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Letter from Yiṣḥaq b. Janūn to Yaʿaqov b. Yosef Ibn ʿAwkal and his son Yosef. Concerns shipments of wax and honey, as well as textiles. …
2 תעתוקים 2 תרגומים דיון אחד
A letter to the community of Vilna
אין רשומות קשורות
Business letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Mention Yosef, Shubayl (who had ophthalmia, "kāna ramid"), Zayn, and Abū l-M[...]. Mentions 3/4 dinar and rose. Might be connected to …
Letter fragment, probably from the circle of the 11th-century Maghribī traders. In Judaeo-Arabic. Written on an oddly-shaped piece of parchment. Difficult to extract any of …
Letter of recommendation for a cantor, preacher, and scholar Shemuel b. Yehosef, who had sojourned many years in Palestine, Syria, Baghdad, and Iraq and had …
דיון אחד
Recto: bottom half of a letter in Ladino from Shemuel Sidi (same as T-S 12.318 and T-S 12.381). Verso: unclear, needs examination. Long list of …
Letter from Ovadiah in the inn to Abu 'Amran in rhymed prose. On verso is an address in Judaeo-Arabic. (Information from Goitein's index cards and …
תעתוק אחד דיון אחד
Bottom of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Looks like the hand of Ṭoviyya b. ʿEli. Quite faded. Contains the intriguing phrase "living between Muslims and Christians …
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Letter fragment, very damaged and written in a very cursive hand. Dating: probably no earlier than 13th century. Addressing itself to 'sayyidnā' and making some …
Letter from the Tiberias lepers.
תעתוק אחד
Lower part of a letter, in which members of a local community object to a muqaddam imposed on them. (Information from Goitein's typed texts.)
Letter from Ismaʿīl b. Barhūn al-Tahartī (CUDL), Yosef b. Berekhya or Moshe b. Barhun al-Taharti, Qayrawān (PGP), to (Efrayim b.) Shemarya, Fustat. Discusses responsa of …
2 תעתוקים תרגום אחד
Fragment of trader’s letter, mentioning quantities. Phrases: אלעשרה פאשתריתהא מנ[...] וקיראט אלעשרה באל . . .ותלאתין . . . ולחקהא . . . גמלה . …
Fragment of a letter to a woman and her siblings. (Information from CUDL)
Letter written by a man to his nephew. The lines preserved are mostly in Hebrew and mention the addressee's father. Dating: Probably no earlier than …
Letter from Efrayim b. Ismāʿīl al-Jawharī, Alexandria, to Yosef b. ʿAwkal.
3 תעתוקים 2 תרגומים דיון אחד
Business letter related to the India trade, mentioning commodities such as pepper, quantities of dinars and ʿAlī al-Fawfalī (a well-known nākhudā from the mid-12th-century) and …
Letter to or prayer for Ezra, Head of the Academy. See Mann, Jews II, p. 295. Goitein adds, "ʿAzarya, the Gaʾon of Damascus." In the …
Memorandum by Nahray b. Nissim. Dating: ca. 1045 CE. The addressee in unknown; it might be Barhūn b. Mūsā al-Tāhartī. Contains instructions about payment deduction …
This is a memorandum from your close associate Nahray ben Nissim: A letter arrived from the amir saying: ‘Send someone …
3 תעתוקים תרגום אחד
Letter conveying greetings to a certain Yehuda (or maybe Umm Yehuda). Small fragment, very faded. (Information in part from CUDL)
Draft(s) of a letter or note. Dating: probably 11th century. Mentions something to be read to the community and the ḥaver ʿAllūn. (Information in part …
Letter in Hebrew. Fragmentary (upper left corner). Late.
Copy of a letter by Sherira Gaon and Hayye Gaon in the hand of a professional scribe. Originally written in ca. 1005. Sent to Fustat …
3 תעתוקים
Letter to Yaʿir b. Elʿazar (b. Yaʾir ha-Shofeṭ), opening with biblical citations such as Psalms 20:2–5 and 128:5–6, followed by a lengthy Hebrew introduction. He …
I tried hard for the year and three months that I have been in Fustat to eke out a living through teaching or…
תרגום אחד דיון אחד
Recto: Letter in Arabic script. Relatively large and well preserved, probably missing only the top few lines. Seems to be from a family member. The …
Letter from Yedutun ha-Levi to somebody he calls 'brother.' In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. The letter consists mainly of poetical greetings and blessings for the upcoming …
חזק ואמץ אל תערץ ואל תחת כי
עמך ייי אלהיך בכל אשר תלך
קחה שירים מיופים מתוקים מדבש ונופת צופים
מעם אח ואב בחבה אוהבם נדבה
וברכ…
2 תעתוקים
2 תעתוקים דיון אחד
Letter in Arabic script. Dating: Ottoman-era. Addressed to جناب حضرت الحجب(؟) المحترم حاخام زادة(؟) . . . . اليهود الربان. The sender's name includes Ṣāliḥ, …
Recto: A few lines of an Arabic document, probably a letter or order addressed to a 'wakīl.' Verso: The introduction to a Judaeo-Arabic treatise, either …
Letter from Ḥāmid al-Kanzī to the Nubian eparch Uruwī in Ibrīm. The letter is primarily a letter of introduction for Saʿāda, who has been sent …
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
توجه اطال الله بقا صاحب الخيل ووزير الملك مته
واكشيله اطال الله بقاه وادام سعادته وسلامته
ونعمته و{لـ}ـحراسته …
In the name of God, the Merciful and Compassionate.
May God prolong the life of the Master of the Horses, the vizier of the king
and his…
תעתוק אחד תרגום אחד
Formulas for letters
Fragment of a business letter in Arabic script. Approximately 6 lines are preserved. Mentions quantities of dirhams and 3 irdabbs of barley to be sold.
Personal letter in Hebrew. Fragment. Recto consists of blessings. Verso mentions ha-Sar ʿOvadya, "your relative," and that he should be told something to do with …
Business letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Fragment. Dating: 11th century. The sender excuses himself from something on account of his illness (ḍuʿfī) and worry (shughl sirrī). Mentions …
An epistle from the community of Alexandria to that of Mastuara (in Byzantium). The letter deals with the ransoming of Byzantine Jews taken captive, and …
בשמ רחמנא
Verso: Letter to a family member who had inquired about distant relatives. The writer reports that his wife, son, and wife's sister had died, while …
Letter addressed to Yosef ha-Levi. In Judaeo-Arabic. Deals with a visit to the synagogue at Dammūh (l. 10) during a time of unrest. The sender …
Letter in Judaeo-Arabic mentioning (perhaps addressed to) al-Shaykh al-Melammed Abū Saʿīd.
Recto: Informal note in Arabic script addressed to Shams al-Dīn. Asking for [...] for a period of 2 months because the need is pressing.
Possibly a letter - needs examination.
Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Fragment (lower part only). Dating: Likely 12th or 13th century, based on handwriting. Addressed to a woman. The sender mentions the number …
Letter of appeal for charity. In Judaeo-Arabic. Reused on verso for Hebrew jottings.
Letter in Arabic script. Concerns philosophical theology; comments on a treatise the writer had read. Mentions raʾs al-mathība. (Join: Marina Rustow) Reused for letter drafts …
Fragmentary business letter concerning the author's opponents. The writing appears to be in the hand of Avraham b. Natan. (Information from Goitein's index cards)