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1Legal documentT-S 8J9.17
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Tishrei-Ḥeshvan 1472 Seleucid (September 1160–October 1160 CE)
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Bifolio from a court ledger in the hand of Mevorakh b. Natan (compare Yevr.-Arab. I 1700). Dated: Tishrei-Ḥeshvan 1472 Seleucid = 1160 CE. Fol. 2r: …
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2Legal documentBL OR 5542.4
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Monday, 2 Iyyar 1398 Seleucid (9 April 1087 CE)
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Legal document. Dated: Monday, 2 Iyyar 1398 Seleucid, which is 1087 CE. Location: Fustat. Moshe b. Elḥanan comes before the court and declares that he …
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3LetterBodl. MS heb. b 3/26
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Letter from Alexandria to a merchant in Fustat (Gil) or from Fusṭāṭ to Aden (Goitein). Dating: 1065 (Gil) or c. 1100 (Goitein). Gil's description: the …
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4LetterCUL Or.1080 J30
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Letter. Letter concerning a girl who had been regarded as being a Muslim and when she appeared before the Qāḍī, declared she was Jewish, whereupon …
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5Legal query or responsumCUL Or.1080 J32
Legal query to Avraham Maimonides regarding a man who takes a 200 dinar loan and appoints his parents as guarantors, providing them with a house …
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6LetterENA 1822a.8
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Arabic, Judaeo-Arabic
Letter, India book VII66 (unpublished). Letter from South Arabia to Egypt giving order on a large gift to Maimonides. On verso an Arabic account of …
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1. ] . . . ונפדתה צחבה אבו
2. סעד וקד דפע אבו סעד אלגוזה ואלענבר אלי אל
3. שיך מצמון פבאללה עליך לא תשגל אמה קלבהא
4. חית לם יצל מנה כתאב וחק אלתורה מא הו…
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7LetterENA 2558.2
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26 Adar 1530 Seleucid (1219 CE)
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Recto: Letter likely sent from Aden to Fustat. (The locations are not specified in the document; this is Goitein's assessment.) In Judaeo-Arabic, written in a …
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8Legal documentENA 2727.15c
Recto: Quittance given to the carriers of goods sent from Yemen by a husband, Abū Yaʿqūb [...] b. Efrayim to his wife (or rather seems …
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9LetterENA 2739.17
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Judaeo-Arabic
Letter in Judaeo-Arabic from a father to his sons, from India Book VII, 60 (unpublished). Note that Goitein calls this manuscript ENA 2739.16 in Letters …
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10LetterENA NS 48.22
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Judaeo-Arabic
Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. "1200 Malikī dinars. . . I was distressed by (the state of) those poor children. . . " These were Yemeni …
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11LetterHalper 384
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Judaeo-Arabic
Business letter relating to the India trade. In Judaeo-Arabic. The names of the sender and addressee are not preserved. Goitein initially thought the handwriting was …
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12Legal documentT-S 8J5.14
Document date
Tuesday, 27 Sivan 1497 Seleucid (16 June 1186 CE)
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Court ledger. Fol. 2v: First page of a document concerning pursuing and finding a debtor "beyond Qūṣ," i.e., in ʿAydhāb. Location: Fustat. Dated: Tuesday, 27 …
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13LetterT-S 10J29.3
Letter, written by a trader before leaving Aden for Nahrawāra, mentioning Abū l-Waḥš, Abū Saʿd, Abū Naṣr, Abū Yaʿqūb and the family of Bayt al-Baḥr …
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14Legal documentT-S 13J14.4
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Judaeo-Arabic
Will of a merchant. Specifying that his assets be cashed for his infant daughter (who should marry before the completion of the year 500 AH …
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15LetterT-S 16.215
Document date
1154–1161 CE
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Commercial letter related to the India trade. Dating: 1154–61. Mentions sprinkler bottles (qumqum) for rose water brought by the qāḍī Najm al-Dīn, and ‘pure’ (ṭahor) …
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16LetterT-S 20.173
Document date
Tishrei 1445 Seleucid (2 September 1133–1 October 1133 CE)
Primary language
Hebrew
Long letter from Yaʿaqov b. Salīm, in al-Juwwa (near Aden, Yemen), to the judge and parnas Natan b. Shelomo ha-Kohen, in Fustat. Quoting Deuteronomy 32:43 …
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17LetterT-S Ar.30.145
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Letter (memo) from an unnamed India trader, probably in Aden, to Mufaḍḍal Ibn Abī Saʿd, in Qūṣ. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: First third of the 13th …
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1. אללה חסבי
2. אלדי סירה אלממלוך אלא ענד אלמולא //אלסיד מפצל אבן אבו סעד//
3. אדאם אללה עזה
4. צחבה אלשיך יחיה בן אבי אלקאסם
5. אלסכאוי פי מטיה…
(To) M. Mufaddal Ibn Abi Sa'd ("Excellent, son of Fortunate"). God is sufficient for me.
These items have been sent by your servant to my lord—may Go…
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18LetterT-S AS 156.238 + T-S AS 156.237
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Judaeo-Arabic
Letter from ʿAllān b. Ḥassūn, Aden, after his return from a difficult voyage to the southern coast of India, to ʿArūs b. Yosef. Before its …
T-S AS 156.237 recto
1. [Your servant took notice of... and your yearning] for him, a feeling shared by me. [May God ordain that]
2. prosperity and he…
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19Legal documentT-S Misc.24.137.2
Document date
Thursday, 18th Iyyar 1410 Seleucid (12 May 1099 CE)
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
A leaf from the court register, with five different entries, all signed by Yiṣḥaq b. Shemu'el, all explicitly dated between Shevat and Iyyar 1410 Sel. …
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20Legal documentT-S Misc.24.137.2
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Monday 3rd of Nissan 1410 Seleucid (28 March 1099 CE)
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Judaeo-Arabic
A leaf from the court register, with five different entries, all signed by Yiṣḥaq b. Shemu'el, all explicitly dated between Shevat and Iyyar 1410 Sel. …
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21Legal documentT-S Misc.24.137.2
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Judaeo-Arabic
A leaf from the court register, with five different entries, all signed by Yiṣḥaq b. Shemu'el, all explicitly dated between Shevat and Iyyar 1410 Sel. …
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22Legal documentT-S Misc.24.137.2
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25th Adar II 1410 Seleucid (21 March 1099 CE)
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Judaeo-Arabic
A leaf from the court register, with five different entries, all signed by Yiṣḥaq b. Shemu'el, all explicitly dated between Shevat and Iyyar 1410 Sel. …
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23Legal documentT-S Misc.24.137.2
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25th Adar II 1410 Seleucid (21 March 1099 CE)
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Judaeo-Arabic
A leaf from the court register, with five different entries, all signed by Yiṣḥaq b. Shemu'el, all explicitly dated between Shevat and Iyyar 1410 Sel. …
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24Legal documentT-S NS 292.10
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Judaeo-Arabic
Document in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. Fragment (left side). Concerning business in pepper in Yemen. Involves Seʿadya ha-Kohen, Abū l-Khayr, Yeshuʿa ha-Levi b. …
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25Legal documentT-S NS J46
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Judaeo-Arabic
Court record in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. Certifying that Abū l-Faraj al-Jubaylī (Yeshuʿa b. Menashshe ha-Levi) delivered goods from Yemen belonging to a …
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26LetterT-S NS J117
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Letter from an unidentified merchant, in ʿAydhāb. In Judaeo-Arabic. He complains about the difficulties of getting pepper through customs. The qāḍī in Qūṣ apparently issued …
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27LetterT-S NS J136 + T-S 8J9.14
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Judaeo-Arabic
Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Yemeni hand, according to Goitein. Wide space between the lines. Dealing with various commodities related to the India trade, including ambergris, ʿūd, …
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28LetterT-S NS J180
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Letter fragment from an India trader, in Aden. In Judaeo-Arabic. The sender reports that all is well and that the first ships have arrived India, …
1. לא עדמתהא ולא כלות מנהא
2. ואמא אכבאר אלבלאד פאכבאר
3. סארה ללה אלחמד ואלשכר עלי דלך
4. כתירא כתירא וסטר אלממלוך הדה
5. אלכדמה וקד וצל אול מראכב אלהנד
6. ווצל מרכב…
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29LetterT-S NS J182
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Fragment of a mercantile letter, probably from Aden, concerning shipments of textiles, books, spices, and gems. (Information from Goitein notes linked below.) Same hand as …
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1. אגתהאד אלממלוך פי ביעהם וקד תעוצת מן ק[ימתהם
2. מא תצמנתה אלתדכרה וצדר פי אלכארם אלמבארך
3. וכאן חי אלשיך אלמולא אבו אלפצאיל נפד לממלוכהא
4. עאם אול ת…
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30LetterT-S NS J298
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Letter sent from an unidentified man, in Alexandria, to his brother, in Shayzar (Syria). In Judaeo-Arabic. The sender has recently returned from a long visit …
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31LetterT-S NS J426
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Mercantile letter, possibly sent from Aden to India. Reports that Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm b. Ḥalābū (?) was in a shipwreck at Dahlak, and that a …
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1. ] . . . . אלבראה אן שא אללה . . . . אקי צחבה . . . .
2. ] ולא תאכד עלי עבדהא פי תאכרהם פוחק דין ישראל אן
3. אד וצלני אלכתאב לם אלבת בל תאני יום וצול…
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32Legal documentBodl. MS heb. b 12/17
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Legal document in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. David b. Yiṣḥaq Ibn al-Ṣafaṭ (? אלצפט) acknowledges receipt of a sum of money from Abū …
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33LetterBodl. MS heb. f 103/39
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Judaeo-Arabic
Letter of recommendation for charity for the judge Avraham b. Yosef. The addressee is on a boat and about to set out for a voyage. …
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34Legal documentENA 4020.14
Document date
17th Shevat 1411 Seleucid (30 January 1100 CE)
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Bifolium from a court notebook. Dating: One entry is dated Shevat 1411 Seleucid, which is January 1100 CE. The four pages have four different cases …
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35Legal documentENA 4020.26
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middle decade of Iyyar 1452 Seleucid (20 April 1141–29 April 1141 CE)
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Legal testimony about the customs of the merchants of Fustat regarding partnerships. The testimony describes how partnerships are established. Dated: middle decade of Iyyar 1452 …
1. נקול אנן שה[די] דחתמות ידנא לתחתא אלדי נעלמה ונשהד בה
2. אלשהאדה אלקאטעה במא גראת בה אלעאדה במצר בין אל
3. תגאר פי אלשרכה ודלך אדא דכלוא מנהם גמאעה…
1. We, the undersigned witnesses, say what we know and testify to, an
2. irrefutable testimony about what is the custom in Miṣr between
3. merchants (a…
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36Legal documentL-G Misc. 48
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Legal deed. On parchment. In the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. In which Abū ʿAlī Ḥasan al-Tinnīsī (aka Yefet b. Shemarya) appoints Makārim b. Shelomo …
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37List or tableMoss. VII,55
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Inventory of what was found in the house of a certain Yiṣḥaq. Written in Judaeo-Arabic. Written on textile (cotton?). Scribed by Avraham b. Ismāʿīl al-Maghribī. …
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38Legal documentMoss. VII,77
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Legal document in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. Involving Abū l-Baqā' and the late Abū l-Riḍā, who had business dealings in Yemen. Needs further …
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39LetterT-S 8J13.6
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Letter from a certain Maḥāsin, in ʿAydhāb, to his "brother" the cantor Abū Isḥāq b. al-Mumḥe, in Fustat. Sent to the shop of Abū l-Munajjā …
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40List or tableT-S 10J30.12
Primary languages
Arabic, Greek/Coptic Numerals
Accounts in Arabic script and Greek/Coptic numerals. Payment for customs in the Red Sea ports of ʿAydhāb, Bāḍiʿ, and Sawākin. Commodities include: lac; boxthorn; myrobalan; …
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41LetterT-S 16.255
Document date
1095 CE
Primary language
Hebrew
Enthusiastic letter by Yaʿaqov b. Yeshaʿyahu ha-Kohen, a leader of the Jews of Yemen, to Mevorakh b. Saʿadya, congratulating him on his appointment as Head …
1. נז[. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. מרע אדונינו ומ[. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …
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42Legal documentT-S 24.20
Document date
middle third of Adar I 1426 Seleucid (7 February 1115–17 February 1115 CE)
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Legal document. Record of release. Written in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. Location: Fustat. Dated: Adar I, 1426 Seleucid. One of two copies of …
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1. שהדותא דהות באנפנא אנן חתמי מטה כן הוה חצרא עלינא אלשיך אבו אלכרם מר ור נדיב הלוי בר מר ור
2. סעדיה הלוי נע ואלשיך אבו אלסרור מר ור פרחיה בר מר ו…
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1. Testimony which took place before us—we, the undersigned. Thus: the Elder Abū al-Karam (our) tea(cher) and m(aster) Nadiv ha-Levi b. (our) tea(…
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43LetterT-S Ar.30.178
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Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic
Business letter. Introduction in Hebrew, body in Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions the arrival of the Yemeni merchants (v3). Also mentions R. Shemuel Ismāʿīl b. Yūsuf and someone …
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44Legal documentT-S Ar.30.258
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Text of the oath that Bū ʿImrān must swear to his brother Abū l-Maʿānī concerning his mercantile activities, the price of a house, and the …
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45Legal documentT-S NS 224.40 + T-S NS 184.67
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Legal document in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. Ṣāfī b. Yakhin appoints [Yaʿ]aqov(?) b. Yiṣḥaq(?) al-Sijilmāsī as his agent to collect aloe from another …
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46LetterT-S NS 321.23
Primary language
Arabic
Letter from an India trader, in ʿAydhāb, to his family or colleagues, presumably in Fustat. Goitein comments that "al-Asʿad is the tax farmer of the …
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1. العجوز وتفتقدها في كل وقت وانني وصلت
2. الى عيذاب ولقيت من الفارسي كل خير في
3. الدنيا والاسعد فعل معنا خير بلا كتب ولمن
4. ودينا الكتاب اخذ حقه…
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47LetterT-S NS J23
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Letter from an India trader, probably in Yemen. In Judaeo-Arabic. He recently came from Kullam in Malabar (recto margin l. 15) and intends to return …
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48LetterBodl. MS heb. d 66/21
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Letter from a mother in Aden to her son in Egypt.
1. בעד
2. מן אלואלדה אלעזיזה תכץ חצרה אלולד אלעזיז אלמופק ופקה אלל : תע
3. ואנא בטול בקאה וסהל סרעה לקאה עלי אסר חאל ואנעם
4. באל במנה וכרמה ותנהי וצול כטך אלכר…
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49Legal documentENA 4010.2
Document date
Monday, 12 Sivan 1347 Seleucid (7 June 1036 CE)
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Partnership agreement. Dated: Monday, 11 Sivan 1347 Seleucid = 8 June 1036 CE. Gil identifies the handwriting as that of Sahlān b. Avraham. The contents …
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1. [אק] חצר ר שמואל בן סהלאן אלברקי [ושרט עלי נפסה]
2. [ברצאה בלא אונס] וקאל לנא אנה כאן אנפ[ד] מעי פראח
3. בן סהלון [מעי] מרגאן מן אלקירואן ווצלת…
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50LetterENA NS 22.14
Primary language
Judaeo-Arabic
Letter addressed to Abū l-Ṭāhir al-ʿAṭṭār (the druggist). In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Probably 12th century. Concerning the India trade. Giving details about 15 or so spices …
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