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1LetterENA 3205.1
Primary language
Hebrew
Perhaps a letter of appeal for charity. In Hebrew. Late. Mentions a woman whom the narrator married in order to save her from poverty.
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2017
PGPID
11631
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2LetterENA 2808.23
Primary language
Hebrew
Letter of for charity addressed to an official. In Hebrew. Mentions the heqdesh.
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2017
PGPID
12369
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3LetterENA 2808.31
Primary language
Hebrew
Letter of appeal for charity. In Hebrew. Mostly blessings
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2017
PGPID
12031
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4LetterENA 3776.1
Primary language
Hebrew
Letter of appeal for charity. In Hebrew. Possbly addressed to the Nagid Shemuel b. Ḥananya. The sender is from a distant land. He set out …
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2017
PGPID
11663
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5LetterCUL Or.1080 J269
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Letter of appeal from Moshe to R. Yiṣḥaq ha-Sar. In Judaeo-Arabic.
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2020
PGPID
19817
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6LetterBodl. MS heb. d 66/75
Primary languages
Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic
Letter of appeal for charity addressed to ʿEli ha-Zaqen the Parnas. In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. There are interesting opening blessings, including the phrase "zohar ḥashmalim." …
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2019
PGPID
19423
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7LetterBodl. MS heb. d 75/26
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Probably a begging letter. The conventional praises of the addressee are exceptionally eloquent and deferent. The addressee has evidently helped the writer …
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2020
PGPID
19456
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8LetterDK 238.1 (alt: IV)
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Letter of appeal, begging for charity.
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2017
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9332
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9LetterT-S AS 150.81
Primary languages
Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic
Letter from Abū l-Faḍl Ibn al-Ahuv to [...] al-Levi. Appealing for charity or other assistance. (Information in part from CUDL)
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2018
PGPID
17644
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10LetterENA 2747.14
Primary language
Hebrew
Letter drafts addressed to a certain Shemuel. In Hebrew. Asking him for more money ("the peraḥ that you sent has already run out"). Dating: Probably …
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2017
PGPID
11622
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11LetterENA 2558.28
Primary languages
Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic
Letter of appeal for charity. Addressed to Yehoshuaʿ Nagid (d. 1355). Begins in Hebrew, then switches to Judaeo-Arabic. The sender had to mortgage part of …
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12LetterCUL Or.1080 J103
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Appeal for charity by the scholar Mawhūb b. Ḥalfōn ha-Ḥaver Ibn al-Bunduqī (“the son of the Venetian”). The addressee's name is too damaged to read …
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2017
PGPID
8885
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13LetterAIU VII.A.36
Primary language
Hebrew
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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14LetterT-S AS 159.124
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Petition/letter of appeal for charity. Addressed to someone titled Ḥemdat ha-Nesiʾut, possibly the same person as Sayyidnā in l. 8. In Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew. The …
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15LetterENA 4101.3a
Primary language
Hebrew
Letter in Hebrew. Perhaps a letter of appeal for charity: the writer seems to be describing his poverty and pawning possessions.
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2017
PGPID
12020
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16LetterBodl. MS heb. c 13/11
Primary language
Hebrew
Very faded document in Hebrew, probably a letter of appeal, as it mentions the writer's misfortunes and how he falls upon the mercy of the …
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2020
PGPID
19315
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17LetterMoss. III,230
Primary language
Hebrew
Letter of appeal for charity. Dating: Possibly 16th century.
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26762
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18LetterT-S J1.32
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Letter of appeal, draft. In Judaeo-Arabic. Rhyming (-dī). On a reused list of various expenditures of the community (PGPID 1317). (See Goitein, Med Soc, II, …
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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2021
PGPID
4599
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19LetterENA NS 53.5
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Letter of appeal for charity addressed to a Nagid. In Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions the person known as "the ḥedvat" (אלחדואת).
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2017
PGPID
12179
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20LetterENA NS 59.33
Primary languages
Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic
Letter of appeal from Bū Saʿd al-Baghd[ādī] to two people. The Hebrew introduction and a few words of the Judaeo-Arabic body are preserved.
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2017
PGPID
12009
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21LetterENA NS 9.3
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Small fragment. May be a letter of appeal for charity.
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11923
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22LetterJRL Gaster heb. ms 1864/2
Primary language
Hebrew
Letter of appeal for charity. Fragment. In Hebrew. At the bottom, in a different hand, "David ha-Nasi b. [...] Ga'on b. [???].
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32409
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23LetterJRL Gaster heb. ms 1760/11b
Primary languages
Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic
Letter of appeal, perhaps. In Judaeo-Arabic. Opens with יענך ייי ביום צרה and continues with greetings for the dear 'walad' ha-ḥazzan ha-talmid ha-sar ha-nikhbad..... The …
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24LetterT-S AS 131.141
Primary languages
Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic
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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2018
PGPID
17250
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25LetterMoss. II,145.2
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Recto: Very brief letter of appeal. "May [God] except you, my lord, last year you gave us a dinar, the price of two robes (maqṭaʿayn). …
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2020
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26LetterMoss. II,157
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Begging letter, probably, in elegant script informing the addressee that his brother Abū l-Baqā al-Tājir used to give charity to the writer and help his …
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2020
PGPID
26718
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27LetterMoss. II,183.1
Primary languages
Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic
Recto: A Hebrew letter begging for charity on Purim, invoking the tropes of hunger and nakedness. The writer suggests that the addressee himself 'or one …
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2020
PGPID
26742
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28LetterMoss. II,187.2
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Recto: Fragment of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic to Rabbenu Meshullam, congratulating him on the holidays, and it seems begging for help with travel expenses. The …
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PGPID
26746
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29LetterMoss. IV,157
Primary languages
Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic
Letter of appeal from Yeshuʿa b. Yosef to an unknown addressee. The first 2/3 consists of rhymed Hebrew praises for the addressee. In the body …
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30LetterT-S 6J7.18
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Bottom part of a begging letter asking for financial support, it seems reminding the collector (al-jābī) to collect the sums promised in a pesiqa. (Information …
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2018
PGPID
17149
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31LetterStras. 5138/23
Primary language
Hebrew
Most of an eloquent letter of appeal in rhymed Hebrew addressed to Abu l-Faraj Amram b. Levi. The body of the letter begins about 2/3 …
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2020
PGPID
28981
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32LetterJRL SERIES B 5443
Primary languages
Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic
Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Unusual handwriting: blocky, calligraphic. The writer bemoans that he has lost all his money and merchandise. "The reason for the debt is …
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PGPID
32619
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33LetterJRL SERIES B 6122
Primary language
Hebrew
Letter of appeal from Yefet, a foreigner, to R. Shela. In calligraphic Hebrew.
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2020
PGPID
28831
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34LetterT-S 8.35
Primary languages
Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic
Letter from Sason b. Shemuel to a notable named Elʿazar (or perhaps [...] b. Elʿazar). In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. The sender alludes to his bad …
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2018
PGPID
17176
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35LetterT-S 8J17.10
Primary language
Hebrew
Letter fragment addressed to a communal leader, a ḥaver. In Hebrew. Regarding a matter of inheritance (‘they are orphans and a widow’) and the writing …
1. ליום מות שהוא א [
2. וחס ושלום שיהיה [
3. וימצאו חו . . . . .[
4. ואם נעשה בקי ימצא שם [
5. הלוי מכל מעש מבואר פי . . . [
6. . מהל . . עתה עיני הכל עליך ת . . . [
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1990
PGPID
1978
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36LetterT-S Ar.46.261
Primary languages
Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic
Letter of appeal for charity. In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. Written in a calligraphic but shaky hand.
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37LetterT-S Ar.30.204
Primary languages
Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic
Letter of appeal for charity from Sālim of Tyre to an unidentified addressee. The letter (in Judaeo-Arabic) is on verso, while recto is a poem …
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2020
PGPID
20329
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38LetterT-S AS 146.141
Primary languages
Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic
Letter fragment (left half of recto) of appeal to "אלחבר המועלה." The writer appears to be requesting money as soon as possible and may have …
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2018
PGPID
17360
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39LetterT-S AS 146.165
Primary languages
Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic
Letter fragment (lower left corner of recto) of appeal. The writer describes himself as a poor man (סעלוך) and the tail end of Proverbs 26:3 …
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2018
PGPID
17365
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40LetterENA 3721.2
Primary language
Hebrew
Letter of appeal, probably. In Hebrew. Mentions the addressee's brother who married a wife. Goes on to complain about the hardships of fate.
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2017
PGPID
11658
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41LetterT-S NS J353
Primary languages
Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic
Letter of appeal for charity for assistance in moving to the land of Israel.
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2019
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26436
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42LetterJRL SERIES B 5479
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Letter of appeal in Judaeo-Arabic. The writer asks for something to cover himself with (ilā l-ghulām yataghaṭṭā bi-hi).
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43LetterT-S Misc.8.26
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Letter(s) of appeal for charity. In Judaeo-Arabic. There are specific stories conveyed here, but the text is written in codex format—so maybe this is a …
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23496
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44LetterT-S NS 163.93
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Short letter of appeal for charity from a poor and sick man
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23742
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45LetterT-S Misc.28.18
Primary language
Hebrew
Letter of appeal for public charity. In calligraphic Hebrew. The writer is a foreigner who wishes to return to his land, but has no money …
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2020
PGPID
23403
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46LetterT-S NS 320.119
Primary languages
Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic
Letter/petition from Moshe [...] to the "Nagid" [Shelo]mo. Begins in Hebrew, and transitions to Judaeo-Arabic. Probably this is a letter of appeal for charity or …
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2019
PGPID
25388
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47LetterT-S NS 320.103
Primary language
Hebrew
Fragment of a letter of appeal for charity. In Hebrew, in a calligraphic, square book hand. The petitioner is unable to pay his (or her) …
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25373
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48LetterT-S NS 320.85
Primary language
Hebrew
Letter of appeal for charity, probably. In Hebrew. Mentions the names Moshe b. Yiṣḥaq and Abū [...]. There are also a couple of words in …
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2019
PGPID
25457
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49LetterT-S AS 149.63
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Short letter to Abū Naṣr, asking for money both on account of the rent or wages of Avraham and on account of the capitation tax. …
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2018
PGPID
17586
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50LetterDK 321
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Letter of appeal for charity. Addressed to a ḥaver. In Judaeo-Arabic with phonetic spellings (e.g., אלמותראתיף for المترادف and אלבֵרי for الباري and דיליך for …
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