in Cairo. Line 13 mentions the communal waqf (qodesh) and much of the document …

    1. במותב בית דין יר׳׳ה
    2. סבב תצטיר האדי אלאחרף ומוגב תחרירהא בחצ'רת כל מן אלמכ'דם אלמחתרם
    3. אלאצטע יוסף אלמזיין יומ יד׳ תאריכה בחארת אליאוד אבן אלמד׳ אלחג …

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  26. 26LetterAIU VII.E.97

    Letter from Shelomo [...], in Damietta, to Shemuel ha-Levi, in Fustat/Cairo. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dated: Friday, 29 Adar II 5559 AM, which is 5 April 1799 …

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  27. 27LetterAIU VII.E.85

    Letters in Ladino that from Shem Tov b. Mozeo (Moshe?) and another individual with a distinct signature and hand. The letter on the fourth scan …

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  28. 28LetterAIU IX.B.22

    Letter in Ladino dated September 1777 (Elul 5537), from Yiṣḥaq Sigan or Bigan (?) in Alexandria to [address torn] in Rashid. Among the individuals mentioned …

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  29. 29List or tableJRL SERIES C 73

    Lists in Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew of donations collected before various Shabbatot. Each list is designated by individual contributors and specific weeks of the liturgical calender …

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  30. 30Legal documentJRL Series L 20

    Engagement deed dated June 1760 CE (15 Tammuz 5520 AM). Moshe b. Avraham ha-Levi Caraso is engaged to Mlīḥa bt. Yosef Najjār. 100 arayōt (groom's …

    1. בסיימן טוב ובשעת ברכה והצלחה ששון ושמחה ו.תר הרוחה אד..(?) שדך
    2. הבחור נחמד וחשוב החתן המפואר כה׳׳ר משה הלוי ידיע קראסו יצ׳׳ו בן 
    3. המנוח כה׳׳ר אברהם הל…

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  31. 31Legal documentBL OR 5543.10

    Ketubba for Yosef b. Yaʿaqov Saragosi and Sara bt. Nissim Messina (?). Currency: medin. Dated 6 February 1792 (13 Shevat 5552), Cairo. ASE.

    :(Ruth 4:11) Marginal text of ketubba

    ויאמרו כל העם אשר בשער והזקנים עדים יתן יהיה את האשה הבאה אל ביתך כרחל וכלאה אשר בניהם 

    1. בשני
    2. בשבת בשלשב עשר יו…

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  32. 32Legal documentJRL SERIES A 905

    Recto: Engagement (shiddukhin) document, dated 7 November 1791 (10 Heshvan 5552), Fustat, for the cantor Khalīfa ʿAfīf b. Aharon and Simḥa bt. Yaʿaqov b. Barukh. …

    1. בע׳׳ה
    2. בסימן טוב והצלחה ובנים ועושר והרוחה כי׳׳ר
    3. שידך הבחור ונחמד החתן המפואר כה׳׳ר כליפה עפיף יצ׳׳ו
    4. בכ׳׳ר המ׳ אהרן נ׳׳ע את הכלה הכלולה יעלת חן וכליל…

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  33. 33Legal documentT-S 18J1.35

    Legal document, identified internally as a "gift deed" in line 28. Dated: 1 Tammuz 5509 AM = 17 June 1749 CE. Location: Cairo. David ben …

    1. בע׳׳ה
    2. בהיות שמרת אשכנז אשת היקר ונעלה לתהלה כמה׳׳ר דוד ן׳ נעים יצ׳׳ו נפטרה לכ׳׳ע בעת לדתה מרדכי ן׳ נע(!) יצ׳׳ו העומד היום
    3. לחיים ולקיימא ונפל כל הע…

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  34. 34Legal documentYevr.-Arab. II 1624

    Legal document draft laying out the terms for the division of a a house given to four brothers by their mother ʿAzīza bt. Elishʿa Levi …

    1. סבב תצטיר אלאחרף באן חצרו בעץ מן אלקהל ברו׳ יהי׳ פי מנזל כמוה׳׳ר ה׳
    2. שלמה כהן יצ׳׳ו נין המנוח כמוה׳׳ר ה׳ אהרן כהן ידיע שאמי נ׳׳ע תם חצרו אלאתנין
    3. אלאכ…

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  35. 35Legal documentYevr.-Arab. II 1600

    Karaite commercial agreement regarding debts between: Yosef b. Shemuel Levi, Moshe b. Yisraʾel aka Ḥakīm, Yosef b. Yeshūʿa Hītī Levi, Moshe b. Mordekhay Levi, Liyahu …

    1. בע׳׳ה
    2. למא כאן יום אלאתנין אלמבארך כאמס עשר מן שהר אלול סנה ה׳ת׳ק׳י׳ט׳ ליצירה
    3. חצרו מעלמין צנאעת אלחב פי מנזל כמוה׳׳ר ה׳ שלמה כהן יצ׳׳ו בכ׳׳ר כמוה׳׳ר …

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  36. 36Literary textENA 3904.13

    Page from a compilation in Ottoman Turkish of excerpts of elegant letters and poetry attributed to specific authors (whose names are indicated in red ink). …

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  37. 37LetterT-S 8J20.32

    Letter from an unidentified sender, in Hebron, to his 'brother' Yeḥezqel Ḥefeṣ, in Cairo. In Hebrew. Dated: Sunday, 17 Av [5]529 AM, which is 1769 …

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  38. 38Legal documentYevr.-Arab. II 1451

    Karaite bill of debt. Dated 5 Shevat 5409 AM (1649 AM). Avraham b. Yaʿaqov Levi Qudsī and his business partner Eliyahu Levi acknowledge a debt …

    1. למא כאן בתאריך לילה אן יספר צבאחהא נהאר אלאתנין כ'אמס
    2. חדש שבט סנה הת׳׳ט ליצירה חצ'ר אלאך כה׳׳ר אברהם לוי קדסי יצ׳׳ו
    3. בכ׳׳ר יעקב לוי קיים נ׳׳ע ושריכה …

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  39. 39Legal documentAIU VII.D.48

    Legal document. In Hebrew. Location: Rashīd (Rosetta). Dated: First third of Tishrei 5534 AM = September 1773 CE. Involving Yosef, Yehuda, a butcher, and the …

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  40. 40Unknown typeENA 624.20

    Verso: Commercial document in Arabic that was cut up and reused for a communal register of contributions. Dated 29 Muharram 1181 AH which is 1767 …

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  41. 41Legal documentT-S NS 288.185

    Court register fragment. fol. 1r: partnership agreement; fols 1v-2r: related accounts. Dated Kislev 5480 AM in one entry, which is 1719 CE. (the dating info …

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  42. 42Legal documentYevr.-Arab. II 954

    Legal document. In Hebrew. Dated: 13 Shevat 5501 AM, which is 1741 CE. Scribed and signed by Eliyyahu Rofe Ḥazan known as Ẓaʿir. The document …

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  43. 43Legal documentAIU VII.D.36

    Formularies for three legal documents. The document on recto is for appointing an agent to receive a get. Although the names in the document itself …

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  44. 44LetterT-S 10J12.33

    Letter from Moses Ghaylioun (גאילייון) to Meʾir ben Naʿim, mentioning Abū Simeon. Dating: ca. late 18th century. (Information from CUDL)

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  45. 45Unknown typeENA 624.5

    Recto: Commercial document in Arabic, cut up and reused for communal register. Dated 14 Shawwal 1193 AH (October 1779 CE). Requires further examination.

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  46. 46Legal documentAIU VII.D.62

    Legal document in Hebrew, investment partnership. Dated 30 Iyyar 5551 AM (June 1791 CE). Location: Cairo. David Kariyo (Carillo) invested quantities of silk, cotton, and …

    1. בפעח׳׳מ הודה היקר ונעלה לשט׳׳ו כמה׳׳ר דוד קארייו יצ׳׳ו הודאה גמורה וכו׳ איך
    2. מסר לו היקר ונעלה לשט׳׳ו כמה׳׳ר שלמה סימחון יצ׳׳ו המרחץ הידוע לכל
    3. בחארת …

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  47. 47List or tableJRL Series L 165

    Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic or perhaps a calendar. Dated 5495 AM which is 1734/35 CE. The Nile is referenced on a couple occasions as "אלניל אלסעיד".

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  48. 48Unknown typeYevr.-Arab. II 1292

    Recto: Betrothal contract, Qaraite. Dated: Sunday, 4 Heshvan 5488 AM = 2039 Seleucid, which is 1727 CE. Location: Cairo. Groom: Naḥum ha-Levi b. Yosef b. …

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  49. 49List or tableT-S J1.56

    Large communal register fragment, the paper was folded uniformly into eight sections according to the same format as JRL SERIES C 179 (PGPID 32029). Dated …

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  50. 50LetterT-S 18J3.24

    Letter in Ladino from Sidon from Joseph b. Joyya and Masʿūd Bunan to Abraham Monson and Judah Aseo in Cairo concerning community financial matters. Dated …

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