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  1. 1LetterCUL Or.1080 4.40

    Business letter from Meʾir ben Naʿim to David ben Naʿim, in Alexandria. Dated: (21?) Sivan 5400 + 179 = 5579 AM = June 1819 CE. …

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  2. 2LetterT-S 8J13.28

    Recto: note from Khalīfa Ḥasan. Verso: letter by Meʿir Naʿīm (cf. CUL Or.1080.4.40) to Khalīfa Ḥasan concerning business matters. 18th-19th century. (Information from CUDL)

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  3. 3LetterT-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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  4. 4LetterAIU VII.E.110

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic to David Ben-Naʿim from his brother Moshe Ben-Naʿīm, who signs with the initials MBN rather than his full signature. Dated 30 Kislev …

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  5. 5LetterENA 4045.16

    Letter (ending only) addressed to David b. Naʿim and Moshe b. Naʿim in Alexandria ( נא אמון). Written in Judaeo-Arabic (body) and Ladino (address). Dating: …

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  6. 6LetterAIU VII.A.28

    Letter from Meir b. Naʿim to the community of Cairo/Fustat. In Hebrew. Dating: Late 18th or early 19th century. Conveys a detailed story about Meir's …

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  7. 7Legal 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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  8. 8Legal documentAIU VII.D.69

    Legal document from Fustat/Cairo, dated March 1802 CE (Adar II 5562 AM). Me'ir ben Naʿim had borrowed 150 reals from the old woman Raḥel known …

    1. בע׳׳ה 
    2. בהיות שהאשה הזקינה מ׳ רחל המ׳ כחלה ת׳׳ם בת המ׳ כה׳׳ר שלום נרבונה נ׳׳ע היה לה
    3. ביד הח׳ כמה׳׳ר מאיר ן׳ נעים יצ׳׳ו בכ׳׳ר שלום יצ׳׳ו סך מאה וחמשים…

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  9. 9Legal documentENA NS 50.8

    Legal deed. In Hebrew. Location: Cairo. Dated: End of Heshvan, 5562 AM = October/November 1801 CE. Meʾir Ben-Naʿim invests 100 reales (1 real = 90 …

    1. בע׳׳ה
    2. [בפע]ח׳׳מ הודו היקר נשא ונע׳ כה׳׳ר רחמים תאגירי יצ׳׳ו ואשתו היקרה וצנועה מ׳ מזל ת׳׳ם הודאה גמו׳ שרירא וקיימ׳
    3. מעכשיו מדעתם ורצונם הטוב והגמו׳ ב…

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  10. 10Legal documentENA 2365.24

    Legal document. Dating: Late 18th century or early 19th century, based on the mention of Me'ir b. Naʿim. Yaʿaqov Ḥasūn attests that he received a …

    1. בע׳׳ה 
    2. בפעח׳׳מ הודה היקר הנבון נשא ונע׳ לשט׳׳ו הכ׳׳ר יעקב חסון יצ׳׳ו הודאה גמו׳ שרירא וקיימת מעכשיו מדעתו ורצונו
    3. הטוב והגמור מבלי זכר שום מין אונס כ…

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  11. 11Legal documentENA NS 56.6

    Legal deed. In Hebrew. Dated: End of Tammuz, 5562 AM = July 1802 CE. Yisraʾel leases his cheese shop in Ḥārat al-Ṣaqāliba to Yosef Medina …

    1. בע׳׳ה
    2. בהיות שחזקת החנות שבמקום היהודים שכנגד חארת אלצקאלבה היא להיקר ונע׳ כה׳׳ר ישראל פינטו יצ׳׳ו הן עתה
    3. השכיר הר׳י הנז׳ החזקה הנז׳ עם כלי(!) תשמיש …

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  12. 12LetterAIU VII.E.64

    Letter from David ben Naʿim to Moshe ben Naʿim, in Alexandria. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dated: 27 Tishrei 5585 AM, which is 1824 CE. Discusses various business …

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  13. 13Legal documentBL OR 12344.6

    Legal document. Location: Cairo. Dated: 20 Adar I 5559 AM, which is 1799 CE. Eliyyahu Ṣevi Ḥbak(?) (צבי חבאך) acknowledges an investment of 2000 medins …

    1. בע׳׳ה
    2. בפ׳׳[ע]ח׳׳מ הודה הר׳׳ אליאו צבי חבאך יצ׳׳ו הודאה גמו׳ שרירא קיימת מעכשיו מדעתו ורצונו הטוב והגמו׳
    3. בלי זכר שום מין אונס כלל כמודה ב׳׳פ בד׳׳ח שק…

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  14. 14LetterJRL SERIES A 1042

    Short letter in Judaeo-Arabic from [...] Goren to David ben Naʿim dated 9 November 1820 (3 Kislev 5581). Reused for accounts.

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  15. 15LetterT-S 10J13.27

    Letter from David ben Naʿim to Moshe ben Naʿim in Alexandria concerning business matters, dated 17 Heshvan 185 (5585 of the Era of Creation = …

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  16. 16LetterJRL SERIES C 85

    Recto: Letter from David b. Naʿim to Meir b. Naʿim. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dated: 18 Elul 5580, which is 1820 CE. On verso there is a …

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  17. 17LetterT-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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  18. 18Credit instrument or private receiptJRL SERIES B 2024

    Receipt confirming that Me'ir ben Naʿim paid the rent for a qāʿah related to "Argaz Sefaradim" (the communal chest of the Sephardi congregation) from 26 …

    1. וצל
    2. מן ח׳ מאיר ן׳ נעים נר׳׳ו אוגרת אל קעה
    3. תעולוק ארגז ספ'רדים ען חו׳ אלול קע׳׳ב
    4. ותשרי חשון כסליו וטבת שבט ש׳ תקע׳׳ג
    5. שהור עדיה ד ק ١٣٥ אנהא פצה ٧١٠
    6. נ…

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  19. 19LetterAIU VII.E.26

    Late letter in Judaeo-Arabic from David ben Naʿim, who also wrote JRL Series L 205. Dated 10 Heshvan [55]80 AM which is 1819 CE. ASE.

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  20. 20LetterAIU VII.E.124

    Late letter in Judaeo-Arabic from Moshe ben Naʿim, Fustat/Cairo, to his brother David ben Naʿim, Alexandria, dated 1820 CE (20 Rahamim [= Elul] 5580). Mentions …

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  21. 21LetterAIU VII.E.127

    Late letter in Judaeo-Arabic dated 1822 CE (the 36th day of Matmonim = the counting of the Omer, Iyyar 5582) from Moshe ben Naʿim to …

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  22. 22LetterAIU VII.E.135

    Late letter in Judaeo-Arabic from the son of Me'ir ben Naʿim (Moshe?), Fustat/Cairo, to his father Me'ir ben Naʿim, Damietta. The date is given but …

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  23. 23LetterAIU VII.E.183

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic from Me'ir ben Naʿim to his son David ben Naʿim, dated 16 June 1820 CE (4 Tammuz 5580 AM).

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  24. 24LetterAIU VII.D.33

    Late letter in Judaeo-Arabic dated 1802 CE (the 17th of matmonim i.e. the omer, 5562) from Yiṣḥaq ben Naʿim to his brother Me'ir ben Naʿim. …

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  25. 25LetterAIU VII.E.68

    Late letter in Judaeo-Arabic from [...] ben Naʿim to Me'ir ben Naʿim, dated Nisan 1821 CE (5581). There are some sums on Page 3 along …

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  26. 26LetterAIU XI.269

    Half of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic from Meir b. Naʿim to David b. Naʿim, appears to be dated August 1823 (Elul 5583).

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  27. 27LetterAIU VII.E.234

    Late letter in Judaeo-Arabic from Moshe ben Naʿim, Alexandria, to his brother David ben Naʿim, Cairo/Fustat. The copious blank space was reused for a literary …

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  28. 28LetterAIU VII.E.238

    Late letter in Judaeo-Arabic from Yiṣḥaq ben Naʿim, Damietta, to Me'ir ben Naʿim, Cairo/Fustat.

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  29. 29LetterENA NS 63.14

    Letter from Moshe b. Naʿim to his father Me'ir b. Naʿim. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dated: 3 Heshvan 5584 AM, which is 1823 CE. The letter is …

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  30. 30LetterAIU VII.E.100

    Late letter in Judaeo-Arabic from Moshe ben Naʿim in Alexandria, to his father Me'ir ben Naʿim and to Se[nyor] David ben Naʿim in Cairo. The …

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  31. 31LetterJRL SERIES B 2672

    Fragment of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic to ha-Dayyan ha-Meẓuyan, Me'ir ben Naʿim, dated Aug/Sept 1824 CE (Elul 5584).

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  32. 32LetterCUL Or.1081 2.49

    Late letter in Judaeo-Arabic, dated Nisan 5562 AM which is 1802 CE (= the 9th of the Omer = Matmonim 5562). To Nissim Molcho in …

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  33. 33LetterAIU VII.E.76

    Late letter in Judaeo-Arabic to David ben Naʿim, 1821/22 CE (5400+182). Only the upper part of the fragment is here.

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  34. 34Legal documentJRL SERIES A 726

    Legal document dated 20 October 1800 (1 Heshvan 5561 AM), Cairo, in which Me'ir ben Naʿim acknowledges an investment of 60 reales, each equivalent to …

    1. מודה אני החותם מטה שקיבלת מהיקרה וצנועה מ׳ סולטאנה
    2. אלמנת המ׳ יוסף מזרחי סך ששים ריאליס לערך תשעים מ׳׳ך
    3. בתו׳ עיסקא כנהוג ע׳׳פ ב׳׳ד י׳׳ב ותחלת העיסקא …

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  35. 35List or tableAIU VII.F.76

    List of donations (?) collected for the first four months of 5583 = 1822/23 CE (or perhaps 5553 AM). All the entries refer to "the …

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  36. 36Legal documentCUL Or.1081 2.32

    Legal document dated 20 March 1798 (3 Nisan 5558 AM), Cairo, in which Me'ir ben Naʿim acknowledges an investment of 2000 muayyadis from Ṣevi Ḥayyūn.

    1. בע׳׳ו
    2. בפ׳׳עח׳׳מ הודה הח׳ המ׳ ע׳׳כ מ׳׳ר כמה׳׳ר צבי חייון יצ׳׳ו הודאה גמו׳ שרירא וקיימת מעכשיו
    3. מדעתו ורצונו הטוב והגמו׳ מבלי זכר שום מין אונס כלל כמוד…

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  37. 37LetterJRL Series L 205

    Late letter in Judaeo-Arabic, from David b. Na'im in Cairo to his brother Moshe b. Na'im in Alexandria. Same writer as in AIU VII.E.26. Dated …

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  38. 38Legal documentJRL SERIES A 483

    Legal document dated 1728 CE (Tishrei 5489 AM) involving the heirs and dependents of the deceased Eliezer Mayo/Ḥayo. Shemuel ben Naʿim is mentioned in the …

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  39. 39LetterJRL SERIES A 701

    Business letter in Judaeo-Arabic from Raḥamim Abzaradel to Moshe ben Naʿim dated 14 September 1827 (22 Elul 5587 AM).

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  40. 40Legal documentJRL SERIES A 791

    Legal document dated 23 August 1797 (1 Elul 5557 AM), in which the brothers Yeshuʿa and Daniel ha-Levi acknowledge an investment by Me'ir ben Naʿim.

    1. בע׳׳ה
    2. בפעח׳׳מ הודו האחים ה׳׳ה היק׳ נשא ונע׳ לשט׳׳[ו] כת׳׳ר ישועה הלוי ו[...] נשא ונע׳ לשט׳׳ו כה׳׳ר דניאל הלוי
    3. יצ׳׳ו הודאה גמו׳ שרירא וקיימת מעכשיו מ…

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  41. 41LetterAIU XII.118

    Recto: A brief note in Arabic addressed to David ben Naʿim and signed by [...] ʿUmar [...] Nāẓir al-Amwāl. There are also accounts/sums at the …

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  42. 42LetterAIU VII.E.99

    Letter in Hebrew from Meʾīr b. Shalōm Ben-Naʿīm to Rabbi Yaʿaqov Molkho (perhaps from Cairo to Dimyāṭ). Dated 5580 AM which is 1819/20 CE. The …

    1. בע׳׳ה
    2. איש יהודי הודה והדרה ׳׳ איש חיל פעלים במלחמתה של תורה ׳׳
    3. איש הפנים מבין דבר מתוך דבר אכ׳׳א סברא ׳׳ איש זרוע הוא לו זרוע
    4. עם גבורה ׳׳ ה׳׳ה הח׳ ה…

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  43. 43LetterAIU 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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  44. 44LetterAIU VII.E.94

    Letter from Meʾir ben Naʿim, in Fustat/Cairo, to his mother, in Damietta. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dated: 12 Adar I 5562 AM, which is 1802 CE. He …

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  45. 45List or tableJRL SERIES B 1941

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

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  46. 46Legal documentJRL SERIES B 3126

    Legal document from Fustat dated 24 April 1798 (8 Iyar 5558), stating that Me'ir ben Naʿim has invested 5500 muayyadis with the Karaites ("bnei mikra") …

    1. בע׳׳ה
    2. בפעח׳׳מ הודו היק׳ ונע׳ לשט׳׳ו כה׳׳ר משה קאגיגה יצ׳׳ו וחבירו היקר ונע׳ כה׳׳ר (name omitted)
    3. מבני מקרא יצ׳׳ו הודאה גמו׳ שרירא וקיימת מעכשיו מדעת…

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  47. 47Legal documentAIU VII.D.26

    Marriage document dated 13 December 1799 CE (15 Kislev 5560 AM) from Cairo, for Yiṣḥaq b. Avraham Muḥibb and Palomba bt. Shalom ha-Levi. The me'ukhar …

    1. בשלישי בשבת בחמשה עשר יום לחדש כסלו שנת חמשת אלפים וחמש מאות וששים ליצירה הכא בעיר אלקאהרה הסמוכה
    2. לפסטאט מצרים דעל נהר נילוס מותבה אי[...] איך היקר …

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  48. 48State documentCUL Or.1081 1.73

    Receipt in Arabic script for a payment by Mūsā [ben] Naʿīm, dated 1824/25 CE (the end of Muḥarram 1240H). The receipt was issued by the …

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