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  1. 51LetterAIU VII.A.36

    Letter of appeal for charity, probably. In Hebrew. Dating: Late, possibly 18th or 19th century. Very long-winded, and full of kabbalistic drashes about Satan and …

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  2. 52LetterENA 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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  3. 53LetterENA 4100.11

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Last leaf only. The writer is begging for an urgent loan or gift of 5 dinars, on Sunday. A sum of 20 …

    1. יעקב יטאלבה מני פמא כאן ימכנני אמצי ולא יכון
    2. צחבתי ועבדהא יסאלהא תכמיל אלאצטנאע פי
    3. כמסה דנאניר תציר אלגמלה ענד עבדהא עשרון
    4. דינארא סוא פקד אנעמת במא …

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  4. 54LetterBL 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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  5. 55LetterT-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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  6. 56LetterT-S NS 304.43

    Letter of appeal for charity. In Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions Makārim b. Abū [...] and a ḥaver.

    1. ] אן ימ[
    2. בקינא תאלפין מן אלערי ואלגוע ומא [
    3. אלנאס נטלב שי נאכל תכון(?) לנא שי נרגע [
    4. וכדלך כאן לנא ענד מכארם //אלדי יגבי . . // בן אב[
    5. טאלבנאה פי אל…

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  7. 57LetterENA 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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  8. 58LetterJRL 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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  9. 59LetterMoss. 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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  10. 60LetterL-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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  11. 61LetterL-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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  12. 62LetterENA NS 19.18

    Letter of appeal for charity. In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. The writer praises the addressee, expounds on his difficult circumstances, and asks for a loan of …

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  13. 63LetterT-S J1.32

    Letter of appeal, draft. In Judaeo-Arabic. Rhyming (-dī). On a reused list of various expenditures of the community. (See Goitein, Med Soc, II, App. A …

    1. כתאבי סידי זאדני אן כאד יואוגב לי
    2. אתזחל פי אלבלאד וכנת ארום אנה ליסנדא
    3. ונתתרו /ת/אסלך? סנאדי אנת תסמד פיהי בעד
    4. גרבתי ופקרי ואנפראדי פיא חצרתי לו ...…

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  14. 64LetterT-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. …

    1. ] נתנו יד למצוא קורת
    2. רוח מן התלאה אשר מצאתנו ועתה רבותי תקרו נא נפשי ספחני [[ ]] ויודה
    3. נא הבורא למצוא חן בעניכם (!) לדברו באזני העם לעזר לנו ולהענקנ…

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  15. 65LetterT-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. Mentions …

    1. בן כב גדלת קדשת [ . . . ] . . . . [ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    2. תנצבה וא . . . . . [ . . ] . רח [ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …

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  16. 66LetterENA NS 37.1

    Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: 11th–13th century. The sender says that even if his letters have lapsed, he has never stopped loving and praying for …

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  17. 67LetterT-S AS 131.141

    Upper part of a letter. Likely addressed to Mevorakh b. Saʿadya (שר השרים ונגיד הנגידים). Probably an appeal for charity. The introductory praises are in …

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  18. 68LetterJRL 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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  19. 69LetterT-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 …

    1. מן אפראט קמאשא ומוכרהא וגירה יחרם להא עלי
    2. מן אגואהא ואנצב עליהא ואחתאל עליהא אצאגרהא
    3. פי כל פן מן אלפנון מן אלאבדתא פי אלקמאש ופי אלמוכר
    4. ופי קלה אנצא…

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  20. 70LetterT-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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  21. 71LetterT-S Ar.47.44

    Letter of appeal. In Judaeo-Arabic. Mentioning a pledge-drive (pesiqa) at holiday time.

    1. בשמ
    2. למא לם אגד סביל ללמתולי בחצרה רבנו הרב יחי
    3. לעד געלת הדה אלאסטר [. . .]וד ען גרץ ואחד
    4. . . . .]. . מצית מטלמא אלי חצרה סידנא שר
    5. השרים] ירום הודו פ…

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  22. 72LetterT-S 8J22.14 + T-S 13J16.11 + T-S 13J22.21

    An Instruction to Avraham (b. Sahlan) to find money for a poor man.

    1. ראש כלא
    2. רבנא אברהם היקר המיוקר אהובנו חביבנו חשובנו תהי
    3. ברכה ותשא שלום אנת שמ צור דאכר חאל
    4. אלכמסה דראהם אלמאכודה ללצ'עיף מן אלפסיקה ואן אלכהן
    5. אלפאצ'…

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  23. 73LetterT-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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  24. 74LetterT-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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  25. 75LetterBodl. 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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  26. 76LetterCUL 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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  27. 77LetterYevr.-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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  28. 78LetterYevr. 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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  29. 79LetterBodl. 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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  30. 80LetterT-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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  31. 81LetterT-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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  32. 82LetterT-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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  33. 83LetterT-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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  34. 84LetterT-S NS 320.14

    Recto: Letter of appeal for charity from a Torah scholar. In Hebrew.

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  35. 85Legal 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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  36. 86LetterMoss. 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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  37. 87LetterMoss. 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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  38. 88LetterNLI 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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  39. 89LetterMoss. 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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  40. 90LetterT-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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    1. אשרי שומרי משפט עושה צדקה בכל עת 
    2. פיזר נתן לאביונים צדקתו עומדת לעד קרנו תרום בכבוד 
    3. לכבוד גדולת קדושת ישישת יקרת הדרת פארת (?) ועטרת כותרת 
    4. ל…
    1. ‘Happy are those who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times’  (Pss 106:3).  
    2. ‘They have distributed freely, they have given to the poor;…

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  41. 91LetterT-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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  42. 92LetterBodl. 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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    1. יחיד הדור ופלאו] ממזרח שמש 
    2. עד מבואו יהי] שמו לעולם דגל
    3. הרב]נים נר המערבי מרדכי
    4. הזמן סנהדרא רבה יחי לעד
    5. וינהי אנה אולא פי אציק חאל
    6. אן יכון וקד…

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  43. 93LetterBodl. 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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  44. 94LetterAIU VII.E.40

    Fragment (lower right corner) of a letter of appeal (begging letter) in Hebrew. ASE.

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  45. 95LetterT-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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  46. 96LetterAIU 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 …

    1. ואלכאלק תעאלי געל[
    2. וללעבד דיון כת[ירה
    3. אלי מולאי אלדיאן [
    4. יעישו בה ומן  . . [
    5. וש]הד אללה אן ל . [
    6. יגמז עליה פי . [
    7. אליום שהרין מגלוק [
    8. כאיף מן דלך לא…

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  47. 97LetterENA 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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  48. 98LetterENA 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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  49. 99State documentT-S Ar.4.10

    Petition from a certain Jaʿfar to a Fatimid dignitary (qāʾid) in which Jaʿfar asks that the support (maʿūna) granted to him not be withdrawn because …

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    1.                                   العبد جعفر 

    2. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم 

    3. عبد مولاى القائد الجليل اطال الله بقاه وادام عزه وتاييده وحراـ[ـسته…

    1. The slave Jaʿfar

    2. In the name of God, the merciful and compassionate.

    3. The slave of my master, the glorious leader, may God prolong his life and …

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  50. 100LetterENA 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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