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  1. 1LetterBL OR 10578M.13

    Primary languages
    Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter of appeal to the Gaʾon Netanʾel ha-Levi from a person newly arrived in Fustat requesting some food by way of charity.

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    2020
    PGPID
    19065
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  2. 2LetterENA 4100.11

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Last leaf only. The writer is begging for an urgent loan or gift of 5 dinars, on Sunday. A sum of 20 …

    1. יעקב יטאלבה מני פמא כאן ימכנני אמצי ולא יכון
    2. צחבתי ועבדהא יסאלהא תכמיל אלאצטנאע פי
    3. כמסה דנאניר תציר אלגמלה ענד עבדהא עשרון
    4. דינארא סוא פקד אנעמת במא …

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    In PGP since
    2017
    PGPID
    11928
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  3. 3LetterT-S Ar.30.23

    Primary languages
    Arabic, Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter of appeal for charity. In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. From Yehuda b. Shelomo, the cantor of Damsīs, to an unidentified addressee, who is asked to …

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    PGPID
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  4. 4LetterT-S NS 304.43

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter of appeal for charity. In Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions Makārim b. Abū [...] and a ḥaver.

    1. ] אן ימ[
    2. בקינא תאלפין מן אלערי ואלגוע ומא [
    3. אלנאס נטלב שי נאכל תכון(?) לנא שי נרגע [
    4. וכדלך כאן לנא ענד מכארם //אלדי יגבי . . // בן אב[
    5. טאלבנאה פי אל…

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    2019
    PGPID
    24994
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  5. 5LetterMoss. VII,180

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter of appeal for charity. Addressed to someone titled al-Amīniyya. Probably from a cantor, although theoretically al-Ḥazzān could be part of the addressee's name. In …

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    2017
    PGPID
    9369
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  6. 6LetterENA NS 17.5

    Primary languages
    Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter of appeal for charity. In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. Long, well-written, well-preserved. The sender, now fallen on hard times, may be referring to his own …

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    2017
    PGPID
    11721
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  7. 7LetterT-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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  8. 8LetterT-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 . . . [
      7. …

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    1990
    PGPID
    1978
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  9. 9LetterStras. 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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  10. 10LetterDK 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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    PGPID
    34074
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  11. 11LetterDK 250

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter of appeal for charity. In Judaeo-Arabic. The sender complains that Sayyidnā al-Rayyis and Abū Man[ṣūr?] al-ʿAfīf have cut off the payments with which they …

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  12. 12LetterENA 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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  13. 13LetterENA 3793.3

    Primary language
    Hebrew

    Letter from Yosef ha-Talmud b. Yishay ha-Sar. In Hebrew. Complaining that the addressee has not fulfilled his vow to give Yosef sum of money in …

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    In PGP since
    2017
    PGPID
    6773
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  14. 14LetterBodl. MS heb. e 98/75

    Primary languages
    Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter of appeal for charity. In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. From Yaḥyā al-Sofer(?) addressed to the Nagid David I (b. Avraham Maimonides, served ca. 1237–1300 with …

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    • 75 recto
    • 75 verso
    In PGP since
    2019
    PGPID
    19544
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  15. 15LetterJRL 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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    2021
    PGPID
    28780
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  16. 16LetterT-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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    PGPID
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  17. 17LetterT-S NS 163.93

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Short letter of appeal for charity from a poor and sick man

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    PGPID
    23742
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  18. 18LetterT-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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  19. 19LetterT-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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    PGPID
    23403
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  20. 20LetterT-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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    PGPID
    21174
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  21. 21LetterT-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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    PGPID
    20329
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  22. 22LetterT-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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  23. 23LetterT-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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  24. 24LetterT-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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  25. 25LetterT-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
    PGPID
    26436
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  26. 26LetterT-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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  27. 27LetterT-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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    PGPID
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  28. 28LetterT-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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    PGPID
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  29. 29LetterT-S AS 146.319

    Primary languages
    Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter fragment (part of the left of recto, part of the left of verso) of an appeal. The legible text on recto is solely blessings …

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    In PGP since
    2018
    PGPID
    17396
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  30. 30LetterT-S NS 97.52

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Fragment (bottom half only). The sender is planning to travel to al-Shām the next day and he asks for money to cover …

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    PGPID
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  31. 31LetterJRL Gaster ar. 394

    Primary language
    Arabic

    Letter of appeal from Yefet addressed to al-Shaykh al-Raḍiyy. In Arabic script, with the sender's name in Hebrew script. He begs for a small sum …

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    • 1 / 1 leaf, recto
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    In PGP since
    2021
    PGPID
    33089
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  32. 32LetterL-G Misc. 53

    Primary languages
    Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter of appeal for charity. In a mixture of Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew, in a crude hand. (Information from CUDL.)

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    • 1r
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    In PGP since
    2021
    PGPID
    35017
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  33. 33LetterL-G Misc. 116

    Primary languages
    Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter of appeal for charity. In Judaeo-Arabic, with a long Hebrew introduction. Asking for assistance in the petitioner’s difficult times of poverty and illness, mentioning …

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    • 1r
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    2021
    PGPID
    35025
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  34. 34LetterCUL 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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  35. 35LetterT-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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  36. 36LetterENA 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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    PGPID
    11631
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  37. 37LetterENA 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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  38. 38LetterENA 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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  39. 39LetterENA 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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    In PGP since
    2017
    PGPID
    11663
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  40. 40LetterENA 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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    In PGP since
    2017
    PGPID
    12179
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  41. 41LetterENA 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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    In PGP since
    2017
    PGPID
    12009
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  42. 42LetterT-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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    • 1r
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    In PGP since
    2018
    PGPID
    17644
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  43. 43LetterENA 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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    In PGP since
    2017
    PGPID
    11622
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  44. 44LetterDK 238.1 (alt: IV)

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter of appeal, begging for charity.

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    PGPID
    9332
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  45. 45LetterENA 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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    PGPID
    12373
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  46. 46LetterCUL Or.1080 J269

    Primary language
    Judaeo-Arabic

    Letter of appeal from Moshe to R. Yiṣḥaq ha-Sar. In Judaeo-Arabic.

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    PGPID
    19817
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  47. 47LetterAIU 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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    PGPID
    27276
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  48. 48LetterT-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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    PGPID
    22423
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  49. 49LetterBodl. 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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    • 75 recto
    • 75 verso
    In PGP since
    2019
    PGPID
    19423
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  50. 50LetterBodl. 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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    • 26 recto
    • 26 verso
    In PGP since
    2020
    PGPID
    19456
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