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Tax receipt or private receipt, in Arabic script. Mentions bayt al-māl and contains the cipher which may denote "addā" at the top. Faded.
אין רשומות קשורות
Letter from a man to a notable, appealing for charitable assistance so that he can extend his stay in 'this place.'
Letter from a woman, in Qayrawān, to a benefactor, unknown location. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Likely 11th century. The beginning is missing. Her children have nothing …
תעתוק אחד
Fragment of the siddur (prayerbook) of R. Natan al-Sijilmāsī. Shows evidence of having been preserved in a book binding (?)
Remnants of an Arabic text on verso. Possibly jottings, including a basmala followed by "yatafaḍḍal mawlāy al-shaykh al-ajall," which then appears to trail off. Needs …
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Fragment of a business letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: 11th or 12th century. Mentioning Fusṭāṭ; the arrival of a ship from Tripoli, Libya; Muslims; and sums …
Responsum of Maimonides addressed to his father-in-law al-Shaykh al-Thiqa. Dating: ca. 1168–1204 CE, based on the years when Maimonides was active in Egypt. Answers a …
2 תעתוקים תרגום אחד 2 דיונים
Letter or commercial document in Arabic script that was cut up and recycled for usage in a communal register c. 1798 CE. Mentions the port …
Ketubba, small fragment. Location: Fustat. The bride is [...] bt. Berakhot.
Legal fragment in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. A woman is making arrangements for after her death, including provisions for rental income and a …
Small fragment from a legal document. Mentions 'our mother.' Hand of Hillel b. ʿEli? Verso is blank. AA/ASE
Literary text, in Arabic script. Mentions ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib and the Prophet Muḥammad. Probably a fragment of a larger Shīʿī text recounting attributes of …
דיון אחד
Letter from Yiṣḥaq b. Simha al-Naysaburi, in Alexandria, to Ulla ha-Levi b. Yosef, Fustat. Dating: around 1080. Concerns trade in saffron and other spices, and …
2 תעתוקים תרגום אחד דיון אחד
Probably a literary (narrative) text in Arabic script. "... they opened the door... and said to him... I saw in my dream..."
Draft of the beginning of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic, with respectful greetings for the addressee named David, possibly David I b. Avraham Maimonides. At any …
Letter to Efrayim he-Ḥaver (Efrayim b. Shemarya), with marginalia in Judaeo-Arabic; address on verso. Dating: ca. 1007–1055 CE, based on the years when Efrayim b. …
Formal letter of resignation from the judge Nissim al-ʿAnqarī. In Hebrew. Location: Fustat/Cairo. Dated: Friday, 16 Iyyar 5301 AM, which is 1541 CE. He says …
Legal document, identified internally as a "gift deed" in line 28. Dated: 1 Tammuz 5509 AM = 17 June 1749 CE. Location: Cairo. David ben …
Small fragment from the end of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew.
Legal record (#78) in a court register/pinqas from a Karaite beit din in Cairo (on f. 27r-v of Yevr.-Arab. I 328). Dated 3 Av 5325 …
Tax receipt. For the capitation tax in Cairo and Fustat of [...] b. Mūsā al-Yahūdī. Payment: 2 dinars. Dated 16 Ṣafar of an unmentioned year.
Letter fragment in Ladino. Seems to be discussing somebody's (Eliyya's?) illness for the last 6 months: סון 6 מיזיס קי נו איי ריפואה קון אילייא …
Receipt for [...] b. Faḍāʾil the Jew for his capitation tax in Cairo and Fustat. Upper part only.
Recto (secondary use): Letter containing a poem addressed a dignitary. In Hebrew. Possibly a token of gratitude for help that the sender received. The letter's …
תעתוק אחד תרגום אחד 2 דיונים
Bill of divorce (geṭ). Location: Fusṭāṭ. Dated: 21 Elul 1418 Seleucid, which is September 1107 CE. Husband: Moshe b. Siman Ṭov. Wife: Sitt al-Dār bt. …
Introduction to a literary treatise in Judaeo-Arabic, describing the number and the nature of the chapters.
Late letter in Judaeo-Arabic by Moshe [...]. Recipient listed in address Avraham Ṣabr[?] in Cairo (Miṣr).
Fragment from the top of a court record. A person known as Ibn אלגרי or אלגדי makes a declaration involving Shelomo b. Yiṣḥaq and a …
Complete letter from Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi, Qalyub, to a family member in Fustat. He sent 23 dirhams with the bearer and gives instructions for …
Minute fragment with faint text in Arabic script visible on the recto.
Legal proceedings. Maʿālī ha-Kohen, the agent of Yosef b. Ṣedaqa he-Ḥaver, appeared before the court and declared that—unless granted explicit permission by the court—he would …
On various ethical issues
Treatise with medical recipes in Judaeo-Arabic. Looks quite old (10th or 11th century?).
Sums of money donated by members of the Jewish community in Cairo. ENA 2348.4 mentions Ibn al-Abraṣ, who may be the grandfather of the physician …
Part of a pre-nuptial agreement. Written by ʿImmanuel b. Yeḥiʾel. Dated 13th Elul 1[...], in Fusṭāṭ. Issued under the authority of David I Maimonides (1237–1300). …
Fragment of a legal document. Dating: ca. 1229/30 CE. Declaration made by al-Shaykh al-Muhadhdhab Abū l-Thanāʾ Netanʾel b. Berakhot known as Ibn ʿAmmār al-Sukkarī. None …