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LetterCUL Or.1080 5.3
Recto: fragment of a recommendation letter from Daniel b. Azarya to Eli ha-Ḥaver b. Amram, Fustat. The name of the person who is recommended is …
[ ]קדו מר ור עלי החבר המעולה יברכהו אלדינו 1
[ ושלומו] ירבה לעד תצל הדה אלשטור אלי אדירנו 2
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LetterCUL Or.1080 J44
Letter of recommendation for a poor woman.
ULC Or 1080 J 44, ed. Gil, Palestine, pp. 430-431 (Doc #570), N.H.11-22-87 (p).Letter of recommendation to a poor woman.
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LetterENA NS 21.10
Letter of recommendation on behalf of a proselyte. The conversion took place by the time of R. Menahem (b. Sasson?) and the proslyte was imersed. …
בששון ועלצ[ון 1
וסואה אעלאמה דאם עזה ול. . . .להא 2
אלשיך מ[בור]ך גר הצדק כ[. .]ה כאן מן 3
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LetterT-S 13J13.2
Letter from Yehuda b. Avraham b. Faraj, in Ṣahrajt (Goitein) or Jerusalem (Gil), to ʿEli b. ʿAmram (aka Abū l-Husayn ʿAllūn b. Muʿammar), in Fustat. …
שלומות רבות כמימי ארובות וחמלה 1
וחנינה מלפני דר מעונה ורוח והצלה 2
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LetterT-S 13J19.24
Very short letter of recommendation from Abu 'Ali son of Abu al-Ma'ali on behalf of a stranger, a 'Ra'is on his way to the addressee's …
אלעבד 1
בר שמואל 2
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LetterT-S 13J21.34
Recto: fragment of a recommendation letter from Daniel b. Azarya to Eli ha-Ḥaver b. Amram, Fustat. The name of the person who is recommended is …
כאן תקדם כתאבי למולאי אלחב[ר 1
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LetterCUL Add.3341
Letter of recommendation sent by seven elders of the Jewish community in Minyat Zifta to the Nagid Avraham Maimonides, recommending Moshe, the son of a …
. . . . . . . . . ועז מ]לך משפט אהב 1
. . . . . .] יקבלון אלארץ באלמגלס אלסאמי מושב הדרת יקרת צפירת ת[פארת …1 Transcription 1 Discussion
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LetterT-S 6J3.28
Letter of recommendation concerning one of the chief people in Sunbat, who had to flee because he could not afford to pay his own and …
בר עבדו מודה חסדו 1
יהודה
אלדי אעלם בה חצרה מולאי אלחסיד אלאגל אלדיין …1 Transcription 1 Translation 1 Discussion
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LetterT-S 8J27.8
Recommendation letter describing the letter-bearer as an 'excellent person.'
[ . . . ] . . . מן . [ . . . . . . . ] דתהא פי אכתר אלאוקאת 1
וכדלך מולאי אלשיך אבי אלמכארם ואכותהא אלהי 2
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LetterT-S AS 147.22
Letter of recommendation for a needy widow with two children from Damascus who, on recommendation of a letter from the muqaddam of Ascalon, had received …
כבוד גדולת קדושת מרנו ורבנו 1
יצחק הרב החסיד המהניין בכל ענין יברכו 2
שומר נפשות חסידיו ויגן בעדו ויחיה 3
חמודו י…1 Transcription 1 Discussion
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LetterT-S 8.71
Fragment of a 'magnificent' letter of recommendation. In Hebrew. Refers to the bearer's release from prison, and how he is appropriately abashed. (Information from Goitein's …
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LetterENA NS 19.5
Letter addressed to Rabbenu Ḥayyim. Letter of recommendation for the bearer, the nephew of the Kohen Abū l-ʿIzz(?). Small fragment. Verso is filled with Hebrew …
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LetterENA 4101.21
Letter addressed to the Nagid. In Judaeo-Arabic. Recommending the bearer, Yisra'el ha-Ḥazzan, for charity.
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LetterENA NS 64.4
Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Only the upper right corner is preserved. Recommends the bearer for charity and mentions the Nagid. Might also mention Yemen. The name …
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LetterT-S 12.433
Letter addressed to Abū l-Faraj b. al-Rayyis (=Eliyyahu the Judge?). In Judaeo-Arabic. Regarding a certain Abū l-Bayān al-L[evi?] (=Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi?). Apparently Abū l-Bayān …
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LetterBodl. MS heb. d 66/103
Letter addressed to an important person (perhaps Eliyyahu ha-Kohen Av Bet Din, who is greeted 3 lines from the bottom). In Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew. Only …
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LetterHalper 424
Informal note in Judaeo-Arabic. Reminding the addressees to give the money to a certain poor man that they had promised to give.
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LetterT-S NS 113.45 + T-S NS 152.218
Recto: Letter of recommendation in Arabic script. Abū Yūsuf Munajjā asks the addressee in Alexandria to help the bearer, Abū l-Faraj the scholar. (Join by …
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LetterT-S 12.734
Letter addressed to a community. In Hebrew and Aramaic. Dating: Probably 11th century. The addressees are instructed to honor, assist, and raise money for (or …
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LetterT-S NS J96
Informal note from Eliyyahu, in Alexandria, to Yefet ha-Kohen ha-Ḥazzan. In Judaeo-Arabic. Urging him to heed the letters that have already been sent from Alexandria …
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LetterT-S 13J11.2
Letter to Eli b. Amram, recommending to him Moshe b. Yosef the Spaniard.
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לאבירי וכבירי כגק מרור עלי החבר יברכהו עליון נורא
המעולה בחבורה ביר עמרם הזקן זל ויהי עליו צל וסתרה
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LetterT-S Ar.42.55
Letter/petition/recommendation from Ṭalḥa (Nabaṭī?) to a dignitary. In Arabic script. Dating: Probably Ayyubid-era or later, based on hand and formulary. Not addressed to the caliph …
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LetterT-S AS 145.325
Letter of recommendation for charity, probably. Describing an unfortunate man. "... in this city... in all places, because... his condition... he was robbed (nuhiba) of …
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LetterENA 3616.10
Letter from Khayr b. Yūsuf Ibn S[...] to Abū l-Ḥasan Mevorakh, in Fustat. The letter is to be delivered to Fusṭāṭ, al-Murabbaʿa, the shop of …
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LetterT-S 20.114
Letter from Yiṣḥaq b. Benveniste (possibly from Narbonne, France), Dimyāṭ (Damietta), to Yehoshuaʿ b. Dosa asking for letters of recommendation to the government in order …
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. . . . . . . . עם גבורו[ת] . . . . אך . . 2
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LetterT-S 8J19.10
Letter of recommendation from Daniel b. Azarya to Avraham ha-Kohen b. Yitzhak b. Furat. (Information from Gil, Palestine, vol. 2 p. 672, #360). VMR
בשמך רחמ 1
מוצל הדה אלרקעה אטאל אללה בקא מולאיי אלשיך אלגליל שר העדה פאר הכהונה …1 Transcription 1 Discussion
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LetterT-S 18J3.11
Letter of recommendation. Avraham Maimonides recommends the Nasi ʿOvadya to the community of Bilbays ('to honor him and give him hospitality') after having given special …
אלחאל באן לא יקע 1
מן אלגמאעה בר יה 2
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LetterT-S 13J17.20
Recommendation letter for an Iraqi merchant who lost everything in a shipwreck. He is advised to write to Abu al-Bishr and his cousin. (Information from …
בשמ רחמ 1
אנא שדיד אלאשתיאק אלי רבנו אטאל אללה בקאה ואדאם עלאה ותמכינה וכב…1 Transcription 1 Discussion
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LetterT-S Misc.28.207
Letter from Yosef b. Labrāṭ al-Fāsī (identified on the basis of the handwriting), probably writing from Qayrawān, to Yaʿaqov b. Yosef Ibn ʿAwkal. Refers to …
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LetterT-S Ar.46.253
Circular letter written by Shelomo b. Eliyyahu, in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic Dating: Summer 1229 CE. Letter of recommendation for the bearer Ibrāhīm b. Ḥasan, a …
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LetterENA 3788.5
Letter of recommendation from Yosef ha-[...] b. Seʿadya ha-Bavli addressed to the communities of Sūra(?) and Qaryat Ismāʿīl(?). Written in Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. The bearer …
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LetterT-S Misc.28.80 + T-S Misc.28.81
Letter of recommendation in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. In Judaeo-Arabic. He describes the suffering two people underwent and asks for help on their …
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LetterT-S AS 84.311
Letter addressed to Shelomo b. al-Gazi(?). In Hebrew. Dating: Late, based on handwriting. This is a letter of recommendation for the bearer (המוביל), who is …
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LetterT-S NS 257.21
Letter of recommendation for charity. In Hebrew. Late.
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LetterT-S NS 305.61
Petition / letter of recommendation. In Arabic script. Dating: Perhaps ca. 13th century. From Ibn al-Miṭrān ('son of the bishop'). Seems to be recommending the …
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LetterT-S NS J399
Official letter from the office of one of the later Maimonidean Nagids. Headed with an elaborate Emet. Perhaps instructing Avraham ha-Zaqen to help the bearer …
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LetterAIU V.B.48
Letter from Netanel b. Ḥalfon to Moshe Maimonides. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dated: 1 Nisan 1485 Seleucid, which is 1174 CE. Describing the plight of the bearer …
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LetterT-S K3.26
Recto: Letter addressed to Eliyyahu the Judge. In Judaeo-Arabic. This is a letter of recommendation for the bearer, a Persian man (ʿajamī), who is suffering …
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LetterMoss. VII,149
Letter of recommendation for charity. In Judaeo-Arabic. The writer asks the addressee to arrange a collection (jibāya) to raise funds for the letter-bearer, the cantor …
בשמ רחמ 1
מוצל הדה אלאחרף אטאל אללה 2
בקא מולאי רבנו ואדאם עלא[ה 3
וכבת עדאה(!) אלחזן אל…1 Transcription 1 Discussion
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LetterT-S 10J13.13
Letter of recommendation for the bearer, a certain Yefet, an inhabitant of Fustat, who is said to be a respectable man who fell on hard …
שלום עד אין קץ ואין מספר וברכות רבות כחול וכעפ[ר 1
וברית עולם אשר לא יופר וחן מפואר והוד והדר 2
ועטרת רצון וגיל ועלצון ואריכות…1 Transcription 1 Translation 1 Discussion
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LetterT-S 10J14.5
Autograph letter from Avraham Maimonides to his "dear son" (i.e., congenial pupil) Yosef. In Judaeo-Arabic. Avraham excuses his absence from a student's recent wedding, saying, …
[עבד?]הא אלדאעי ל[הא] 1
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LetterT-S 10J30.11
Letter in which Avraham Maimonides (1205-1237) recommeds to the judge Perahia and his sons a man who wishes to marry the judge's daughter.
הנה אל ישועתי וכול' 1
מוביל זאת האגרת לכבוד …1 Transcription 1 Discussion
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LetterT-S Misc.35.49
Letter of recommendation written by Avraham b. Yiṣḥaq, 'av bet dinsellekol yisra'el', for Yehoshuaʿ b. Eli and David b. Shemuel.
TS Misc. Box 35, f. 49, (formerly LOAN 49) ed. Mann, Texts, vol. 1, pp. 352-354, 07-02-90, Y.S. (p) Letter of recommendation written by Abraham b. I…2 Transcriptions
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LetterT-S 8J24.6
Fragment of a letter (right margin, top and bottom cut off). First part discusses the plight of a 'humble' cantor and teacher of small children …
] ופיה אלברכה ויקים 1
] יעגב מנך אלדי מא חנית עליה יום כמא. . .יק 2
] לא אבעתת לה קט תחפה פכם יריד אלחזאן אל…1 Transcription 1 Discussion
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LetterJRL Series B 4168
Letter of recommendation from Bū l-Barakāt to a dignitary. In Judaeo-Arabic. Asking for assistance for the bearer. The writer mentions an earlier conversation that took …
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ממלוך אלמולי אלאגל אלשי[ך 1
ואקאם גאהה ורזקה א.[ 2
אנה אהדי ללמולא הדיה ל[ 3
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LetterBodl. MS heb. f 103/39
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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LetterT-S NS J294
Informal note from Hillel b. ʿEli to Eli b. Yaḥya ("al-Parnas al-Neʾeman"). In Judaeo-Arabic. Asking him to look after Ṣedaqa b. Nufayʿ and his father …
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LetterCUL Or.1080 J115
Letter by Shemuel b. Yiṣḥaq ha-Sefaradi to [Shemarya] b. Elḥanan. In Hebrew. Dating: Early 11th century, probably. Letter of recommendation for a proselyte of noble …
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LetterENA NS 58.14
Informal note in Judaeo-Arabic addressed to al-Ḥedvat. Handwriting of Avraham Maimonides. Letter of recommendation for the poor man al-Shaykh al-Kohen al-Talmid Abū l-Riḍā.
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LetterT-S 12.192
Letter from Moses Maimonides (in his own hand with his own signature), in Fustat, to al-Shaykh al-Thiqa, in Minyat Zifta. This is a letter of …
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