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Letter from Zikri to R. Natan b. Shemuel 'The Nezer', containing only the address. (Information from Goitein's index cards)
Marriage-related document. Parts of two lines are preserved. The bride named Sitt al-Fakhr and her mother, Natir, is giving her a gift.
Recto: medical recipes recommended as diuretics and diaphoretics, and advice on diet. Verso: legal document, explaining family relations. Mentions Mubāraka, Isaac, Joseph, Abraham b. Nathan and Ṣadoq Av Bet Din. (Information from CUDL)
Legal document dated 1415 of the Seleucid Era (= 1104 CE), dealing with dowry payment and mentioning Umm Unṯā and Elʿazar ha-Levi. (Information from CUDL)
Small fragment from a top of a letter, probably for the leaders of the community. AA
Letter mentioning the inhabitants of Baghdad and the name Muẓaffar b. Baraka. (Information from CUDL)
Verso: Letter fragment (lower left corner). In the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe? Very petition-like: the only phrases preserved are phrases of deference and asking for help or guidance.
Recto: A few words from a state document, probably a decree. Includes the phrase عادوا الى اقطاعاتهم.
Small fragment of a legal document. Probably containing marriage conditions: "...rather he will live there... unless she consents..."
Recto: Bottom of a legal document. In Hebrew. Dated: 5314 AM, which is 1553/54 CE. Verso: Notes for the drawing-up of another legal document, in Hebrew, involving Makhlūf b. דיכאה(?) and Masʿū[d?] al-Mustaʿrib and a sum of 101 Venetian ducats (peraḥim venezianos).
Notice of oath by Shelomo b. Eliyyahu concerning what he knew about the store of Makin. (Information from Goitein's index cards)
Verso: Letter, probably. Dated 4890 from the creation and 1441 of the Seleucid Era (= 1130 CE); at the end of the letter important Jewish biblical figures are listed, such as Adam, Seth, Methusela, David, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, etc., and up to the Messiah (both Mashiaḥ b. David and Mashiaḥ b. Yosef). (Information from CUDL)
Recto: Document in Arabic script, unidentified.
Accounts of expenditures and income, mentioning dancers, and names such as Abū l-Faḍl, Abū l-ʿAzz and Elijah, with Hebrew, Coptic (?) and Arabic numerals. (Information from CUDL)
Letter from Abraham b. Khalfa, mentioning a judge (שופט). (Information from CUDL)
Opening few words of a letter and part of the address: to mawlāy al-ḥazzan (my master the cantor) al-[...] from ואדה ושאכרה (the one who loves and thanks him).
Literary
Letter fragment (lower right corner). In Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions someone who went to live in "the city" ("al-madīna" = specifically Palermo?). It will be difficult to extract more information without a join.
Letter fragment (upper part). In Hebrew. Addressed to someone important named Ulla the student. Mainly the flattering introduction is preserved.
Legal document with witness statement by [...] b. Shemarya concerning a certain Shabbatay and his brother who both died. (Information from CUDL)