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Deathbed declaration of Abū l-Maʿālī Shelomo al-Dhahabī. The witnesses to the declaration are ʿEli he-Ḥaver and Araḥ Ibn Kokhav (or Kawkab), and the judge is …
תעתוק אחד דיון אחד
Verso: List of thirty-two names with Coptic numerals (recipients of loaves of bread), for example, “the son of little Sesame.” A Maghribi scribe is recorded …
Draft of the beginning of alegal document. Involves a woman named [...]ini bt. [...]. (Information in part from CUDL)
אין רשומות קשורות
Commercial accounts in Judaeo-Arabic. 16th-century, pre-1573 CE based on mention of the Radba''z (d. 1573). The accounts mention domestic and international currency: Spanish qorona, Ottoman …
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Accounts listed in a daily format with a variety of names and weights of commodities (by the raṭl). The names of individuals listed include: Yosef …
Part of a letter in Arabic script, probably regarding a commercial account. Mentions "al-dīwān". Needs examination. Reused for a tax receipt (PGPID 10292).
Legal document in the hand of Natan b. Shemuel he-Ḥaver. Dated: [14]57 Seleucid, which is 1145/46 CE. Abū l-ʿAlāʾ gives to his wife Sitt al-[...] …
דיון אחד
Bottom of a state document, with a beautiful ṣalwala and ḥamdala. Only a few words from the original document are preserved. Reused for Hebrew piyyuṭ.
Fragment of a report in Arabic script about fiscal matters (fishy accounting?). Mentions the large figure of 1,000 dinars. Needs further examination. On verso there …
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]....[ ]ـصهو واخذ عبده ويعـ…….
].... اخذ كتابه وجده عبده قد قدر لما لم يكاتبه عبده به ولا
]. قدر ما بحتاج اليه اسقف(؟) سعر الف دينار…
תעתוק אחד
. Not digitized? Catalogued as a document from Yemen.
Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew alphanumerical figures. At least one currency is listed as "בנדוק / bunduq", which is the Venetian gold ducat, and based …
Small fragment of unidentified text in Arabic, probably documentary.
Fragment of a letter in Hebrew written in a formal style and script, with wide space between the lines. Mentions the ḥaver Yeshuʿa b. Natan …
Recto (secondary use): Copy of a letter attributed to the prophet Muḥammad, directed to a group of Jews, probably those of Khaybar and Maqnā. Cf. …
Legal document. Dated: Tuesday, 9 Tammuz 5422 AM = 30 June 1762 CE. Location: Cairo. Bill of authorization is given to Yaʿaqov al-Khallāf in connection …
Verso: Letter fragment in Arabic script. 7 lines are preserved. The sender reports that conditions are terrible in his location; reports on the price of …
Small receipt or similar type of document.
IB I, 41. Partnership record. Dated: [Tish]rei 1551 Sel. (1239). Location: Fustat. The brothers Abū al-Faḍl and Abū al-Riḍā Yosef b. Berakhot, owners of a …
[נקול] נחן אלשהוד אלואצעין כטוטנ[א פי אכר הדא אלמסטור אן למא כאן פי … חדש]
[תש]רי שנת אתקנ''א לשטרות בפסטאט [... חצרו אלינא אלשיך]
[אב]…
2 תעתוקים 2 דיונים
List of materia medica in Judaeo-Arabic, possibly a recipe or prescription. Crude hand and spellings.
Informal note in Arabic, or maybe a credit instrument. Headed "[...] Dar al-Jawhar," the house of gems, an institution associated with Yosef Ibn ʿAwkal. The …
IB VII, 61. Maqāma-like work in rhymed Hebrew prose by a certain Shelomo b. Yehuda (not the 11th-century gaʾon, as this fragment is probably 12th–13th …
Legal document mentioning an elder, Abū Yaʿqūb the parnas and Ibn al-Qaḥṭ[ānī?]. (Information from CUDL)
Letter, in Arabic script. Top part missing. The sender expresses his longing for the addressee. He mentions a paper trail and expresses his happiness on …
الاجتماع معه على الحال السارة فيه ا[
بمنه وسعة فضله ووصل كتابه ادام الله
حراسته من تنيش(=تنيس) على يد سعادة الغلام
وقراته وابتهجت بما تضمنه …
Fragment of a letter addressed to Sayyid al-Kull, in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic. Thin strip from the middle. Mentions a ḥaver, and perhaps a wedding on …
Commercial account in Judaeo-Arabic. In the hand of ʿArūs b. Yosef. Dating: late 11th or early 12th century. Itemizing expenses including for the rent of …
Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Much of it seems to be an apology. Mentions coming to Cairo and a qāḍī. On verso there are accounts in Judaeo-Arabic.
Fragment of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions names such as Makīn and al-Shaykh Najīb. On verso there are accounts in Arabic script. Dating: looks ca. …
State document, in Arabic script. Decree fragment, four very faded lines with visibly large line spacing. The first word probably reads as "wa l-yujaddid". Needs …
Jottings including Psalms 1:1 and list of names, late hand. The verso may contain a couple documentary entries or drafts relating to קנין כספי. The …
Recto: Letter fragment addressed to a notable, in Hebrew. Verso: Remnant of an official letter or document in Arabic script. (Information in part from CUDL.)
Legal document. Location: Alexandria. Dated: Tuesday, 30 Nisan 5241 AM = 30 March 1481 CE. The leaders of the Alexandria community convene to deal with …
תעתוק אחד תרגום אחד
י]ום אלגמאע אלאולה מן סיון ערפנא אללה ברכתה
Fragment from the lower left corner of a state document, or possibly a legal document concerning state affairs. Mentions 'government crops' (al-ghallāt al-sulṭāniyya) and the …
Mercantile letter sent from Alexandria to ʿArūs b. Yūsuf. In Arabic script. The lines of Judaeo-Arabic on verso may be jotted accounts in the hand …
Letter from Manṣūr b. Maḥfūẓ, in Alexandria, to Abū Saʿīd b. Berakhot al-Melammed, in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dated: 1487 Seleucid, which is 1175/76 CE. The …
Verso: Small fragment of an Arabic document. The beginnings of 2 lines are preserved: fī kull shahr... ḥisāban fī al-[...]... Reused for Hebrew literary text.
Autograph order in the hand of Avraham Maimonides. Abū l-Majd is to give 3 dirhams to 'the foreigner from Toledo' (al-gharīb al-Ṭulayṭulī). T-S K25.240 consists …