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  1. 1Unknown typeT-S Ar.39.420

    Document drafts in Arabic that were written on a recycled printed fragment in Arabic. Dated Muharram [1]307 AH on the verso which is 1889 CE. …

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  2. 2LetterT-S 10J17.31

    Letter from Yahya b. Ya'ish to Avraham b. Ḥasan Sa'd addressing three brothers and asking for a favor for someone. Written on the third day …

    1. היום יום ג לחדש כסלו שנת ת . לב
    2. לוה שלום לקראת ומעלת השם הטוב הייקר
    3. הנעימים האחים הטובים השלמים הקרובים
    4. לליבי ורחקים(!) מיעני(!) יי כהר שלום בין מור…

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  3. 3Legal documentT-S 10J8.16

    Fragment from a power of attorney mentioning Avraham b. Asher. Dating: probably 18th or 19th century. Location: Fusṭāṭ/Cairo. No witnesses. (Information from CUDL)

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  4. 4List or tableJRL SERIES C 174

    Accounts of sales to individuals on various dates in the month of Ramadan 1241 AH which is 1826 CE. The accounts were recorded on a …

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  5. 5Credit instrument or private receiptJRL SERIES C 173

    Receipt in Arabic. Dated 7 Dhū l-Qaʿda 1227 AH (1812 CE). This JRL folder is mostly or entirely 18th-century and 19th-century accounts.

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  6. 6List or tableJRL Series L 28

    Table of accounts and many food items. Dated 1 Sivan [55]94 AM which is 1834 CE. The entries are organized chronologically by weekly parsha readings. …

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  7. 7Unknown typeJRL Series L 150

    Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic in at least two distinct scribal hands. Dated toward the middle of the verso as 1253 AH which is 1837/38 CE.

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  8. 8LetterT-S 10J16.29

    Letter from Yaḥyā Mizraḥī in Alexandria to Binyamin de Curiel. Dated 27 Av [55]99 AM = 1838 CE, this nineteenth-century dating is confirmed by the …

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  9. 9LetterT-S 13J9.14

    Business letter dating to around 1800 CE. (Information from CUDL)

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  10. 10LetterMoss. IXa,3.4

    Verso of the literary text PGPID 39625. The verso contains administrative memoranda or letters in Judaeo-Arabic in which Ḥayyīm ʿAfīf addressed a a superior with …

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  11. 11List or tableT-S Misc.22.250

    Sums on lined paper and in purple ink. Dating: Probably 19th century.

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  12. 12List or tableX893 Se62 pt. 4.12

    Calendar of roshey ḥodashim including for the year 1834/35 CE (5595 AM).

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  13. 13List or tableT-S Ar.39.495

    Bifolio from an account ledger. In Arabic script. Dated: 1286 AH, which is 1869/70 CE. Various accounts and short notes including names and numerals, possibly …

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  14. 14State documentJRL SERIES C 169

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

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  15. 15Legal documentMS 9160, fol. 7

    Partnership agreement. In Hebrew. Dated: Before Passover of 5565 AM (probably Nisan), which is 1805 CE. Partners: Moshe ha-Levi ʿAjamī and David ha-Levi ʿAjamī and …

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  16. 16Legal documentAIU VII.D.73

    Legal document from Fustat/Cairo, dated 28 December 1812 (25 Tevet 5570 AM) in which David Dayyan b. Avraham declares that he owes 12000 silver medins …

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  17. 17Legal documentJRL SERIES A 758

    Recto: The end of a legal document dated February 1821 CE (middle of Adar I 5581), Cairo, scribed and signed by Yaʿaqov ha-Kohen. Verso: Accounts …

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  18. 18List or tableJRL SERIES C 112

    Lists of detailed expenses with many names. Dated Safar 1234 AH on recto which is 1818 CE. This JRL folder is mostly or entirely 18th-century …

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  19. 19List or tableJRL SERIES C 116

    Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic. Dated 8 Muharram 1267 AH which is 1850 CE. This JRL folder is mostly or entirely 18th-century and 19th-century accounts.

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  20. 20List or tableJRL SERIES C 104

    Accounts in Arabic on a bifolio from a large ledger. Dated [Dhū] al-Qaʿada 1238 AH which is 1823. Requires further examination for content. MCD.

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  21. 21List or tableJRL SERIES C 120

    Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic detailing expenses and outgoing payments to many individuals around the various localities of Sharqīya subprovince. The accounts are undated but the paleography …

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  22. 22List or tableJRL SERIES C 125

    Accounts in Arabic on a bifolio that was probably part of a broader ledger. Dated Muharram 1237-1238 AH which is 1821-1822 CE. Based on the …

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  23. 23List or tableJRL SERIES C 124

    Accounts in Arabic with eastern Arabic numerals. Dated 13 Shawwal 1238 AH which is June 1823 CE. These accounts must have originally been recorded on …

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  24. 24List or tableJRL SERIES C 122

    Accounts in Arabic in the name of Yeshūʿa al-Yahūdī. Dated Muḥarram 1245 AH which is 1829 CE. This JRL folder is mostly or entirely 18th-century …

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  25. 25List or tableJRL SERIES C 128

    Accounts in Arabic on a large bifolio. Dated Jumada I 1238 AH which is 1823 CE. This bifolio was likely once part of the same …

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  26. 26List or tableJRL SERIES C 142

    Accounts in Arabic, dated in the lower left section 5 Ṣafar [1]257 which is 1841 CE. Requires further examination for content. MCD.

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  27. 27Legal documentBL OR 5561B.25

    Investment partnership agreement (עסקא) for one month dated 1 Av 5575 AM (1815 CE), in Cairo (מצרים). Between Khalifah b. Hayyim Najjar and Habibah/Haviva bt. …

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  28. 28Legal documentENA NS 53.27

    Legal deed. In Hebrew. Dated: 28 Heshvan 5557 AM, which is 1796 CE. Testimony that Raḥamim Ashiyahu (אשיאו) received from Sara bt. Yiṣḥaq Re'uven an …

    1. בפעח׳׳מ הודה הגביר המ׳ ע׳׳כ מר׳ כה׳׳ר רחמים אשיאו יצ׳׳ו הודאה גמו׳ שרירא וקיימת מעכשיו מדעתו ורצונו הטוב והגמו׳
    2. מבלי זכר שום מין אונס כלל כמודה בפ׳ …

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  29. 29State documentAIU VII.F.22

    List of names and money received, accounts for the state silk monopoly in Alexandria (which is confirmed by the term "Khazīna" in the fourth scan …

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  30. 30List or tableAIU VII.F.24

    Late accounts in Arabic, resembles AIU VII.F.57 but the writing is neater. Dated 1237 AH which is 1821/22 CE.

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  31. 31List or tableJRL SERIES C 119

    Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic with eastern Arabic numerals. The dating is likely 19th-century based on the paleography. This bifolio was once part of a broader ledger– …

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  32. 32LetterAIU VII.E.71

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic from Nissīm Mshīsh to a group, perhaps business partners (אחים סי׳ חברים). Dated ʿErev Kippur [5]568 AM (1807 CE).

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  33. 33List or tableAIU VII.F.52

    Late accounts in sloppy handwriting, probably dated Tammuz 5583 AM (1823 CE). The scribal hand of the first entry is different than the rest of …

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  34. 34Credit instrument or private receiptBL OR 12344.11

    Receipt in Judaeo-Arabic. Dated: 18 Rajab 1238 AH which is 1823 CE. The name Yaʿaqov Yaʿabeṣ appears at the bottom. Dated 18 Rajab 1238 (1823 …

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  35. 35Legal documentT-S 13J4.23

    Investment partnership in which Shemuʾel Leon receives 4,000 medin from Mercada (מרקאדה) bt. Yaʿaqov Arubaṣ (ארובץ) to invest in his business. Dated Tammuz 5561 (= …

    1. בע׳׳ה 
    2. בפעח׳׳מ הודה היקר ונעלה כה׳׳ר שמואל ליאון יצ׳׳ו הודאה גמו׳ שרירא וקיימת מעכשיו מדעתו ורצונו הטוב
    3. והגמו׳ בלי זכר שום מין אונס כלל שקיבל מהיקרה…

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  36. 36LetterJRL SERIES L 17

    Letter from Meʾīr Ben-Naʿīm in Cairo to his son Moshe Ben-Naʿīm in Alexandria. Dated 1 Kislev 5583 AM which is 1822 CE. Mentions Se[nyor] Pinto, …

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  37. 37Legal documentCUL Or.1081 2.58

    Legal document from Fustat/Cairo, dated 1817 CE (end of Heshvan 5578) in which David Dayyan declares something, probably an investment, in connection with Barakha Goren. …

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  38. 38List or tableAIU VII.F.70

    Late accounts, dated January 1827 (Jumāda II 1242 Hijri).

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  39. 39List or tableAIU VII.F.20

    Late accounts including for part of 1824 CE (1239 Hijri).

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  40. 40List or tableJRL SERIES C 107

    Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic dealing with wheat and perhaps other goods. Dated [5]590 AM in the heading (ש׳ תקץ) which is 1829/30 CE. A few names …

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  41. 41Legal documentT-S 10J4.19

    Legal document concerning a commercial partnership between four members: Moshe ha-Levi, David ha-Levi aka ʿAjamī, Ḥayyim Ṣanuaʿ, and one individual whose name is only available …

    1. ...] שיש לו מסח[ו]ר [...] ע׳׳ז תרכה בהם
    2. ...]. .. ....[...]רות שלשם הקודמים ואם יתרצה בהם אזי יראו לו מסחורות [...] ש.ורחים לאמצע - ואם יבא
    3. הקונה להר…

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  42. 42Legal documentYevr. II A 1292 + AIU VII.D.99 + BL OR 12369.11

    Legal document. In Hebrew. Location: Fustat/Cairo. Dated: end of Sivan 5582 AM, which is June 1822 CE. Dissolution of partnership and settling of accounts between …

    1. בע׳׳ה 
    2. להיות שהיתה חברה ושותפות הכה׳׳ר אליאו ן׳ צהל יצ׳׳ו והכה׳׳ר יעקב הלוי ידיע עכובס והכה׳׳ר מרדכי
    3. קפנטון יצ׳׳ו בעסק הצרפליק וסחורות ופרקמטיאות וכ…

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  43. 43Legal documentAIU VII.D.99 + BL OR 12369.11 + Yevr. II A 1292

    Legal document. In Hebrew. Location: Fustat/Cairo. Dated: end of Sivan 5582 AM, which is June 1822 CE. Dissolution of partnership and settling of accounts between …

    1. בע׳׳ה 
    2. להיות שהיתה חברה ושותפות הכה׳׳ר אליאו ן׳ צהל יצ׳׳ו והכה׳׳ר יעקב הלוי ידיע עכובס והכה׳׳ר מרדכי
    3. קפנטון יצ׳׳ו בעסק הצרפליק וסחורות ופרקמטיאות וכ…

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  44. 44List or tableAIU XI.77

    Writing exercises in Hebrew dated on verso 23 Iyyar [5]623 or 12 May 1863CE. The paper itself includes an internal line system which is reflective …

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  45. 45Legal documentT-S 8J6.24

    Legal document. Location: Fustat/Cairo. Dated: 15 Kislev 5562 AM = 20 November 1801 CE. No signatures. Yiṣḥaq Mizraḥi acknowledges an investment of 900 medins from …

    1. בע׳׳ה
    2. בפעח׳׳מ הוה היקר ונע׳ כה׳׳ר יצחק מזרחי יצ׳׳ו הודאה גמו׳ שרירא ווקיימת מעכשו מדעת
    3. ורצונו הטוב והגמור ב[לי] זכר [ש]ום מין אונס כלל שקיבל מהר׳ מא…

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  46. 46Legal documentENA NS 51.22

    Legal testimony. In Hebrew. Location: Fustat/Cairo. Dated: End of Sivan 5581 AM, which is 1821 CE. Yiṣḥaq Ṭawīl invests 1000 esedi gurush with Moshe Maṣliaḥ …

    1. בע׳׳ה 
    2. לפנינו עדים ח׳׳מ הודו היקר ונע׳ כה׳׳ר משה מצליח יצ׳׳ו והיקר ונע׳ כה׳׳ר משה טאויל יצ׳׳ו הודאה
    3. גמו׳ שרירא וקיימת מעכשיו מדעתם ורצונם הטוב והגמו…

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  47. 47Legal documentJRL SERIES A 528

    Fragments of legal document(s) in Hebrew. The document on Page 2 is dated April 1818 (Nisan 5578). The first legal fragment only retains some of …

    1. ...] ה. [...] עד ב.[...
    2. ...]....כח [...] המ... [...
    3. ...]לחזק ... חתמנו שמותינו פ[ה] העיר [...] יע׳׳א בשליש
    4. חיים אברהם
    5. מושנינו
    6. עד
    1. ...] ב.[...] הנז׳…

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  48. 48Legal documentJRL Series L 29

    Recto: Legal/business document in Hebrew. Dated Tishrei 5583 AM (1822 CE). Verso: lists of names organized alphabetically with corresponding payments toward the communal kashrut tax …

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  49. 49List or tableJRL SERIES C 48

    Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic dated in Shawwal 1237AH which is January/February 1834CE. All of the monetary figures are expressed in "פצה /silver" and a variety of …

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  50. 50List or tableJRL SERIES C 20

    Account of calculations for Se[ñores] Pinto and Bibas on 27 Tevet 5566AM which is 17 January 1806CE. The calculations cover a wide array of coinage …

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