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  1. 51Literary textT-S Ar.30.56

    One side: four ethical (?) principles in Judaeo-Arabic written over the remains of a few lines in Arabic. The other side: a legal query and …

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  2. 52Legal query or responsumT-S Ar.30.153

    Responsum draft. In Judaeo-Arabic. Concerning the division of property. Several phrases have been crossed through. Information from Baker/Polliack catalog.

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  3. 53Legal query or responsumT-S Ar.47.20

    Responsum. In Judaeo-Arabic (mainly). Written on a bifolium. Regarding the leasing of a synagogue to a certain Abū l-Munā. The legal authority who wrote this …

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  4. 54Legal query or responsumT-S Ar.50.197 + T-S Ar.50.154 + T-S G1.80 + T-S G2.23 + ENA 3591.1 + Bodl. MS heb. d.47/44 + Bodl. MS heb. d.47/45 + Yevr. III B 305

    Book of responsa. Joins by Amir Ashur. See FGP and Goitein's note card for bibliographical references.

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  5. 55Legal documentT-S AS 41.221

    Probably part of a responsum, mentioning the name [...] b. A[b]ishai. (Information from CUDL)

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  6. 56Legal query or responsumT-S AS 91.190 + T-S G2.137

    Fragments of responsum by a Gaon, dealing with children of female slaves.

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  7. 57Legal query or responsumT-S AS 125.288

    Responsum of Hai Gaʾon; discussion of the dietary laws in Aramaic and Judaeo-Arabic; poem יודעי יגוני by Judah ha-Levi. (Information from CUDL)

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  8. 58Legal query or responsumT-S AS 145.27

    Responsum, dealing with purchases; quoting Leviticus 25:14. (Information from CUDL)

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  9. 59Legal query or responsumT-S AS 146.82

    Responsum by Maimonides; apparently dealing with a debt owed to a non-Jew. (Information from CUDL)

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  10. 60Legal query or responsumT-S AS 146.111

    Responsum to Yeḥiʾel the judge. (Information from CUDL)

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  11. 61Legal query or responsumT-S AS 146.235

    Responsum; apparently sent to Abraham Maimonides; on verso Abū ʿAlī is mentioned. (Information from CUDL)

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    1. מא יקול הדרת יקרת צפירת תפארת מרנו
    2. ורבנו אדוננו נגידנו גאוננו אור עיננו
    3. ומחמד נפשנו ומאיר דתנו אברהם
    4. ] הפטיש החזק נר המערבי
    5. ] העולם ופלאו

    Ve…

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  12. 62Legal query or responsumT-S AS 149.26

    Introductory formula of a responsum, directed at Abraham Maimonides. (Information from CUDL)

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  13. 63Legal query or responsumT-S AS 150.31

    Legal query to [... ha-Rav] ha-Gadol be-Yisraʾel concerning a mercantile transaction. Mentions the Dār al-Wakāla; a deal betwen two merchants; and how the merchandise was …

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  14. 64Legal query or responsumT-S AS 150.33

    Legal query, addressed to Moses Maimonides. (Information from CUDL)

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  15. 65Legal query or responsumT-S AS 150.192 + T-S Misc.29.62a

    Responsum in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi. Dealing with a lawsuit over loans. With citations from the Talmud. Mentions the names of the …

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  16. 66Legal documentT-S AS 151.12

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Probably from the circle of the Mosul Nasis active in the mid-13th century. The names of the sender and addressee are mostly …

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  17. 67Legal documentT-S AS 151.234

    Recto: draft of a legal query to the Nagid regarding a man who has been sick for one year. Followed by a draft of a …

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  18. 68Legal query or responsumT-S AS 153.1

    Large fragment of a responsum in which an older brother is described as 'simple, not a firstborn' which qualifications made his apparent claims invalid. (Information …

    1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ] מקום א[ . . . . . . . . . . . .
    2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …

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  19. 69Legal query or responsumT-S AS 154.468

    Responsum of Elḥanan b. ha-Rav, citing Amos 3:10; Deuteronomy 32:47, with title on verso: מקאלה אלפהא אלחנן בן הרב פי מסאיל מלגמה למן מנע אלפקה. …

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  20. 70Legal query or responsumT-S AS 157.200

    Responsum concerning theft, the status of the biblical prohibitions, and the punishment. Handwriting looks very similar to T-S AS 152.24 (PGPID 17737). (Information in part …

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  21. 71Legal query or responsumT-S AS 160.143

    Legal query concerning an orphan girl. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: 13th century (the precise date can likely be established based on the references in the document). …

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  22. 72Legal query or responsumT-S AS 160.242

    Part of a responsum explaining a case of inheritance, mentioning Qayrawan. (Information from CUDL)

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  23. 73Legal query or responsumT-S F11.22

    Copy of a responsum of R. Semah Dayyana de-Baba (Judge of the Gate, active ca. 870 CE). The transcription below begins on line 14 of …

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    1. [רב] צמח דיאנא דבבא אדם שיש לו אשה מנערותיו וה//ז//ק[ינה עמו האם יפרוש ממנה או יתן לה]
    2. [עונת]ה וא לא יפרוש אלא יתן לה עונתה ולא מיבעיא יש אל[א א…

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  24. 74Legal query or responsumT-S Misc.8.93

    Responsum draft. On the question whether a dead man continues to acquire merit and reject evil. (This is less whimsical than it sounds, e.g., if …

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  25. 75Legal query or responsumT-S Misc.36.L.2

    Responsum by [Shemuel] b. Ḥofni. In Hebrew. Regarding a partnership.

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    1. [שאלה זו באה לפנינו                   א]ל בית דין הגדול שלכל ישראל הוא בית דינו
    2. [שלאדונינו שמואל ראש ישיבת גאון י]עקב חמוד אדונינו חפני אב ישי…

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  26. 76Legal documentT-S NS 226.22

    Responsa, Miscellaneous; recto: unidentified Judaeo-Arabic text; verso: geonic responsum concerning a bailee who attempts to cheat the depositors heirs (Hebrew + Aramaic). (Info from FGP)

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  27. 77Legal documentT-S NS 264.100

    Damaged and faded fragment, probably from a responsum. The text is too fragmentary, but it seems it is dealing with payment of damage. AA

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  28. 78Legal query or responsumT-S NS 312.53

    Responsum by HARID (R. Yish'aya di-Tirani 1165-1240), end of no. 93 in the printed edition (info by Simcha Emanuel, FGP)

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  29. 79Legal query or responsumBL OR 10578S.50

    Legal query addressed to Moses Maimonides with his autograph responsum, ca. 1170-1204.

    1. ללצעוד לבלדה פמצת מע[ה.....]..אמה סאכנה מעה פי
    2. בלדה מד[ה] סנתין תם אנ[ה......]ם אלעודה אלי בלדה[א] וסכנו
    3. מדה תם [ ] ...תכסב פגרי ילוד מא רג
    4. לאמתאלה …

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  30. 80Legal query or responsumBodl. MS heb. b 11/14

    Middle fragment: Legal query addressed "our master Moshe," possibly Maimonides (d. 1204). "To have traveled widely was a title of pride. No wonder that some …

    Middle fragment

    1. ומא תקול הדרת אדונינו משה יחי לעד
    2. פי מן יטלע יקרא פי ספר תורה ויב/א/רך
    3. הגומל ומא סאפר למכאן הל הדה
    4. אלברכה להבטלה אם לא יפתינא רבנו
    5.  …

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  31. 81Legal documentBodl. MS heb. e 98/58

    Legal query addressed to Avraham Maimonides. Concerning a certain Kohen who is seeking a restraining order against his divorcee and to prohibit her from entering …

    1. מא יקול הדרת יקרת צפירת תפארת מרנו ורבנו אדונינו
    2. נגידנו אברהם הרב המובהק הפטיש החזק נר המערבי
    3. דגל הרבנים אור העולם ירום הודו ויגדל כבודו פי שכץ כהן

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  32. 82Legal query or responsumENA 3036.6 + ENA 3036.5

    Responsum by RADBAZ concerning immersion of women in the Nile. Published Glick, Sridei Teshuvot, p. 275-289. See also TS K25.222.

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  33. 83Legal query or responsumENA 3039.9

    Responsum regarding qiyyum of legal documents

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  34. 84Legal query or responsumENA 3193.1

    Fragment from a legal query concerning the bill of divorce given by Moshe Qudeisi, which is claimed to be given forcibly, and therefore is not …

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  35. 85LetterENA 3788.1

    Letter from Yeḥiʾel b. Yiṣḥaq ha-̣̣Ṣarfati, in Jerusalem, to an unknown addressee, in Alexandria. The letter consists of a halakhic discussion, mostly in Aramaic, perhaps …

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  36. 86Legal query or responsumENA NS 35.5

    Responsum regarding a cantor who mistakenly called to six readers instead of seven in Shabbat Hodesh. Published Glick, Seridei Teshuvot, II, p. 894-888.

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  37. 87Legal documentENA NS 65.7

    A Geonic responsum. AA

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  38. 88Legal documentHalper 159

    Legal query with Avraham Maimonides' autograph responsum and signature. Description from Penn Catalog: "The recto contains three related inquiries, in three separate paragraphs. Each of …

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  39. 89Legal query or responsumJRL Gaster heb. ms 1862/9

    Legal query with responsum. In Judaeo-Arabic. Quite faded.

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  40. 90Legal query or responsumJRL SERIES B 5610

    Responsum of Avraham Maimonides. Autograph. In Judaeo-Arabic. Mentioned in India Book I, p. 276.

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  41. 91Legal query or responsumJTS Schechter 27

    Responsum/letter regarding different versions of the Tosefta, mentioning Fustat, Damascus, and Babylonia. Verso: "This letter pertains to the venerable elder Shela b. Nissim." See FGP …

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  42. 92Legal query or responsumMoss. II,142.1

    Fragment of a responsum in the hand of Shelomo b. Yehuda, regarding bread baked by Gentiles (pat shel goyim). Information from Gil and CUDL.

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    1. במקומו גם מ[
    2. רבינו נטרואי ב[
    3. אם חזרה בה ב[
    4. והמקראות א[
    5. מטומאת גוי [
    6. לאמר לא נבדל[ו העם ישראל והכהנים והלויים מעמי הארצות כתועבותיהם

    לכנעני]

    1. ה…

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  43. 93Legal query or responsumMoss. III,111.2

    Responsum. In Hebrew: Dating: ca. 16th century. Concerning two partners who sue a third ex-partner. Currency: Mentions 1700 grossos (silver coins).

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  44. 94Legal documentT-S 6J2.15 + T-S 10K8.13

    Two legal queries addressed to Avraham Maimonides with his autograph responsa: (I) concerning a man from Alexandria, married with children, who took an enslaved woman …

    1. פי בר ישראל לה זוגה ואולאד לה מנהא פי אלתגר
    2. ורמאהא וכרג וגא אשתרי גאריה וליס הי גאריה
    3. כדמה בל אמא סריה או צאחבה אלמנזל ואקאם מעהא
    4. מדה פלמא ראם אלספר…
    1. בדבר בר ישראל שיש לו אשה, ויש לו ילדים ממנה, באלכסנדריה.
    2. והניח אותה, ויצא ובא וקנה שפחה. והיא איננה שפחה
    3. לשם שירות, אלא או פילגש או בעלת הבית. ושהה …

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  45. 95Legal query or responsumT-S 8J7.18

    Recto: Legal query in the hand of Efrayim b. Shemarya concerning a carpenter who let his Muslim employees work making doors on a Saturday. He …

    1. מא יקול סיידנא אלריס שצ פי רגל סאכן פי דכאן פי סוק אן
    2. שארע פלמא כאן יום אלסבת אלדי הוה וצט אלעיד ראו גמאעה מן
    3. ישראל אלדכאן מפתוחה ופיהא נגארין יעמלו…

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  46. 96Legal documentT-S 8J10.1

    Responsum concerning orphans, describing a loan from orphans that is taken orally without an oath, and a statement that orphans who are in debt because …

    1. תאמלת הדה אלמסאלה פוגדת הדא אלאק . . . [
    2. מ/ח/כמה(?) חכם מלוה על פה ומן אחואלנא אן לא נסת[כרג
    3. מלוה על פה מן היתומים //בלא שבועה// אלא אדא גמעת ג . //…

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  47. 97LetterT-S 8J14.14

    Letter from Yeshuʿa b. Elʿazar Shammāʿ (candle maker or seller) to Abū l-Fakhr b. Abū l-Maʿālī. In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. Only the opening and the …

    Recto:

    1. עבדו ומודה חסדו השוגה בא[הבתו
    2. ישועה בר אלעזר שמאע
    3. בש] רח
    4. ] חכמה ולשונו חבר משפט תורת אלהיו בלבו לא תמעד אשוריו

    Recto, upper margin:

    1. ואלגואב…

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  48. 98Legal query or responsumT-S 8J22.29

    Beginning of a query submitted to Maimonides, beginning by telling about a local man who is now living in another city (the rest is too …

    1. עולה
    2. מא יקול הדרת יקרת צפירת תפארת הוד ועטרת [ראשינו
    3. מר ורב מר משה הרב הגדול בישראל יהי שמו לעו[לם
    4. פי רגל יכן לה בית פי בלד וסאפר והו פי בלד אכר //א…

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  49. 99Legal query or responsumT-S 8J27.14

    Fragment of a legal query mentioning a woman and a daughter, the father having been absent 16 years.

    1. . . . . . ] תעוקני [[רא]] וקד אעגבהם אלדין מן אן יקס/א/הא
    2. . . ] אבוהא מא יקדר יחצר וואלדת אלצבייה תעיש
    3. מ]ע אלדין חצורהא וואלדתהא מעהא לקבע אלקדושה
    4. .…

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  50. 100Legal query or responsumT-S 12.204

    Avraham Maimonides (in office as head of the Jews 1205-1237) is asked about the procedure in which a party appears in court together with an …

    1. מא תקול הדרת יקרת צפירת תפארת מרי ורבי אברהם השר הגדול
    2. בישראל ישמריהו האל פי רגל קטיע קציר אלחגה אוהב לשכץ
    3. מן מלכה גז מתנה גמורה ואגבה וכלה עלי גמיע…

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