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  1. 1

    LetterT-S K25.191

    In PGP since
    2021
    PGP ID
    33957

    Letter of condolence from Mawhūb b. Aharon ha-Ḥazzan, in Alexandria, to Nahray b. Nissim, in Fustat (?). Dating: ca. 1070. This is a draft. The …

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    LetterT-S AS 148.45

    In PGP since
    2023
    PGP ID
    37757

    Letter of condolence addressed to the Gaʾon Maṣliaḥ (1127–39).

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    LetterBodl. MS heb. d 66/87

    In PGP since
    2019
    PGP ID
    19427

    Letter from Abū l-Riḍā, it seems in Fustat, to his wife's brother Meʾir, perhaps in Damīra or at least nearby in the Rīf. In Judaeo-Arabic. …

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    LetterCUL Or.1080 J74

    In PGP since
    2017
    PGP ID
    8873

    Letter of condolence from the cantor Natan b. Mevorakh ha-Kohen, in Ashqelon, to the father of an Efrayim. The letter contains many biblical quotations. (Information …

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  5. 5

    LetterAIU VII.E.10

    In PGP since
    2020
    PGP ID
    30325

    Recto: a few lines of a Judaeo-Arabic letter, partly having to do with commercial matters (mentioning coal and glass) and the somewhat opaque phrase "if …

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    LetterCUL Or.1080 J221

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    2020
    PGP ID
    19806

    Letter of condolence in Hebrew.

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    LetterENA 2741.6

    In PGP since
    2017
    PGP ID
    6692

    Letter of condolence. In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. Addressed to somebody known as Ibn al-Ḥ[...], probably in Manṣūra. Probably from Saʿadya b. Ṣadaqa ha-Ḥazzan.

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  8. 8

    LetterENA 2558.30b

    In PGP since
    2017
    PGP ID
    12280

    Letter probably addressed to Avraham Maimonides—[the son] of our Lord and Rabbi Moshe the Great Rabbi (ZL). In Judaeo-Arabic. It is written on a reused …

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    LetterT-S AS 149.30

    In PGP since
    2018
    PGP ID
    17580

    Letter from Yeshuʿab. Avraham ha-Kohen, the cantor of Shubrā Damsis to his maternal uncles, sons of Moshe ha-Kohen, perhaps in Fuwwa. With introductory citations, such …

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  10. 10

    LetterBL OR 10112B.21

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    2021
    PGP ID
    32180

    Letter of condolence. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: 11th or 12th century. The hand may be known. No names or specifics preserved.

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  11. 11

    LetterT-S K8.13

    In PGP since
    2024
    PGP ID
    39226

    Monumental letter of condolence in the hand of Mevorakh b. Natan. Addressed to a dignitary (השר המתאונן) and his mother (ולגברת מהללים הגבירה היקרה יולדתו …

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  12. 12

    LetterYevr.-Arab. II 1490

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    2020
    PGP ID
    28002

    Letter of condolence from Yūsuf b. Shemuel to his 'partner' (sharīk) Naṣrallāh. In Judaeo-Arabic.

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    LetterT-S Misc.25.123

    In PGP since
    2020
    PGP ID
    23349

    Letter of condolence in Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic, on the death of 'the father.' Beautiful prose and calligraphic script. Likely a formulary.

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    LetterT-S Misc.27.3.10

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    2019
    PGP ID
    23371

    Letter of condolence from Shelomo ha-[...] b. Tammām(?) to [...] b. Yiṣḥaq(?), in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic. The writer calls the both the addressee and the …

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    LetterT-S J3.35

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    2017
    PGP ID
    8428

    Formularies for letters of condolence. (Information from Goitein's index card.) Hand of Shelomo b. Eliyyahu?

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  16. 16

    LetterT-S NS J372

    In PGP since
    2019
    PGP ID
    26443

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic with a few lines of Hebrew headers. A letter of condolence upon hearing about the death of Abū l-Bishr.

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  17. 17

    LetterYevr. II A 1627

    In PGP since
    2020
    PGP ID
    27573

    Letter of condolence to Avraham b. Berakaha. In Hebrew. Dating: Catalogued as 18th century. Several other people are named in the letter.

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  18. 18

    LetterT-S NS J613

    In PGP since
    2020
    PGP ID
    26556

    Letter fragment. In Judaeo-Arabic. Addressed to Abū l-Surūr and [M]anṣūr. Conveys condolences on the death of their mother. On verso are a few words in …

    1. ] . . אל אמונה ואין עול צדיק וישר הוא
    2. ] אלאגלא אלשיך אבי אלסרור שצ
    3. מ]נצור שצ קדר מא חצל לנא מן
    4. ו]פאה אלואלדה אלמרחומה חצל

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    LetterT-S NS 225.109

    In PGP since
    2019
    PGP ID
    24106

    Letter of condolence in Judaeo-Arabic, containing lines typical of dirges in Hebrew.

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    LetterT-S NS 304.6

    In PGP since
    2019
    PGP ID
    25001

    Letter from Isḥāq b. Yaʿqūb, in Fustat, to the household of his nephew (sister's son) ʿImrān b. Abū Naṣr, in Jūjar. To be delivered to …

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    LetterT-S 8.70

    In PGP since
    2018
    PGP ID
    17184

    Recto: fragment of a letter in a crude hand, mentioning a woman’s death, מתה וערסה על השלחן. Verso: letter of consolation in a different hand, …

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    LetterMoss. VII,208.2

    In PGP since
    2020
    PGP ID
    27094

    Letter of condolence in Hebrew on a narrow strip of vellum. The writer mentions persecution by evildoers, which seems to be the reason that his …

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    LetterT-S 10J11.5

    In PGP since
    2004
    PGP ID
    2801

    Letter to Netanʾel b. Ṣedaqa (cf. ENA NS 21.3 and p. Heid. Hebr. 913) asking for assistance and extending condolences for the death of the …

    1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ]ו[ . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ] ספרים נרשמים י…

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    LetterT-S 12.249

    In PGP since
    2020
    PGP ID
    19923

    Letter of condolence addressed to a certain Ḥemdat ha-Yeshiva, on the death of a woman (al-kabīra). Looks like the handwriting of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi …

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  25. 25

    LetterT-S AS 146.190

    In PGP since
    2018
    PGP ID
    18920

    Recto: Formulary for an elegant letter of condolence in Hebrew upon the death of a woman (described as a model wife, citing verses from Proverbs …

    1. נחמות כפולות חבילות חבילות כפי התלאות והתקל[ות
    2. שסבבו ועכבו ועלבו ושבו מרגלית דלית לה
    3. טמי מחמד עין העטרת והזין בבת עין
    4. תומכת חן שמפנינים מכרה רחוק אש…

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    LetterT-S J2.74

    In PGP since
    2022
    PGP ID
    36226

    Recto: Letter of condolence to a Nagid upon the death of R. ʿUzziʾel.

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    LetterJTS Krengel 114

    In PGP since
    2017
    PGP ID
    12263

    Letter of condolence in Judaeo-Arabic. Probably in the handwriting of Ṭoviyya b. ʿEli. Addressed to 'rabbenu.' He learned from Abū Ṣāliḥ of the death of …

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    LetterCUL Or.1080 J20

    In PGP since
    2017
    PGP ID
    5659

    Letter by Dā'ūd b. Yehuda to the Judge Eliyyahu expressing astonishment that the Nagid (i.e., Avraham Maimonides) had not sent a letter of condolence at …

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    1. אלממלוך
    2. דאוד בר
    3. יהודה זצל
    4. ב
    5. וצל כתאב אלמולאי אלואלד אלאגל מו ור
    6. אילה(!) החכם המפלא הדיין החכם המשכיל
    7. שצ וסררת בעאפית אלמולאי אללה יגעלך לנא
    8. סנ…

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    LetterENA 3130.5

    In PGP since
    2017
    PGP ID
    12332

    Letter of condolence on the death of a woman. Maybe a copy or formulary, based on the layout.

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    LetterT-S 12.385

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    2020
    PGP ID
    19957

    Letter of condolence from Natan b. Shemuel he-Ḥaver to a notable named Netanʾel, probably Abū l-Mufaḍḍal Netanʾel b. Peraḥya. (His kunya is written at 90 …

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    LetterT-S AS 168.225 + T-S AS 168.224

    In PGP since
    2023
    PGP ID
    38192

    Two fragments of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Only the text in the right margin, is preserved, containing expressions of condolence apparently on the death of …

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    LetterT-S NS 152.173

    In PGP since
    2019
    PGP ID
    23695

    Letter(s) of condolence. In Judaeo-Arabic, in some places rhyming. Containing many blessings and standard formulae. In fact verso is headed "taʿziya" ("condolence"), so these are …

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    LetterT-S 10J29.15

    In PGP since
    2004
    PGP ID
    3002

    Letter from Abū Saʿīd al-Bazzāz, in Alexandria, to Abū l-Barakāt b. Yefet, at the shop of Abū l-Fakhr Ibn al-Mashshāṭī (better known as Ibn al-Amshāṭī), …

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    1. . . . . . . . . . . . . [ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    2. ועא . ל . [ . ]ה עלי ג[ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    3. אן לטיף פא .…

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    LetterBodl. MS heb. b 11/4

    In PGP since
    2017
    PGP ID
    6346

    Letter of condolences to Hillel b. ʿEli on the death of his wife (?), wishing him to find consolation in the marriage of his son. …

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  35. 35

    LetterDK 42 (alt: 123)

    In PGP since
    1988
    PGP ID
    619

    Letter of condolence from Eli ha-Mumhe b. Avraham, Jerusalem, to Hesed ha-Tustari, Fustat, end of 1045 or beginning of 1046.

    1. [הצור תמים] פעלו כי כל דרכיו משפט וג
    2. [באשר דבר] מלך שלטון ומי יאמר לו מת
    3. [צדיק אתה] יי וישר משפטיך
    4. [מצותיך] תמיד מקויימות: וחיים ארוכים
    5. [תמור מ]ות ת…

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  36. 36

    LetterMoss. II,129

    In PGP since
    2020
    PGP ID
    26697

    Recto: Faded business letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions "the rest of the dirhams" and "I say they are recorded in his ledger." Resembles the handwriting of …

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    LetterT-S 12.324

    In PGP since
    2020
    PGP ID
    19940

    Letter, faded, in eloquent Hebrew. Mentions "my brother R. Ḥalfon" arriving in the city and bad news that struck the writer to his very core, …

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    LetterT-S AS 149.246

    In PGP since
    2018
    PGP ID
    18782

    Letter of condolence (possibly a copy) to a public figure. In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. Quotes Jeremiah 15:2. The name Faḍl appears in l. 1, [Abū …

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    LetterT-S 8.20

    In PGP since
    2017
    PGP ID
    7046

    Letter from Faraḥ b. Yosef b. Faraḥ to Abū Saʿd Khalaf b. Sahl Sukkarī. The two also corresponded in T-S 8J27.13 (PGPID 3747), ca. 1056 …

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    LetterStras. 4038/10

    In PGP since
    2020
    PGP ID
    28963

    A very eloquent letter of condolence from Avraham b. Natan Av ha-Yeshivah to someone addressed as "al-Kohen al-Parnas Ne'eman Beit Din," apparently on the occasion …

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    LetterENA 2808.28

    In PGP since
    2021
    PGP ID
    33939

    Lower fragment: Letter from an unidentified man, in Damascus, to a female family member, in Egypt. In Judaeo-Arabic. On recto, there are elaborate instructions for …

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    LetterCUL Or.1080 15.73

    In PGP since
    2020
    PGP ID
    31282

    Letter of condolence in Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew to a certain Abū l-Ḥasan al-Mubārak b. [ʿIyad?]. On the death of a woman in his family (אלאשה …

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    LetterCUL Or.1080 J70 + CUL Or.1080 J179

    In PGP since
    1987
    PGP ID
    2264

    Letter(s) sent from Qūṣ to Fustat. Sender and addressee (called only Sayyidnā) remain unidentified. Two fragments, with another piece still missing in between them (if …

    CUL Or.1080 J179

    1. . . . . . ומא עסא אן יקולה אלממלוך
    2. או אן יעזי בה סידנא אללה תע בכרמה
    3. יעוצה בגן עדן ויעוצנא בחיאה
    4. אלמואלי אלסאדה אולא{ד}ה ובחיאה סי…

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    LetterT-S 24.61

    In PGP since
    2017
    PGP ID
    7577

    Letter of condolence on the death of the Nasi and Rayyis Sar Shalom (ll. 7, 38). Addressed to another Nasi (al-Rayyis al-Dā'ūdī), with blessings for …

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    LetterT-S 6J9.5 + T-S 8J16.2

    In PGP since
    2018
    PGP ID
    17163

    Letter from Hilāl to his brother Abū l-Majd (aka Meʾir b. Yakhin). In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Probably early 13th century, as these figures are known from …

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    LetterCUL Or.1080 3.42

    In PGP since
    2020
    PGP ID
    19738

    Long Hebrew letter of condolence to Seʿadya ha-Ḥaver upon the death of somebody (his father?). The writer describes the physicial and emotional agony that came …

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    LetterT-S Ar.36.141

    In PGP since
    2019
    PGP ID
    20695

    Recto: Letter of condolence. In Arabic script, written in an elegant hand (and with diacritics). Upon the death of the addressee's brother Abū l-Ḥasan. Bewails …

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    LetterBL OR 5557N.12

    Document date
    In PGP since
    1986
    PGP ID
    482

    Draft of letter of condolences from Efrayim b. Shemarya on the death of Toviyya b. Daniel, February 1043 (Gil's dating).

    1. עזא לאליה עלי טוביה השלישי
    2. מהללו צור להשפיעי ברכותיו בקבעי נפלאותיו בידעי
    3. המ/נ/פישי ומריעי ובחר ביום רביעי בו ברא מאורות
    4. לשעשעי והבדיל בו עתי שעי וז…

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    LetterT-S 10J17.26

    In PGP since
    1987
    PGP ID
    1524

    Letter of condolence from David b. Daniel to Abu'l Muna.

    1. בשמ רחמ
    2. אלשיך אבו אלמנא אדאם אללה תאיידה
    3. ונעמתה [ ]ל מואצלה
    4. אל [ ]חה ואללה בכרמה יסתגיבה
    5. פיה ויגע[ל ]
    6. אתצל בנא ופאה אלשיך אלעם רחמה אללה
    7. ורצי ענה וש…

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    LetterBL OR 5544.9

    In PGP since
    1988
    PGP ID
    476

    Letter from the wife of Wahb, Tiberias, to her brother Khalfa b. Ibrāhīm al-Ṭabīb b. al-Ṭabarī, Fustat, eleventh century. She dictated the letter to her …

    1. בשמך
    2. כתאבי אליך יאכי וסיידי ואלעזיז עלי אטאל אללה בקאה ואדם עזה ען חאל סלאמה
    3. ועאפיה ושוק אליך שדיד גמע אללה ביננא עלי אסר חאל במנה וכרמה ואני קד
    4. אנפ…

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