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LetterT-S NS J353
Letter of appeal for charity for assistance in moving to the land of Israel.
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LetterT-S 10J15.18 + T-S 8J18.25
Letter in Hebrew from Yusuf, a scholar with minimal assets and now in a perilous situation because of debts, dependents, and sureties on his behalf. …
- ] נתנו יד למצוא קורת
- רוח מן התלאה אשר מצאתנו ועתה רבותי תקרו נא נפשי ספחני [[ ]] ויודה
- נא הבורא למצוא חן בעניכם (!) לדברו באזני העם לעזר לנו ולהענקנ…
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LetterJRL SERIES B 5479
Letter of appeal in Judaeo-Arabic. The writer asks for something to cover himself with (ilā l-ghulām yataghaṭṭā bi-hi).
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LetterT-S 12.27
Letter fragment asking for a favor and stating that the writer relies on God and on the recipient for the solution of the matter. (Information …
- בן כב גדלת קדשת [ . . . ] . . . . [ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- תנצבה וא . . . . . [ . . ] . רח [ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …
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LetterT-S 6J7.18
Bottom part of a begging letter asking for financial support, it seems reminding the collector (al-jābī) to collect the sums promised in a pesiqa. (Information …
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LetterT-S 8.35
Letter from Sason b. Shemuel to a notable named Elʿazar (or perhaps [...] b. Elʿazar). In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. The sender alludes to his bad …
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LetterMoss. VII,180
Letter of appeal for charity. Addressed to someone titled al-Amīniyya. Probably from a cantor, although theoretically al-Ḥazzān could be part of the addressee's name. In …
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LetterL-G Misc. 53
Letter of appeal for charity. In a mixture of Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew, in a crude hand. (Information from CUDL.)
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LetterL-G Misc. 116
Letter of appeal for charity. In Judaeo-Arabic, with a long Hebrew introduction. Asking for assistance in the petitioner’s difficult times of poverty and illness, mentioning …
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LetterT-S AS 146.319
Letter fragment (part of the left of recto, part of the left of verso) of an appeal. The legible text on recto is solely blessings …
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LetterT-S NS 97.52
Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Fragment (bottom half only). The sender is planning to travel to al-Shām the next day and he asks for money to cover …
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LetterENA 3793.3
Letter from Yosef ha-Talmud b. Yishay ha-Sar. In Hebrew. Complaining that the addressee has not fulfilled his vow to give Yosef sum of money in …
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LetterBL OR 10578M.13
Letter of appeal to the Gaʾon Netanʾel ha-Levi from a person newly arrived in Fustat requesting some food by way of charity.
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LetterT-S Ar.30.23
Letter of appeal for charity. In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. From Yehuda b. Shelomo, the cantor of Damsīs, to an unidentified addressee, who is asked to …
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LetterT-S NS 304.43
Letter of appeal for charity. In Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions Makārim b. Abū [...] and a ḥaver.
- ] אן ימ[
- בקינא תאלפין מן אלערי ואלגוע ומא [
- אלנאס נטלב שי נאכל תכון(?) לנא שי נרגע [
- וכדלך כאן לנא ענד מכארם //אלדי יגבי . . // בן אב[
- טאלבנאה פי אל…
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LetterJRL Gaster ar. 394
Letter of appeal from Yefet addressed to al-Shaykh al-Raḍiyy. In Arabic script, with the sender's name in Hebrew script. He begs for a small sum …
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LetterENA NS 17.5
Letter of appeal for charity. In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. Long, well-written, well-preserved. The sender, now fallen on hard times, may be referring to his own …
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LetterBodl. MS heb. c 56/19
Letter from a wretched Abū l-Ḥasan b. Yūsuf begging for charity from a dignitary, probably Avraham Maimonides or his father. The handwriting appears to be …
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- יחיד הדור ופלאו] ממזרח שמש
- עד מבואו יהי] שמו לעולם דגל
- הרב]נים נר המערבי מרדכי
- הזמן סנהדרא רבה יחי לעד
- וינהי אנה אולא פי אציק חאל
- אן יכון וקד…
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LetterENA NS 34.2
Letter of appeal for charity. In Hebrew. Dating: Late, probably 16th century. Written by Yehuda al-Ashqar b. Yiṣḥaq b. [...], a resident of Jerusalem who, …
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LetterBodl. MS heb. e 98/75
Letter of appeal for charity. In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. From Yaḥyā al-Sofer(?) addressed to the Nagid David I (b. Avraham Maimonides, served ca. 1237–1300 with …
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LetterAIU VII.E.40
Fragment (lower right corner) of a letter of appeal (begging letter) in Hebrew. ASE.
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LetterT-S 6J6.3
Letter from a certain Abū l-Faraj to someone titled Sayyidnā. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Likely Mamluk-era (i.e., after ca. 1250) based on paleographic features, position of …
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LetterBL OR 5561B.5
Letter of appeal. Above, 13 lines of Hebrew blessings in large letters (perhaps a template purchased already filled out). Below, 6 lines of Judaeo-Arabic begging …
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LetterAIU VII.E.52
Letter in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi (1100–38 CE). Fragment (lower right corner). Written on behalf of somebody begging for charity from a …
- ואלכאלק תעאלי געל[
- וללעבד דיון כת[ירה
- אלי מולאי אלדיאן [
- יעישו בה ומן . . [
- וש]הד אללה אן ל . [
- יגמז עליה פי . [
- אליום שהרין מגלוק [
- כאיף מן דלך לא…
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LetterENA NS 47.15
Letter of appeal for charity addressed to Yiṣḥaq Barukh. In Hebrew. Dating: Late, maybe 16th or 17th century. The writer is a teacher.
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LetterENA NS 52.4
Letter of appeal addressed to Rabbenu Yiṣḥaq. In Hebrew. The writer's place has been destroyed and some people have been sold by the shaliṭ/sulṭān (into …
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LetterMoss. VII,197.1
Fragment from a letter of appeal in which the writer alludes to news 'that made my chest constrict and the world collapse on me.' He …
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LetterNLI 577.4/101
Letter of appeal probably from Berakhot b. Shemuel, addressed to Abu l-Ḥasan the father of Abu l-Mufaddal. He says he has been a stranger in …
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Legal documentMoss. VII,181
A letter begging for help from a distinguished addressee, in elegant and vocalized script. The writer intends to travel but lacks a covering. On verso …
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LetterMoss. VII,196.1
Letter of appeal in Hebrew, probably 14th century or later, including lengthy praises for the addressee and then a request to help with the [poll?] …
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LetterMoss. II,196.2
Fragment from the opening of a deferential letter. On verso the writer mentions 'the tax' (? al-mās) and 'your promise'—perhaps he is requesting charity.
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LetterJRL SERIES A 482
Letter from Avraham Karyo, Hayyim Moshe Pianti, Rahamim Shelomo ha-Levi, and a second Pianti, in Hebrew, recommending a certain poor man for charity. There is …
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LetterT-S AS 155.334
Fragment of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic, probably sent from Qūṣ to Fustat. Distinctive hand; high chances of finding a join. Dating: likely 13th century. The …
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LetterT-S Ar.47.44
Letter of appeal. In Judaeo-Arabic. Mentioning a pledge-drive (pesiqa) at holiday time.
- בשמ
- למא לם אגד סביל ללמתולי בחצרה רבנו הרב יחי
- לעד געלת הדה אלאסטר [. . .]וד ען גרץ ואחד
- . . . .]. . מצית מטלמא אלי חצרה סידנא שר
- השרים] ירום הודו פ…
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LetterT-S Ar.50.78
Letter fragment. In Judaeo-Arabic. Probably a letter of appeal for charity. Mentions [the synagog]ue of the Iraqis.
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LetterT-S Ar.38.52
Letter(s) of appeal for charity. Likely drafts. In Arabic script. The one on recto is addressed to Abū Manṣūr and the one on verso is …
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LetterT-S Ar.34.186
Recto: Letter of appeal. In Judaeo-Arabic. In the name of a woman who is 'cut off and my husband is absent.' Also mentions her son, …
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LetterT-S Misc.27.4.8
Letter/petition from Umm Bū l-Munā to a notable. In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. She asks/reminds him to send a letter on her behalf with the bearer …
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LetterT-S Misc.28.19
Letter of appeal for charity from Isḥāq b. Avraham to the Nagid Moshe b. Mevorakh (1112–26 CE). What remains is almost entirely in Hebrew, though …
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LetterT-S Misc.28.75
Recto: Letter of appeal for charity in Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. Rudimentary hand. Written across a bifolium. Perhaps a draft. Verso: The right-hand page is related …
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LetterT-S NS 320.14
Recto: Letter of appeal for charity from a Torah scholar. In Hebrew.
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LetterT-S NS 297.94
Letter addressed to a certain Abū l-Barakāt. In Arabic script. The writer complains about poverty and unemployment and kashf ḥāl ('uncovering').
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LetterT-S Ar.30.309
Letter addressed to Abū l-Faraj and Abū l-Ḥasan. In Judaeo-Arabic, with extremely rudimentary spelling and and handwriting (e.g. אכדיל אלכום for ادخل اليكم). This is …
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LetterYevr. III B 653
Formulary for a letter of appeal for charity. In Hebrew. It is a formulary because about 11 lines from the bottom, it asks the addressees …
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LetterYevr.-Arab. II 2430
Letter of appeal for charity. The writer and the addressees do not appear to be named. The writer asks the addressees for help equipping his …
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LetterBodl. MS heb. d 66/95
Letter of appeal for charity from Abū Dāniyāl to Maṣliaḥ Gaon. The house where the writer lives with all his family is collapsing around them. …
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LetterBodl. MS heb. a 3/11
Letter of appeal for charity addressed to a certain Rosh ha-Qehillot. It is written entirely as a Hebrew poem. There are lengthy descriptions of the …
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LetterCUL Or.1081 J12
Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Addressed to 'rabbenu.' The sender seems to be without anywhere to spend the night and is asking for help. Mentions Abū …
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LetterT-S 13J6.17
Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. The addressee is asked to intervene in a divorce case where the woman is being treated unfairly by her husband, who is …
- מן אפראט קמאשא ומוכרהא וגירה יחרם להא עלי
- מן אגואהא ואנצב עליהא ואחתאל עליהא אצאגרהא
- פי כל פן מן אלפנון מן אלאבדתא פי אלקמאש ופי אלמוכר
- ופי קלה אנצא…
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LetterT-S 12.237
Letter of appeal for charity from a Byzantine man named Mosqos (=Μόσχος). Dating: ca. 1090 CE. The scribe, also a Byzantine, has been identified by …
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