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  1. 1Legal documentBodl. MS heb. d 66/94

    Legal document. Location: Fustat. Dated: First decade of Ḥeshvan 1493 Seleucid, which is 1181 CE, under the authority of the Gaʾon Sar Shalom ha-Levi. In …

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  2. 2LetterCUL Or.1080 J220

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic from a father to a son ("who is in my heart like Abu l-Faraj"). He asks his son to collect a debt …

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    1. . . . . . קת אהל אלבלד
    2. ואללה יגאזיכם באלכיר
    3. ובאללה אקסם אנך פי
    4. קלבי מתל אבו אלפרג
    5. לאנך אנת תעלם פזת
    6. אבוך ענך ואמא גיר דא
    7. פאנך תשמע באלשיך
    8. אבו…

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  3. 3LetterJRL Gaster heb. ms 1772/12

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Likely from Abū Sahl Levi to his son Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi; identification of the writer is based on handwriting and typical …

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  4. 4LetterT-S 8J23.5

    Letter sent from Fustat by a father to his son, settling business accounts with him. The handwriting is that of the cantor Abu Sahl (Levi), …

    1. בש רח
    2. וצל כתאבך אללה לא יקטעה ומא קאם
    3. אלי מנה צורה ואעלם יא בני אן אמך מא
    4. תסאמח פי חק אחד ואנא קד עלם אללה
    5. ואלנאס ואמך אני אד לם אגור עלי רוחי
    6. מא גו…

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  5. 5LetterT-S 8J24.1

    Letter from the cantor Abu Sahl (Levi), Fustat, to his son Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi, Qalyub. He informs him that he reached a peaceful settlement …

    1. בש רח
    2. אללה תעאלא יגמע אלשמל בך
    3. ולדי(!) תריד עלמה אנא עלי
    4. אחסן קציה ואני אגתמעת
    5. באלרגל אלדי תדריה אנא
    6. ואיאה וחדנא ונחן צלח מן
    7. פצל אללה ואכוך אלשיך אב…

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  6. 6LetterT-S AS 149.142

    Letter addressed to Levi b. Avraham ha-Levi, the cantor of the Palestinian synagogue. This is a well known figure mentioned in documents from ca. 1180–91; …

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  7. 7LetterT-S AS 151.179

    Family letter. Likely the hand of Abū Sahl Levi (d. 1211). Mentioning Abū l-Ḥasan (Yedutun) and Mūsā/Moshe, who departed when he was sick. (Information in …

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  8. 8List or tableT-S NS 325.127

    Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic. The hand looks like that of Abū Sahl Levi (d. 1211). The top section is headed by the names Makārim and Avraham. …

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  9. 9LetterT-S NS 339.15

    Part of a letter (bottom of recto, top of verso) likely by the cantor Abu Sahl Levi. The remaining contents have to do with an …

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  10. 10LetterT-S NS J229

    Letter in the hand of Abū Sahl Levi, in Fustat, probably to his son Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi, in Qalyūb. This is a brief, informal …

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  11. 11Literary textENA 3581.8

    Magical text, likely in the hand of the cantor Abū Sahl Levi (d. 1211). See also T-S Misc.11.91, ENA 3211.1 + ENA 3211.2, T-S K1.47

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  12. 12LetterMoss. IV,43

    Recto and verso: Letter in the hand of Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi (d. 1212). In Judaeo-Arabic, with the address on verso in Arabic script (to …

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  13. 13LetterMoss. IV,47.1

    Note from Abū Sahl Levi (d. 1211), in Fustat, to his son Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi (d. 1212), in Qalyūb. In Judaeo-Arabic. (Identification based on …

    Recto:

    1. בש רח
    2. יענך ייי ביום וימלא משאלות
    3. ליבך ויזכיך שנים רבות
    4. שנים נעמים ואננא מן
    5. פצל אללה פי עאפיה
    6. ואן עמך עמראן מא
    7. בקא ידכל לנא
    8. מכאן מן דאר
    9. אליום

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  14. 14LetterT-S 6J9.8

    Letter from Abū Sahl Levi (d. 1211) and his family to his son, probably Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi (d. 1212), in Qalyūb. Reporting on the …

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  15. 15LetterT-S 8J24.17

    Recto: Letter in the handwriting of Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi, probably from Qalyub to his father in Fustat, consisting almost in its entirely of good …

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    1. וצל כתאבכם לא עדמת בקאכם
    2. אללה תעאלי יזכיכם שנים רבות ושנים
    3. נעימים ותזכו לחזות בנועם ייי
    4. ולבקר בהיכלו ותזכו לשמחת
    5. בית השאובה(!) ואתם שמחים
    6. וחי…

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  16. 16Legal documentT-S 10J26.7

    Draft of a resolution to appoint the cantor Abū Sahl Levi b. al-Ahuv after he distinguished himself during a period of trial. (Information from Goitein's …

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  17. 17LetterT-S 13J27.21

    Recto: letter from Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi, probably in Qalyūb, to his father Abū Sahl Levi, in Fustat. He asks the addressee to a sell …

    1. וצל כתאבכם תבת אללה סעדכם
    2. ולא עדמני תפצלכם ואלדי
    3. תרידו עלמה אני עלי גמלה
    4. אלסלאמה ואלעאפיה ל[א] אעד[ם]
    5. גיר נצרכם פאללה לא יכליני
    6. מנכם ואמא גיר דא פאע…

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  18. 18LetterT-S AS 145.55

    Recto: Letter from Abū Sahl Levi to his son Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi. He has sent: parchments (ruqūq), scissors (miqaṣṣ), a belt (zunnār), a razor …

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  19. 19Paraliterary textT-S AS 145.71 + T-S Ar.30.81

    Two interesting spells for binding demons to obey you. The handwriting is similar to that of the cantor Abu Sahl (Levi), father of Yedutun and …

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  20. 20LetterT-S Misc.20.45

    Letter in the hand of the cantor Abū Sahl Levi b. al-Ahuv, to one of his sons, probably Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi in Qalyūb. On …

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  21. 21Literary textT-S NS 135.3b

    Elegy by Yedutun ha-Levi for his father Abu Sahl Levi, ed. Elizur.

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  22. 22LetterBodl. MS heb. d 66/45

    Letter addressed to Abū Sahl ha-Levi (the cantor of the Palestinian synagogue in Fustat, who died in 1211), with greetings also to his brothers Moshe …

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  23. 23LetterENA 1822a.53

    Letter from Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi, Qalyub, addressed to his father, the cantor Abu Sahl (Levi) in Fustat. Moshe reports on the receipt of variou …

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    1. כתאבי אטאל אללה בקאכם ואד/א/ם עזכם
    2. ונעמאכם גמע אללה ביננא עלי אסר
    3. חאל במנה וכרמה אנה אלקאדר עלי דלך
    4. ואמא גיר דא פאני עלי גמלה אלסלאמה
    5. ואלעאפי…

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  24. 24LetterENA NS 32.14

    Letter from Abū Sahl Levi probably to his son Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi. In Judaeo-Arabic. The writer conveys the news that the adressee's brother Abū …

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    1. בש רח
    2. אללה תעלא לא
    3. יוחשני מן אלולד
    4. אלמבארך משה
    5. ויגמע אלשמל
    6. בה ברזק ואסע
    7. אמן ואן אכוך
    8. אלשיך אבו אל
    9. חסן עלי גמלה
    10. אלסלמה ואלעפיה
    11. מן פצל אללה
    12. ומא…

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  25. 25LetterMoss. II,174

    Letter probably from Abū Sahl Levi (d. 1211), in Fustat, to his son Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi (d. 1212), in Qalyūb. In Judaeo-Arabic. (Identification based …

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  26. 26LetterT-S 8J10.16

    Recto: Letter in the hand of Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi, presumably from Qalyub to his father in Fustat. He had just been in Fustat, advocating …

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    1. אלדי אעלמכם בה אני וצלת מן
    2. פצל אללה תעאלי סאלם ואעלמת
    3. אלגמאעה במא גרא ופרחו
    4. כתיר ואלאן אן קדרתו תטלעו
    5. לענד אבו עלי ותוצוה פי מציה
    6. אלי ענד בו ז…

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    I hereby inform you that I have arrived safely, by the grace of God, the exalted. I informed the group (jamāʿa) what happened and they were ver…

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  27. 27LetterT-S 8J21.26

    Letter probably from Abū Sahl Levi (d. 1211), in Fustat, probably to his son Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi (d. 1212), probably in Qalyūb. Mainly in …

    Recto:

    1. בש רח
    2. וצל כתאבך אללה לא יקטעה ועצדך
    3. באלתופיק ונחן מן פצל אללה פי
    4. עאפיה ומא עלא קלבנא [. . . .] מן
    5. וחשתנא מנך ואללה לא יוחשנא מנך
    6. ותפצל אגעל ד…

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  28. 28LetterT-S 8J24.17

    Recto: Letter in the handwriting of Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi, probably from Qalyub to his father in Fustat, consisting almost in its entirely of good …

    1. בש רח
    2. אללה תעאלא לא יוחשני
    3. מנך ולא מן כתבך ואלדי
    4. תריד עלמה אנא קלבנא
    5. ענדך כלנא ואנך קלת
    6. אנך תדכל אליום אללה יוחש
    7. מנך ואננא מן פצל אללה
    8. סלמין ורוסנא …

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  29. 29Legal documentT-S 20.13

    Ketubba. Groom: Meʾir b. Yakhin (a well-known cantor and communal official). Bride: Muʿazzaza bt. Mevorakh, a divorcee. Location: Fustat. Dating: the 4th of a month, …

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  30. 30LetterT-S AS 160.297

    Letter in the handwriting of Abū Sahl Levi (d. 1211), in Fustat, to his son Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi (d. 1212), in Qalyūb. In Judaeo-Arabic. …

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  31. 31LetterBL OR 12186.12

    Recto: letter from Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi, presumably in Qalyub, to his father, presumably in Fustat, late 12th century or early 13th. "If you have …

    Recto, son to father:

    1. ב . . . . כם . . . . . . . . . . .
    2. תע אסמעני ענדכם כבר כיר
    3. למען שמו וסוא דלך אן כנתם אגתמעתו
    4. בדיך אלמרה ואנעמת פערפוני
    5. גמלה מא…

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  32. 32Paraliterary textBodl. MS heb. c 28/14

    Magical spells, 1 for arousing love (tahayyuj) and 1 for binding someone's tongue (ʿaqd lisān). Probably in the hand of Abū Sahl Levi (see tag). …

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  33. 33Legal documentCUL Or.1080 J117

    Bill of sale dated December 481/1088 (original document), in which Khulayf b. ʿUbayd b. ʿAlī sells a house to Hārūn b. Khulayf b. Hārūn, the …

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    1. .....[       ]...[                                                               ]
    2. ولهذه الدار المنعوتة الموصوفة حدود اربعة يجمعهـ[ـا وتشتـ]ـم…

    Recto

    1. .....[       ]...[                                                               ]
    2. This house, which has been delineated and described, has fo…

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  34. 34Legal documentCUL Or.1080 J117

    Bill of sale dated December 481/1088 (original document), in which Khulayf b. ʿUbayd b. ʿAlī sells a house to Hārūn b. Khulayf b. Hārūn, the …

    Additional notes to the deed of sale (receipt)

    1. دفعة في ربيع/جمادى الاول سبع دنانير    دفعة في رجب ثلث دنانير
    2.                                        …

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  35. 35List or tableENA 3843.5

    Verso: Accounts with the header "What was sold before the death of Abū Isḥāq b. Abū Sahl known as Ibn al-Ahuv, in the presence of …

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  36. 36LetterT-S AS 145.195 + CUL Or.1081 J14

    Recto and part of verso: Letter from Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi, Qalyub, to his father in Fustat. He is concerned about how they will pay …

    Verso

    1. . מנדיל וחא . . . . . . מ [   ]

    2. ואן כונתו דפעתו אלדרהמ[ין]

    3. לבנת עמי ואיש ביקולו ענ . [   ]

    4. ע . י אחתמלוהם וקולו להם אני [   ]

    5. [[אנשאל…

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  37. 37LetterF 1908.44Z

    Informal note from the cantor Abū Sahl Levi to his son Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi (identification based on handwriting and typical content). In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: …

    Recto:

    1. בש[ ]
    2. [ ] אללה תעאלא
    3. לא יכליני מנ נצר אלולד
    4. אלמבארך ריבי(?) משה ואן
    5. יגמע אלשמל קריב ברזק
    6. ועאפיה אמן וכן יהי
    7. רצן(!) ואן מן פצל אללה
    8. ומא עודנא …

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  38. 38LetterT-S 12.30 + JRL SERIES B 2367

    Fragment of a letter composed circa 1236 CE by Abu l-Ḥasan Yedutun b. Abu Sahl Levi, at one time the cantor of the Palestinian synagogue …

    T-S 12.30, recto:

    1. תופא ואלדנא מר ורב לוי החב{ר} זל פי יום אלאתנין כד מן תשרי שנת אתק[כג לשט׳
    2. אלמואפקה לשנת דתתקעב ליצירה והי אליג׳ מן מחזור רסב ותם …

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