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Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Between judges or communal leaders, dealing with at least two ongoing legal cases. The first concerns a lawsuit between al-ʿAmmānī and …
תעתוק אחד
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; …
אין רשומות קשורות
Commercial letter in Judaeo-Arabic. The sender received Frankish kohl (kuḥl ifrānjī) from the addressee but does not know its price. There are also standard expressions …
Recto: Bottom part of a letter from Berakhot probably to Avraham Maimonides (r. 1205–37). Concerning public affairs. Asking him to act with regard to certain …
2 תעתוקים דיון אחד
Letter addressed to a cantor (סידי אלחזאן היקר) consisting entirely of instructions about calendrical reckoning related to the current year 4838 AM = 1077/78 CE. …
Letter from a woman named Harja, in Jerusalem, to her brother ʿAbd al-Dā'im Ibn Firrouz, in Cairo. Written in Judaeo-Arabic. See tag for other letters …
Letter to Simha from Eliyyahu in which he notes that he left from Fustat and arrived in Alexandria on Friday, and further states that “our …
Recto: Upper part of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic written in a scribal hand to ha-Nasi ha-Gadol, reporting on the writer's troubles while traveling with Rabbi …
Letter from Natan b. Nahray, from Alexandria, to Nahray b. Nissim, Fustat. Around 1080. Natan asks Nahray to help the widow and orphans of b. …
כתאבי אטאל אללה בקא מולאי אלשיך אלגליל
ואדאם תאידה וסלאמתה ונעמאה וכבת
אעדאה תקדמת כתבי אליה עדה ומא
אשך פי וצולהא אליה ואנא אסאל תפצל…
2 תעתוקים תרגום אחד
Letter from Abū l-Faraj, unknown location, to his father Abū l-ʿAlāʾ b. Daniel, in Alexandria. Abū l-Faraj recommends the bearer of the letter, al-Asʿad, in …
דיון אחד
Beginning of a letter addressing the Rayyis Avraham Maimonides (r. 1205-1237), referenced in l. 12 as "al-Nagid"– a title he bore after 1213 CE, specifically.
תעתוק אחד דיון אחד
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Letter from an unknown writer, in Qūṣ, to al-Shaykh al-Asʿad, probably in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: 13th century, based on Goitein's assessment. The writer reports …
Report to a Jewish official, perhaps the Nagid. The sender had been ordered to intervene with Abū l-Makārim, who had been delinquent paying the 20 …
Small fragment of a letter in Arabic. Refers to a female teacher (li-l-muʿallima) and a man's mother (wa-wālidatuhū)
Letter from Salāma b. Mūsā Safāquṣī (Māzar) to Yehuda b. Moshe b. Sughmār, 1064. This letter is a follow-up from the letter in Halper 389 …
3 תעתוקים תרגום אחד דיון אחד
Letter from Yosef b. Yaʿaqov ha-Bavli Rosh ha-Seder. In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. The sender asks the addressees to help him pay his debts. Greetings and …
Recto: Bottom of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: perhaps ca. 1150–1250. Mentions 3 dirhams; "to Qalyūb"; "the remaining dirhams"; [al-shaykh] al-Makīn; and greetings and a …
Two fragments of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic The first three lines are mostly preserved. The sender refers to a prior letter addressed to al-Mumḥe, concerning …
Verso: Letter in Arabic script. The Arabic document is the first page of a letter. The formulaic greetings extend to three lines from the bottom, …
Mercantile letter. In Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions: having no option except to travel to Yemen; Alexandria; and trade in silk. (Information in part from CUDL)
Letter fragment in Arabic script. Opens with greetings to the mother. Mentions Naṣr al-Dīn. The address on verso is written in a different hand: to …
Recto: Small fragment of a letter in Hebrew, mentioning someone named Shela and the city of Mosul. Verso: Unidentified text in Arabic script.
Minute fragment containing a few words of blessings in Hebrew. Might be from a letter, but too little remains.
Letter in Arabic script. Only the beginnings of the first four lines are preserved. Reused on recto for Hebrew poetry or liturgical text.
Letter in the hand of the professional scribe Shelomo b. Shemuel b. Seʿadya (fl. early 13th century). In Judaeo-Arabic. Possibly a draft. He is reporting …
Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Fragment (lower left piece of recto). There are many expressions of longing. Mentions: dinars; Maḥāsin; a note (ruqʿa) in the hand of …
Minute fragment from a letter by Yefet b. Menashshe ha-Levi to his brother Halfon b. Menashshe (fl. 1100–1138 CE). Only a few formulaic words from …
Letter fragment. In Arabic script, with the Hebrew names (Shabbetay b. [...] and Barukh) written in Hebrew script. Mentions Shavuʿot (al-ʿAnṣara) and a Christian named …
16 small fragments. Fol. 1 (1–2) + Fol. 4 (7–8): Letter in Judaeo-Arabic mentioning [...] al-Amshāṭī. Also mentions, "I have asked the bearer..."; and "until …
Lower fragment: Letter from Yefet b. Menashshe probably to his brother Ḥalfon or Peraḥya. In Judaeo-Arabic. Fragment (upper right corner of recto). Essentially none of …
Family letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Faded and damaged. The sender refers to being consoled from a state of grief (...al-marḥūm wa-qalbī yatasallā min jihat aveli. On …
Fragment of a letter in Hebrew apparently addressed to the brother-in-law of the writer. The addressee is asked to purchase a servant girl for the …
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 …
Left side of a calligraphic letter in Hebrew sent by Yosef ha-Kohen b. Gaon Shelomo to Efrayim he-Ḥaver, in the name of a widow, asking …
3 תעתוקים דיון אחד
Small fragment of a letter. Possibly an appeal for assistance. Mentions "the shackle of people" (qayd al-nās) and a request. The name Abū l-Surūr appears …
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 …
Notebook containing miscellaneous drafts of panegyric letters. In the hand of Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi. See specific records for specific documents within the notebook. In …
Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Probably Mamluk-era, based on handwriting, spelling, and vocabulary. Needs examination for content. Quite faded. Might mention a commodity called qiṭmīr. (Information …
Small fragment of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Written on parchment. Mentions business matters and collaterals.
Fragment of a letter mentioning [...] b. ʿAbd al-Karīm. Dating: probably Mamluk-era. (Information in part from CUDL)
Letter from Toviyya b. Moshe, Jerusalem, to Perahya b. Muʾammal, Fustat, probably 1048.
Letter from Mūsā b. Abī l-Ḥayy, in Alexandria, to Nahray b. Nissim, in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: November 28, 1062 (Udovitch). The writer recently returned …
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