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LetterYevr.-Arab. II 1456
Letter from the Qaraite community of Damascus to the Qaraite community of Cairo. Dated: Wednesday, 10 Tammuz 5512 AM (ואתה על), which is 1752 CE. …
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LetterT-S AS 148.48
Business letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Strange spellings. Mentions: 'al-rayyis'; how the sender's sister went to someone's house and accused someone of not paying the money due …
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Legal documentBodl. MS heb. d 75/11
Legal deed drawn up in Damascus, September 1084 CE (25 Tishrei, 1396 Seleucid), both qiyum and shimush written by Shemuel ha-Nasi 'the third' b. Daniel …
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LetterBodl. MS heb. e 101/18
Letter from Zakkay b. ʿAzaryahu the Nasi to the community of Damascus. Only the introduction is preserved. This may be a draft that was abandoned. …
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LetterENA 2808.62
Addendum to a letter. Addressed to a woman. The sender reports that after finishing the letter, al-Bazzāz al-Ḥajj arrived and insisted that the sender's son …
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LetterENA 2556.7
Letter addressed to the judge R. Yeshuʿa in Fustat. The sender's name may be legible: [...] al-[Iskan?]darānī b. Ibrāhīm. The sender asks the addressee "to …
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LetterT-S Ar.34.332
Letter in Arabic script. Addressed to a 'brother.' The sender has recently traveled from Damascus to Cairo (ll. 5–6 where he describes the journey and …
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LetterYevr.-Arab. II 1448
Letter from the Qaraite community of Damascus to the Qaraite community of Fustat/Cairo. Numerous senders are named. Date unknown. Written in Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. Deals …
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LetterYevr.-Arab. II 1449
Letter from an unknown writer, in Jerusalem, to Shelomo ha-Kohen and ʿOvadya Kohen, presumably in Fustat/Cairo. Dated: Thursday 24 Heshvan 5514 (עמדת), which is 1753 …
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LetterYevr.-Arab. II 1459
Letter to Aharon Rofe in Damascus. In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. The writer may be writing from Ṣanʿā (penultimate line of recto) where he has traveled …
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LetterT-S NS 329.858
A very faded and damaged, barely legible, letter, mentions Damascus and a certain Zekharya b. [...]
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LetterMoss. V,335.3 + Moss. V,335.1
Two un-conserved letters, with no folio shelf mark allocated yet. One is a tiny note written on vellum, on which is a short note of …
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LetterJRL SERIES B 2288
Small fragment from the beginning of a Judaeo-Arabic letter. Probably from a father to a son. The sender reports that [She]muel intended to travel to …
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- אלדי אערף אלולד אלעזיז אלמ[ופק אלסעיד . . . . . . . . . . . . . . גמע אללה ביננא
- במנה וופצלה תע אנא . . [
- מע עלמך מא נחן פיה [. . . . . . .…
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LetterT-S 13J26.13
Communal letter in Hebrew, from a city in Palestine (per Goitein and Mann) or Damascus (per Gil) to the yeshiva in Jerusalem (per Gil) or …
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- [ ] שהמים בבורותינו
- וכשגרמו העונות וגברה יד הערביים לשלוט וישאו ראש עם
- פריצי המדינה וחשוביה //וזקניה// והשופט שהיה //בה// הנה הנקרא בן אכת אבו …
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Legal documentMoss. IIIa,1
Bill of divorce. Probably a draft: although it is signed, there are interlinear corrections for the date and for the husband's name, and there is …
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LetterENA NS 45.3
Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: probably early 13th century. The writer complains that the Rayyis does not trust him to deliver letters for him, thus he …
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- ומא כפא ען אלחצרה באן אלראיס אלאגל שצ יקע(?) ללממלוך
- אנה מא ותק בי אן יוגה אלכתב עלי ידי וסלמה/ם/ לר יוסף . .
- וצייעהם תם אן אלממלוך תגאסר ונ…
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Legal documentENA 4020.15
Bill of sale for a house. Faded. Location: Damascus. Dated: Late Tevet 4874 AM = early January 1114 CE (beginning of second line one can …
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LetterENA 3910.8 + T-S Ar.42.198
Letter from al-Mufarrij b. al-Ḥusayn to his father Ismāʿīl(?). In part concerning a deposit (wadāʿa, line 8). Mentions travel to Damascus (ll. 10–11) and the …
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LetterT-S 13J35.7
On recto, an eloquent appeal by Avraham b. Yitrō, a learned merchant from Damascus who had lost all his riches. The letter includes a length …
- ישׁועות קרובה ברוב נחמות
- פדות מכל צרות וקושׁט ההבטחות
- תמיכת ההצלחות וכושׁר כל הברכות
- ביופי העטרות בשׁני העולמות
- ניתנת לך עם גודל השׁלומות
- אימיצת זרו…
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LetterENA 1269.49
Letter, first part, flowery, from the Qaraite community of Egypt to that of Damascus. Mentions specifically Moshe Melammed Fayrūz, Binyamin Nasi, and Eliyyahu Nasi. Dating: …
- לקי
- שלומות עצומות ורמות מבורא העולם לבחירי אל בשכל טוב האל הנחילם
- עמודי ארץ בגדולה השם ית חננם והגדילם יסודי עולם בגבול נחמד האל
- הגבילם חכמי לב בתור…
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LetterJRL SERIES B 3688
Fragment of a deferent Judaeo-Arabic letter mentioning something that arrived form Damascus; something the writer sent with Yaʿqūb; Rabbenu Ḥananel; "the matter of the dyer"; …
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LetterYevr.-Arab. II 1410
Letter from Yefet Fayrūz, in Damascus, to Eliyyahu Fayrūz, in Fustat/Cairo. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Catalogued as 18th century. Needs further examination.
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LetterYevr.-Arab. II 1419
Letter from Sulaymān al-Skandarī, in Damascus, to his brother-in-law Faraj Allāh Ibn Fāḍil and his wife (the writer's sister), in Cairo. Written in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: …
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LetterYevr.-Arab. II 1739 + Yevr.-Arab. II 1408
Letter draft in Judaeo-Arabic. Perhaps intended to be sent from Fustat/Cairo to Jerusalem. Dating: Unknown, catalogued as 18th century. The writer reports on the money …
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Legal documentT-S 13J8.25
Deathbed will by Yefet ha-Levi. Location: Probably Damascus. Dating: Unknown, but see verso. In which he dedicates one-third of an orchard and a house located …
- עש]רין וחד יומי בירח מרחשון שנת אלפא
- ] שנין לשטרות בדמשק מדינתא דעל נהרי
- ]אל כב ג מר ור יפת הלוי השר היק התלמיד
- ]ריה הלוי הז הנכבד הדר הלויים והודם …
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LetterYevr. II A 1854
Long letter to Ishaq Noah b. Avraham in Kokizov. The writer is mentioning the communities in Jerusalem and Damascus, and referring to the observation of …
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Legal documentT-S 16.181
Betrothal register (53c according to Friedman) between Hillel b. Aharon haLevi and Tāma bt. Yiṣḥaq. One of four fragments from the court ledger of the …
- בה בשבת ביד יום בחדש אדר השני שנה ג שלשבוע שנת עיבור ושנת ד אלפים ם
צג שנים [לביריות]
- עולם בדמשק נתן חותם ערבון הלל הלוי בר אהרן דמן מעזיה על תאמה…
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Unknown typeYevr. II K 9
Karaite ketuba from Damascus. The groom is Tosef Halevi b. Yehuda. The deflowered bride is Esther known as Zubaida d. 'Ovadyahu b. David.
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Legal documentT-S 8.129
Marriage contract (ketubba) concerning a wealthy and influential family. Dated: 18 Kislev [48]41, which is 1080 CE. (Gil thinks 4741 AM and 979/80 CE.) The …
- [...] דרחמנא
- [בי]רח כסליו בתמניי עשר יומין בה בשתא [...]
- [... ו]ארבעין וחד שנין לבריאתה דעלמא ב[...]
- [...]ה בר שמואל דמן מדינת דמשק ושכ[ן...]
- [... ה…
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Legal documentBodl. MS heb. d 65/30
Marriage contract from Damascus, 956, which records a marriage gift of 225 dinars (of which only 25 were advanced) and a dowry evaluated at 395 …
- ביום ב ב י יומין בירח ניסן שתא ה דשבועא דהיא שנת ד אלפין וז מאוון
- ושת י שנין לבריתה דעלמא בדמשק מדינתא מודי אנא ישראל חתנה
- בר מ יצחק סט להתנסבה להדא…
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Legal documentCUL Add.3388
Marriage contract of a ransomed captive woman, Damascus, possibly [10]82/3 or [11]82/3.
- [... חתן וכלה יבנו ויצליחו
- [... נ]תשעין וארבע שנין לשטרות בדמשיק מדינתא דעל נהרי אמנה ופרפר
- [...]הנעלה כירח יכון עולם ועד בשחק נאמן סלה והדרת אדוננו…
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Legal documentT-S NS 224.45
Fragment from the left side of a legal document in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi. Dated: [1]440 Seleucid = 1128/29 CE, under the …
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Literary textMoss. II,107.2
Small fragment of a Judaeo-Arabic historical chronicle mentioning al-Ḥākim bi-Amr Allāh, the governorship of Damascus, the appointment of a certain Muṭahhar (?) after him, and …
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LetterT-S Ar.30.250
Letter from a man to his father or teacher. On a bifolium. The first half is in Hebrew and the second half in Judaeo-Arabic. The …
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LetterYevr. II A 546
There are ~10 documents sharing this shelfmark. 546/9: Letter from the Qaraite community of Damascus (specifically Yosef ha-Kohen Khāṭir) to the Qaraite community of Fustat/Cairo …
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Legal documentYevr. III B 164
Ketubba fragment (marriage contract). Location: Damascus. Dated: [.]101 Seleucid = [10]89/90 or [11]89/9 CE.
- [...].חתן וכלה יבנו ויצליחו............[...]
- [...מ]אה וחדא שנין לשטרות בדמשיק מדינתא דעל נהרי אמנה ופרפר מותבה רשותיה דאדוננ[ו...]
- [...]ראש ישיבת גא…
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LetterYevr.-Arab. II 1511
Letter from an unknown writer, in Damascus, to his parents. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dated: Thursday, 25 Tammuz 5341 AM = 1581 CE (unless we are only …
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LetterT-S NS J195
Letter from an unknown writer, in Damascus, to an unknown addressee, in Fustat. The letter is in Judaeo-Arabic and the address is in Arabic (the …
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Legal documentT-S NS 320.108
One of four fragments from the court ledger of the Babylonian congregation of Damascus (T-S 16.181, T-S AS 146.66, T-S NS 320.108, and T-S 12.592). …
TS NS Box 320, f. 108, ed. Friedman, Jewish Marriage, vol. 2, pp. 435-437 (Doc. #55) N.T. 04-03-89 (p) The Babylonian congregation of Damascus, 933 }…
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LetterENA NS I.32
Verso: Letter addressed to ha-Kohen ha-Parnas. In Judaeo-Arabic. This is a recommendation letter or a request to help the bearer, a young man from Damascus. …
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LetterT-S Misc.28.149
Letter to Peraḥya. In Judaeo-Arabic. Fragment. Dating: 1088–1188 CE (14[..] Seleucid). The letter discusses business in flax in the Levant, especially in Damascus. Mentions "the …
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Legal documentT-S AS 146.66
One of four fragments from the court ledger of the Babylonian congregation of Damascus (T-S 16.181, T-S AS 146.66, T-S NS 320.108, and T-S 12.592). …
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- [בש]שה יומין בירח ניסן שתה ג דשבועה ושנת ד אלפים ושש מאות ותשעים ושלוש [שנים]
- [לבריות עולם] בדמשק נתן חותם ערבון שמואל בן אברהם הפרסי על כיריה הבת…
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Legal documentT-S 16.181
Betrothal register (53b according to Friedman) between Manṣur b. [...] b. Yiṣḥaq b. Saʿīd b. Pinḥas to Zahara bt. Yaʿaqov haKohen the scribe. One of …
- בה בשבת ביו יום בחדש אדר הראשון שנה ג שלשבוע שנת עיבור ושנת
- ארבעת אלפים ם צג שנים לבריות עולם בדמשק נתן חותם ערבון מנצור
- בן [...] יצחק בן סעיד בן פי…
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Legal documentT-S 16.181
Betrothal register (53a according to Friedman) between Biqa (?) b. Moshe known as Abu Kāmīl and Mimuna bt. Ḥasan. One of four fragments from the …
- [ב]חמישי בשבת בט ימים בחדש אדר הראשון שנה ג שלשבוע שנת עיבור ושנת
ד אלפים ם צג
- שנים [[ל]] לבריות עולם בדמשק נתן חותם ערבון בקה בר משה הידוע אבו
כ…
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Legal documentBL OR 5534.1
Calligraphic get (bill of divorce) dated the 19th of Kislev 1661 CE (5422) from Damascus. Moshe b. Avraham known as Ibrahim repudiates Malkah known as …
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LetterCUL Or.1081 J51
Most of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic, probably from the Levant, to a dignitary in Fusṭāṭ. It begins by extolling the favor (iḥsān) that the Amīr …
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LetterENA 3140.2
Letter from a woman, probably in Damascus, to her distant husband. Written in Judaeo-Arabic and some Hebrew. Dating: Likely ca. 14th or 15th century, based …
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LetterJRL SERIES A 852
Fragment of a letter in Hebrew from the second half of the 16th century, mentioning attempts to prevent a certain edict, in which R. Yosef …
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LetterT-S 10J12.27
Letter. Request to Avraham Maimonides to write a recommendation to the head of a yeshiva in Damascus for Barakat b. Isma'il the clothier, from Alexandria, …
- להדרת יקרת צפירת תפארת כגק מרינו ורבינו אדונינו
- הודינו והדרינו עטרת ראשינו אברהם השר האדיר
- המבהק החזק [הרב] הגדול בישראל בר כגק מר ורב
- אדונינו משה ה…
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Legal documentT-S NS J283
Marriage contract (ketubba) from Damascus, late tenth century. The dowry list includes a short garment of linen decorated with silver and golden threads, two shirts, …
TS NS J 283, ed. Friedman, Jewish Marriage, vol. 2, pp. 274-275 (Doc.(#28), N.T. 03-14-89 (p)Damascus, late tenth century
- [...].ב ע.[...]
- [... נ]צפי…
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