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  1. 101LetterENA 3698.10

    Late letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Probably 18th or 19th century. Mentions Jerusalem. From a certain Mordekhay al-Baḥrī[?] to Merkada and Brahem Diyalo[?] (דייאלו). Possibly a North …

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  2. 102LetterENA 4045.14

    Commercial letter from Nissim Masos or Meshish (?משיש משוש) to Karo y Frances & Company. Dating: Late 18th or early 19th century. In Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions …

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  3. 103LetterENA NS 39.4

    Recto: Large fragment of a late (18th/19th c) business letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Verso: A short note signed by Yisakhar Groso (?) and Yehuda b. (?) …

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  4. 104List or tableJRL SERIES A 450

    A list of names with Arabic numerals- probably an account of debts?. Late 18th or early 19th century based on the names mentioned and the …

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  5. 105Legal documentJRL SERIES A 460

    Ketubba fragment with an elaborate floral border pattern. Dated [5]5__ AM, thus 1739-1839 CE. Based on the dating the location is likely "[Cairo near] Fustat …

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  6. 106LetterJRL SERIES A 734

    Late letter in Judaeo-Arabic fron Nissim Masos (?) to Shimʿon Frances.

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  7. 107Credit instrument or private receiptJRL SERIES A 909

    Rent receipt, confirming Av[raham] Gatenio's payment of 50 kuruş during the months of Kislev and Tevet. This receipt may have been issued for a property …

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  8. 108Legal documentJRL SERIES A 925

    Late legal document in which Yosef acknowledges an investment from [...] Kohen of 20,000 silver muayyadis. The paleography supports of dating estimate of late 18th- …

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  9. 109List or tableJRL SERIES C 6 + JRL SERIES C 60

    Accounts in an orderly scribal hand on a bifolium whose folding and size is suggestive of the existence of a broader ledger (from which there …

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  10. 110List or tableJRL SERIES C 9

    Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic in which the heading's recto includes the term "מאצריפ", which may indicate these are outstanding expenses related to the "deceased Nissim Mosseri" …

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  11. 111List or tableJRL SERIES C 55

    Lists in Judaeo-Arabic that mention a wide array of potable and other items such as meat, bread, beans, soap, mastic[?] "מסתכא" (l. 2r), and many …

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  12. 112List or tableJRL SERIES C 60 + JRL SERIES C 6

    Accounts in an orderly scribal hand on a bifolium whose folding and size is suggestive of the existence of a broader ledger (from which there …

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  13. 113List or tableJRL SERIES C 66

    Lists in Judeo-Arabic related to the week of the Bereshit parsha which range from an inventory for food items (recto), possibly for a shabbat dinner, …

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  14. 114List or tableJRL SERIES C 76

    Lists in Judeo-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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  15. 115List or tableJRL SERIES C 106

    Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic on a small bifolio. The usage of Ottoman kurush makes it possible to estimate the dating as 18th- or 19th-century. The entries …

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  16. 116List or tableJRL SERIES C 161 + JRL SERIES C 54

    List in Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew of donations collected before various Shabbatot that may be dated in connection with nearby shelfmarks of the same document type …

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  17. 117List or tableJRL SERIES C 164

    Accounts in Arabic with a complex array of monetary calculations with the symbol "ق" on occasion indicating silver kuruş (which may have been minted as …

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  18. 118List or tableJRL SERIES L 16

    Bilingual writing exercises in Judaeo-Arabic and Ladino. Dating is likely late 18th to 19th-century based on the paleography. There are many early modern writing exercises …

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  19. 119List or tableMoss. Ia,36

    Recto: The title page with illuminated capitals of Sefer Eliyyah Mizraḥi ʿal ha-Torah, printed by Itzik ben Leib Buchbinder in Fürth, 1763. There is an …

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  20. 120LetterT-S 10J13.26

    Letter from Meʾir ben Naʿim, mentioning business matters and the name Abraham Ashkenazi. End of 18th century. (Information from CUDL)

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  21. 121Legal documentT-S 12.446

    Ketubba (damaged), late, from Cairo ([...] ha-semukhah le-fustat mitzrayim), from at least the 18th century [55__], probably the 19th. ASE.

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  22. 122List or tableT-S Ar.35.12

    Writing exercises in which the student repeated the same phrase in Hebrew on the recto and Judaeo-Arabic on the verso. The instructor provided model handwriting …

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  23. 123LetterT-S Ar.47.188

    Letter from Moshe Bibas. In Judaeo-Arabic. The port city Rashid is mentioned at the opening of line 20. Dating: Late 18th or early 19th century. …

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  24. 124Legal documentT-S AS 145.32

    Investment partnership between Hayyim b. Shelomo Hazaq and his wife, approving the receiving of a sum of 63000 m[edin] k[esif] as a payment for his …

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  25. 125List or tableT-S NS 83.26

    Accounts with Arabic numerals, highly detailed and well-preserved. All of the columns list sums in Ottoman kurush (ق symbol) which helps to date this document …

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  26. 126LetterT-S NS 99.64

    Late letter draft (fragment) in Judaeo-Arabic that is probably 18th or 19th c. The contents of the draft include the common opening phrase that appears …

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  27. 127List or tableAIU IX.B.27

    Dowry list for Hannah bt. Yakov Bibas. This document is undated but specifically titled as a "nota del ashugar" (l.1r) or "note of dowry" in …

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  28. 128Legal documentAIU VII.D.67

    Incomplete late legal document in which Yaʿaqov Maṣliaḥ acknowledges that Meʾīr Ben-Naʿīm has invested 2000 medins with him.

    1. בע׳׳ה
    2. בפעח׳׳מ הודה היקר ונע׳ כה׳׳ר יעקב מצליח יצ׳׳ו הודה גמו׳ שרירא וקיימת מעכשיו ז.(?)
    3. מדעתו ורצונו הטוב והגמו׳ בלי זכר שום מין אונס כלל שקיבל מה׳׳…

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  29. 129Legal documentAIU VII.D.95

    Recto: Legal document involving a business arrangement between Avraham Yuʿbaṣ and Shabbetay Skandarī and at least one other person. The bottom is missing, along with …

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  30. 130LetterAIU VII.E.74

    Late letter in Judaeo-Arabic from Shelomo Barūkh to Meʾīr ben Naʿim. Dated: 20 Av 5560 AM (August 1800 CE). Locations: the letter was sent from …

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  31. 131LetterAIU VII.E.182

    Late letter in Judaeo-Arabic to Karo y Frances & Company. A Yehezqel Ḥefeẓ is mentioned in the last couple lines.

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  32. 132List or tableAIU VII.F.81

    Late accounts of some kind, perhaps funds collected from different individuals and congregations. The trader Merkado Karo is mentioned, placing the date ca. 1800 CE …

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  33. 133LetterAIU XII.85

    Arabic business letter sent from Istanbul (or written by someone named Constantine??), with the format closely resembling the Judaeo-Arabic letters ca.1800 CE. Needs further examination.

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  34. 134Unknown typeAIU XII.89

    Image 1: The end of an account in Arabic, along with what might be a fragment of a legal document discussing buildings in ḥārat al-yahūd. …

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  35. 135Legal documentCUL Or.1080 9.20

    Ketubba, illuminated, from Rashid. Date: 14 Nisan 5542 AM (1782 CE). Bride: Simḥa bt. ___m[?] Fes. Groom: Moshe b. Yiṣḥaq Fes. The total ketubba value …

    1. ומזלא מעלייא ובסייעתא דשמיא מצ[א איש]ה מצא טוב וי[..]ן [...]ן מ[..]
    2. בעה׳׳ה
    3. בששי בשבת בארבע[ת עש]ר לחדש ניסן [משנ]ת
    4. חמשת אלפים וחמש [מ]אות שנים וארבע…

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  36. 136LetterENA NS 36.5

    Business letter in Judaeo-Arabic ca.1800 CE from Nissim Masīs (?) to Karo y Frances & Co.

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  37. 137List or tableJRL SERIES A 586

    Accounts related to commerce in silk on a bifolium that is undated yet can be estimated as late-18th to early-19th-century given the presence of Meʾīr …

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  38. 138List or tableJRL SERIES C 28

    List in Judeo-Arabic from which only the bottom right corner of the page is portrayed in this fragment. The paleography helps to estimate the dating …

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  39. 139List or tableJRL SERIES C 86 + JRL SERIES C 98

    Accounts in Judeo-Arabic with a variety of coinage types including dirham, kuruş (aka guruş) and zingirli– of which the latter two suggest a dating of …

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  40. 140List or tableJRL SERIES C 149

    List of names designated according to a column of sequential eastern Arabic numbers. Although the meaning is unclear, a preliminary reading of the cursive is …

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  41. 141List or tableJRL SERIES C 163

    List of names and monetary figures in silver kuruş "גרשו" of which the dating is likely 18th/19th-century (post-1703). In the verso list's heading, the word …

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  42. 142Legal documentT-S 12.448

    Ketubba, likely from Cairo given the mention of the Nile (נילוס) in the locational clause in line four and the witness signature of Yeḥezqel Ḥefeṣ. …

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  43. 143List or tableT-S NS 99.57

    List of accounts on a bifolium that may have once comprised a broader financial ledger. The method of bookkeeping is terse but relies on a …

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  44. 144LetterENA 2716.10 + ENA 2716.11

    Letterbook in Judaeo-Arabic (fragment) likely eighteenth- or nineteenth-century that contains drafts and possibly copies of business-related correspondence. The letters frequently use the phrase "יא אכי/ …

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  45. 145List or tableJRL SERIES B 1937 + AIU VII.F.14 + AIU VII.F.28 + AIU VII.F.92 + JRL SERIES C 58

    Accounts mainly in Ladino, written in the same hand but not necessarily from the same notebook (the pages are not all the same size, and …

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  46. 146List or tableJRL SERIES B 1941

    Late accounts mentioning Merkado Karo, Me'ir ben Naʿim, Eliyyyahu b. Ṣahal, Mordekhai Bialobos.

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  47. 147List or tableJRL SERIES C 152

    Lists in Judaeo-Arabic of itemized food ingredients, quantities, and associated dates. One of the lists also includes surnames. Based on the paleography the dating is …

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  48. 148LetterAIU VII.E.72

    Late letter in Judaeo-Arabic from Avraham Haman and Gavriel Hefez to Merkado Karo and Shimʿon Frances, of Karo y Frances & Company (see tags). Dated …

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  49. 149List or tableENA NS 57.17 + JRL SERIES A 686 + JRL SERIES C 25

    Accounts. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dated: 4 Jumāda al-Awwal '54 which could be 1154 AH (=1741 CE) or 1254 AH (=1838 CE) based on the mention of …

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  50. 150List or tableJRL SERIES C 159

    Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic of expenses and purchases for various liturgical calendar weeks (i.e. the week of Kedoshim parsha) and the food items for a Passover …

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