Geniza Lab

Late accounts in Judaeo-Arabic.

Drafts of a note to a certain Abū l-ʿIzz.

Alms list (probably), fragmentary. Names include Sutayt, Abū l-ʿAlā, the wife of the ger, Mūsā, Abū Naṣr, Umm Khulayf, the acquaintance of the astrologer (munajjim) and his acquaintance. Ibrahīm Parnas, Abū ʿUmar and Yaḥyā.

List dated 1593 CE (referring to Elul 5353 and the beginning of 5354), headed "the remainder of the houses of the qodesh of the Musta'rib congregation. It then gives street names and lists of people, perhaps the tenants of the qodesh. Some of them have notes about rent payments as well--how much has been paid, how much remains to be paid. The list may be useful for cross-referencing people and locations from other 16th-century documents.

Genealogical lists (medieval).

Letter from Yehuda b. Avraham b. al-Faraj, possibly in Ṣahrajt, to ʿEli b. ʿAmram (aka Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAllūn b. Muʿammar), in Fustat. Dating: ca. 1060s CE. The letter is in Arabic, with additional text in Hebrew on verso in Yehuda's hand. See also ENA 2465.8–9 and T-S 13J13.2, two other letters with the same sender and addressee, also written in a mix of Arabic and Hebrew script. ASE

Letter in Hebrew (probably), but very difficult to read. Needs examination.

Effaced letter in Judaeo-Arabic from Shelomo al-Maghrebi to a family member. He may be trying to decide if he will come to Fustat or not and seeking the recipient's help in something.

Recto: Legal query in Arabic script. Addressed to "al-sāda al-fuqahāʾ. . . al-aʾimma" regarding whether a beardless Jewish oculist (kaḥḥāl) is permitted to enter the houses of Muslims. (Information from Khan)

Halakhic text (the subject is not clear) as well as Judaeo-Arabic practical instructions for dealing with copper and iron (possibly alchemy or metallurgy). 12th-13th century. (Information from CUDL)

Copy of Bameh Madlikin with interlinear translation into Arabic.

Private account written by Nahray b. Nissim and one of his partners. Around 1059. Account for shipping wood from Egypt to the Maghreb via Mayadiya. Also mentions accounts about shipping varnish and buying flax. (Information from Gil, Kingdom, Vol. 2, #288) VMR

Recto: Document in Arabic. Verso: Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic. Needs further examination.

Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic mentioning Abū l-Surūr b. Yiju.

Letter of condolence in Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew to a certain Abū l-Ḥasan al-Mubārak b. [ʿIyad?] on the death of a woman in his family. Verso preserves the address and several columns in Arabic script.

Responsum (lengthy) by the judge Yeḥiel b. Eliyaqim regarding the invocation of the 'reshut' -- the authority of the Head of the Jews -- in legal documents and other contexts. The document concludes with a statement that it was copied directly from that in Yeḥiel's own handwriting, witnessed by Avraham b. Hillel and Yoshiyah b. Moshe.

Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic giving people's names and various goods, including garments and many "khawātim" (seals) such as khātim Fāṭimah and [...] min al-ʿayn. Needs further examination.

Magical recipes in two different hands, including for the protection of Yosef b. Me'ir. (Information from FGP)

Petition to the Fatimid vizier concerning an allowance. Dating: First half of the 12th century. The verso contains a Judaeo-Arabic text concerning the Jewish calendar. Part of this text is written also on the recto between lines 6 and 8 of the Arabic document.

Instructions for the halakha/etiquette of comporting oneself during the ʿamida, including for eventualities such as needing to cough or urinate or developing a nosebleed. In rudimentary handwriting, arranged in two columns per side. From the siddur of RASAG (information from FGP).