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  1. 151Legal 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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  2. 152Legal documentMoss. Va,13

    A draft of a legal claim issued by Avraham b. Hayyim to the Jewish court in Cairo against his partner, whose name is not mentioned, …

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  3. 153Legal query or responsumMoss. VIII,408

    A legal ruling concerning a 'chained' wife (ʿaguna). Published by Glick, Seride Teshuvot: A Descriptive Catalogue of Responsa. Fragments from the Jacques Mosseri Collection at …

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  4. 154Legal documentMoss. VIII,446.1

    A court record concerning a prozbol ( A write technically changed the status of individual private loans into the public administration, allowing the poor to …

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  5. 155Legal query or responsumMoss. VIII,449

    A draft of a question concerning a person who bought rights of a house. Upon the seller's death, his widiw claimed the valyue of the …

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  6. 156LetterT-S 10J12.34

    Letter from an unknown writer, in Jerusalem, to his in-law (גיס) Saʿīd Bardaʿ, in Fustat/Cairo. In Hebrew. Dated: Thursday 28th Maṭmonim (=the Omer), which is …

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  7. 157LetterT-S 16.260

    Letter from a woman, in Jerusalem, to her brother, in Egypt. In Hebrew, with several Judaeo-Arabic terms mixed in. Dating: Probably late 15th or early …

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  8. 158List or tableT-S Ar.30.10

    Accounts in Hebrew, late.

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  9. 159LetterT-S AS 145.106

    Letter from Yitzhak ben Avraham (data from FGP by Abraham David)

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  10. 160Legal documentT-S AS 146.213

    Late. Minute fragment from a top of a legal deed, mentioning אדוננו הנגיד Our Master the Nagid. AA

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  11. 161Legal documentT-S AS 147.78

    Bill of rent between Moshe Hakohen and Shemuel. A store owned by a gentile is involved. Signed by Menhaem b. Avraham. The year 53[...] = …

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  12. 162LetterT-S AS 150.154 + T-S Misc.22.6

    Business letter, first half of the 16th century. The subject matter is a dispute between merchants who dealth in skins, pepper, and tin. An Avraham …

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  13. 163Legal documentT-S AS 152.35

    An agreement for cancelation of engagement. Dating: probably 16th century (looks like the handwriting of Eliyya b. David Ḥavriya).The two parties declares they have no …

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  14. 164LetterT-S AS 205.88

    A draft of a letter to the community of Alexandria headed by Avraham b. Zur, first half of 16th century. Regarding Shim'on b. Malah who …

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  15. 165LetterT-S AS 209.171

    Late Hebrew letter of recommendation for a poor man.

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  16. 166Legal documentT-S J2.29

    Legal document. Location: ציק/צידן? (Sidon?). Dated: Iyyar 5465 AM, which is 1705 CE. Involves Mordekhay ha-Kohen, Mordekhay Ben-Baez/Viaz(?) (ן׳ ביאז) and a sum of 133 …

    1. ב׳׳ה
    2. בפנינו עח׳׳מ הודה החכם השלם והכולל כמה׳׳ר יוסף בכה׳׳ר מרדכי הכהן נר׳׳ו הודאה גמורה כמודה בפני
    3. ב׳׳ד חשוב איך הקנה ארבע אמות קרקע מאחוזתו להגביר …

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  17. 167LetterT-S Misc.10.133

    Letter fragment. Late. In Hebrew. "In this city, nothing is cheap except for bread. . . . 3 ounces of "Ẓefat" are here worth two …

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  18. 168LetterT-S Misc.26.21

    Business letter addressed to Yiṣḥaq Sholal ha-Kohen. Dating: Beofre 1502 CE, because Yiṣḥaq Sholal was not yet the Nagid at the time this letter was …

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  19. 169LetterT-S Misc.35.23

    Letter from a father to a son. In Hebrew. Sent from an unknown location to Fustat/Cairo. Dating: Late, probably no earlier than 16th century. People …

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  20. 170Legal documentT-S NS 99.66

    Legal document in Hebrew. Location: Jerusalem. Dated: Iyyar 5243 AM = April/May 1483 CE. Scribe: Yom Ṭov b. Yosef ʿImmanuel. In which Shalom and Yiṣḥaq …

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  21. 171List or tableT-S NS 99.74

    Recto: Late account in Hebrew characters. Verso: Jottings in Arabic script.

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  22. 172Legal documentT-S NS 264.44

    Fragment of a Hebrew legal document from Cairo dated 1771/2 CE ([5]532 AM) certifying that Yaʿaqov Katāḥ (?) b. Avraham ______[lacuna] and Me'ir Saporte/Saporti(?) b. …

    1. בע׳׳ה
    2. בהיות שהבחור כמה׳׳ר יעקב כתאח(?) בכ׳׳ר אברהם [...
    3. מאיר שפורטי יצ׳׳ו בכ׳׳ר אפידה יצ׳׳ו תושב מתא קו[סטנדינה(?) ...
    4. חפצים לו ולאנשי ביתו כמה חפצי…

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  23. 173Legal query or responsumT-S NS 288.230

    Fragment of a responsum dealing with a quarrel between 4 congregations in one town in Morea, Patras: the Romaniotes, two Sicilian, and the Castilian. The …

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  24. 174List or tableT-S NS 292.30

    Late. On the right page a few lines from a prenuptial agreement, the groom's name is Shelomo and the bride is Sol. This is her …

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  25. 175LetterT-S NS 338.51

    Letter from a certain Esther to her son. In Hebrew. Dating: Likely 16th century. Regards to and from various people, including Doña Miryam. Mentions wine …

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    2. עמנו בטוב ושלם ואחותך היקרה מרת ראנה 
    3. מתפקדת הרבה בשלומך וגכ׳ סול מב׳׳ת וגם
    4. נות ביתך נושקת ידיך וחביב ואס…

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  26. 176Legal documentYevr.-Arab. II 946

    Legal document. In Hebrew. Dated: Wednesday, 23 Tammuz 1837 Seleucid = 932 Hijri, which is July 1526 CE. It lays out the settlement of at …

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  27. 177Legal documentAIU VII.D.14

    Recto: Betrothal document for Avraham Goren (?) b. Shelomo Goren and Esther bt. Eliyyahu Kayas (?). There follows a dowry list. The document seems to …

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  28. 178Legal documentAIU VII.D.17

    Betrothal document dated 25 June 1789 (1 Tammuz 5549) between Yaʿaqov Rosano b. Avraham Rosano and the widow Miryam bt. [...]ti Sakkāḥ (?).

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  29. 179LetterBL OR 10110.23

    Late, formal, communal letter, likely from the community of Jerusalem, mentioning their shaliaḥ R. Ḥananya b. Barhūn (l.6), to a group of people including R. …

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  30. 180LetterBodl. MS heb. c 13/24

    Letter from a certain Yosef, in Aden, to Yosef Ibn Shanju, in Fustat/Cairo. In Hebrew. Dating: Early 16th century, based on the greetings to Efrayim …

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  31. 181LetterBodl. MS heb. e 94/29

    Letter from a woman named Qamr, in Jerusalem, to her brother Moshe Farikh (פריך), in Fustat/Cairo. Dating: Likely early 17th century, based on A. David's …

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  32. 182LetterCUL Or.1080 3.4

    Late family/business letter in Hebrew signed by Yehuda Duran, mentioning goods sent from Fustat/Cairo to Venice, and discussing several female family members. The writer asks …

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  33. 183LetterCUL Or.1080 J134

    Letter from David al-Qalʿī, perhaps in Minyat Zifta or nearby, to Yosef al-Faranji (it seems his uncle), perhaps in Fustat/Cairo. In Hebrew. Dating: mid-16th century, …

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    1. אדוני ומארי ועטרת ראשי אור שמשי וצניף תפארתי כמה"ר     נר"ו
    2. הן זאת להודיע לאדון ממצבינו כי טוב ש"ל כן נשמע נתבשר מכם תמ[יד]    

    3. [א]נ"ס ורוב…

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  34. 184Legal documentCUL Or.1081 2.47

    Legal document from Cairo, from the first third of Heshvan 556[.] AM (1799-1808 CE). Me'ir Ṣevi and his partner Raḥamim Ḥamīs acknowledge an investment of …

    1. בע׳׳ה
    2. [ב]פעח׳׳מ הודו היקר ונע׳ כה׳׳ר כה׳׳ר מאיר צבי יצ׳׳ו וחבירו היקר ונע׳ [כה]׳׳ר רחמים חמיס יצ׳׳ו הודאה גמו׳ שרירא
    3. וקיימת מעכשיו מדעתם ורצונם הטוב…

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  35. 185LetterENA 2050.1 + ENA 2050.2

    Late letter in Hebrew from Yosef b. Emmanuel Ergas in Livorno to Abram Segre. Dated 3 Adar 5489 AM which is 1729 CE. The address …

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  36. 186Legal query or responsumENA 3276.5 + ENA NS 70.5

    Responsum regarding a marriage permission to the "chained wife" (agunah) of a silk dealer, who was on a business trip in the villages of Egypt …

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  37. 187Paraliterary textENA 3926.6

    Magical recipe written in Arabic and Hebrew. The Arabic script reads "ṣifa kāghaḍa (=kāghadh) saḥiḥa wa-hiya lā tataghayyar wa-taṣnaʿ minhā mā shiʾt" on verso. Part …

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  38. 188Legal documentENA NS 29.19

    Legal document. In Hebrew. Location: Cairo. Dated: End of Sivan, 5578 AM, which is July 1818 CE. Apprentice contract for Avraham Fuerte, the student, and …

    1. בע׳׳ה

    2. בפעח׳׳מ באו היקר נשא ונע׳ יאודה בונאן יצ׳׳ו והבחור ונחמד אברהם פוירטי יצ׳׳ו והודו שניהם הודאה

    3. גמו׳ שרירא וקיימת מעכשו מדעתם ורצונם הטו…

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  39. 189LetterENA NS 35.7

    Late letter in Hebrew, mentioning Avraham Castro (line 5). Needs further examination.

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  40. 190LetterENA NS 35.15

    Letter from Moshe b. Abudarham, probably in Rashīd, to Elʿazar al-Kātib, probably in Alexandria. In Hebrew. Dating: Second half of 16th century, based on Avraham …

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  41. 191LetterENA NS 47.19

    Letter from Avraham Castro, in Alexandria, to an unknown addressee, in Fustat/Cairo. In Hebrew. Dating: 16th century (Avraham Castro died in 1560). The writer had …

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  42. 192LetterF 1908.44UU

    Letter from Nissim, in Qaṭya, Sinai, to Shelomo Iskandarānī, in Fustat. In Hebrew. Dating: First half of the 16th century, based on Avraham David's assessment. …

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  43. 193LetterF 1908.44VV

    Letter from Avraham Castro (the grandson of the well-known minter) to a certain Shelomo. In Hebrew. Dating: Second half of the 16th century. Deals with …

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  44. 194Legal documentHalper 369

    Deed of sale. In Hebrew. Location: Cairo. Dated: Thursday 26 Iyyar 5306 AM = 28 April 1546 CE. Currency: Peraḥim (Venetian ducats or another gold …

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    1. בפנינו אנו עדים חתומי מטה מכר כבוד
    2. רבי שלמה בר כבוד רבי ישועה ידיע גלטא
    3. החנות שלו שמוכר בה עצים וזולתו לכבוד
    4. רבי משה…

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  45. 195LetterJRL Gaster heb. ms 1772/5

    Letter from Yiṣḥaq (Izak) b. Avraham, in Safed, to a certain Moshe, in Fustat/Cairo. In Hebrew. Dated: 13 Heshvan 5333, which is 20 October 1572 …

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  46. 196Legal documentJRL SERIES A 925

    Late legal document in which Yosef acknowledges an investment from [...] Kohen of 20,000 silver muayyadis. The paleography supports of dating estimate of late 18th- …

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  47. 197Legal documentJRL SERIES A 927

    Legal document dated 25 Tammuz 5548 AM (July 1788 CE), Cairo, in which the undersigned acknowledges receipt of 80 reales, from Yiṣḥaq Aripol for part …

    1. בע׳׳ה 
    2. מודה אני החתום מטה היות אמת וצדק איך קבלתי בכח הרשאתי מיד
    3. הרבנים המובהקים בידינא הכא שבמצרים יע׳׳ה סך שמונים ריאליס 
    4. אבוטאקאס מסך ..שתיים פ׳׳…

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  48. 198LetterJRL SERIES A 1016

    Upper part of a letter in Hebrew dated 534[.] = 1580s CE. It is addressed to "my brother who is like my soul" and mentions …

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  49. 199Legal documentJRL SERIES B 2936

    Late certificate in Hebrew, probably issued in Fusṭāṭ, attesting that R. Yiṣḥaq known as Hoja (?) Shtiwi, who has since moved to Alexandria, has been …

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  50. 200LetterMoss. IIIa,9 + T-S AS 212.54 + T-S AS 212.55 + T-S AS 214.40

    Letter from Yiṣḥaq b. Yeḥiel. Dated: Friday, 23 Ḥeshvan 5310 AM, which is 1549 CE. In Hebrew, with phrases in Yiddish and many words in …

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