Geniza Lab

Small fragment from the left-bottom part of a legal deed related to marriage (the word נדוניאתא is visible). It is not a ketubah, however, because the date appears at the bottom (only part of it preserved). Written by Yosef b. Shamuel Halevi (ca. 1180-1210). Signed by Elazar b. Evyatar (A man with the same name appears also in TS 18 J 1.20, from 1126, so it is unlikely that he is identical with the man signed here). AA

Recto: legal document with marginalia in Arabic. Verso: short note in Arabic. (Information from CUDL)

Bottom part from a ketuba. Only the end of the dowry list is preserved and partial signatures. AA

Draft of the beginning of a letter or note written by Abū l-Surūr to Isaac, Abū l-Faḍl and the writer’s maternal aunt. Margin reads ‘Peraḥya b. Joseph wrote’. (Information from CUDL)

Small fragment from the top of a decorated ketubah, from the month of Nissan. No further details. AA

Torn and faded fragment from a legal document. Very faded. AA

Legal document. In the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. Mentions the government and likely two partners and their previous contract. (Information in part from CUDL)

Minute fragment from a ketubba written by Yosef b. Shemuel ha-levi (ca. 1180–1210). There are other fragments of the same size and shape that might belong to the same ketubba: TS NS 320.92, TS 8.98+TS NS 338.109 (direct join), TS AS 147.42, TS NS 180.44. AA

Letter from the office of Yehoshuaʿ Maimonides (introduced with his usual motto) to the community in Cairo concerning a lawsuit between Hiba b. Abū l-Faraj Allāh and his in-law Fakhr; he warns against unauthorised recourse to a gentile court. (Information from CUDL)

Legal document. (Information from CUDL)

Damaged fragment from the bottom part of a pre nuptial agreement (or a ketubah). The future husband is taking upon himself not to harm his wife. Also the trustworthiness stipulation appears. AA

small strip from the top of a legal document, probably a draft. The date is Tuesday, 26 Sivan, 15[...] (13th century). On verso opening titles for the head of the Jews or other VIP. AA

Damaged fragment of a bill of loan. Partial signatures: [... Hako]hen b. Sa'id, Khalfon b. [...], Bahalul, Avraham ha-Sh[ar?]. on Verso the beginning of another deed, probably ketubah, but only the invocation בשמך רחמנא is legible. It seems to have few words from the date, but it is too faded. AA

Damaged a torn fragment from the top of a ketubah of Karima. No further details preserved. The hand might be Hillel b. Eli. AA

Minute fragment from a ketubah. Only few words preserved. AA

Minute fragment from the bottom part of a legal deed. Only few words and partial signatures preserved: Ya'aqov, Nusayr, Yefet. AA

Legal document signed by [...] Berakhot ha-Kohen, Abraham ha-Kohen and Mevorakh b. [...]. (Information from CUDL)

Legal document, probably in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. (Information from CUDL)

Completely damaged page from what use to be a Bible. The ink was corrosive so almost nothing left. On top of the page Halfon b. Menashshe Halevi wrote: קודש לאלהי ישראל לכניסת הבבליין במצר, so this bible belonged to the Babylonian synagogue in Fustat. AA

Letter from Ayash b. Sdaka, from Alexandria, to Nahray b. Nissim, Fustat. Aruond 1050. Ayash buys goods in Alexandria for Nahray. The goods are being sent in six ships in the Nile to Fustat. )Information from Gil, Kingdom, Vol. 3, #477) VMR