Geniza Lab

Very damaged small fragments. probably from a court ledger. On recto probably from a document regarding marriage of Abu Said. In another leaf Abu al-Surur is releasing Shalom(?) from any claim. The original document was signed by Elazar. The year is אתר 1289 era of documents

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Probably from a marriage agreement. Mostly contains dowry list. In a very crude hand- (might be by Efraim b. Shemaria )

A small list of item that were bought by R. Ishaq- 25 manns of cistus, 5 manns of Kabuli amlaj, and and 24 ratls of wax. Few broken words on verso

Probably part of an Arabic letter - needs examination

Recto: Legal document. Probably a bill of release granted by Ḥalfon b. Benaya to Maymūn b. Yaʿaqov. Date (11th century?) and location are missing, but the hand might be known.

Verso: Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Not much of the content is preserved.

A draft or a copy of the beginning of TS 10 j 15 23 addressed to Sitt al-Fadila. (data by Oded Zinger)

Strange composition in rhymed Judaeo-Arabic prose. A maqāma? Less likely a letter. Probably in the hand of Shelomo b. Eliyyahu or his father Eliyyahu. May mention someone named Muʿammar. Some excerpts: "...with ropes, and I am in the house... served me with wheat... and misery, and went up for me onto the rooftops... to Qalyūb... upside down (maqlūb)... there remained a piece of bread (raghīf)... and he says that its taste is weak (ḍaʿīf)... and he sermonized (? דרש) and said, "Blessed be [God?]... their minds...." And he had eaten... "I don't taste anything"... And in the same nights... the oath... and he had sent... down below... and he sought depravity (fisq) and whoring (zinā) with... and that the Rayyis would sleep at her place... and his wife remained... of the ugly, vile face/appearance...." AA. ASE

A small note of request by a poor and sick man

A magical recipe for a safe journey (data from FGP)

A page from a legal treatise regarding the writing of the get (bill of divorce). The hand is by Shelomo b. Samuel b. Saadya, who was active in the first half of the 13th century. This might be a leaf from Siddur R. Nathan, but this yet to be approved

The main text here is a fragment from a letter, mostly torn and partially faded. Might be by the same hand of VII,92.1 from 1339 (אתרנ) On the left side of the page, in a different hand, a note with ethical guidance.

Liturgical, Documentary; main text concerns benedictions before and after eating; followed by several autograph notes of Maimonides; published (with translation) by Allony (שלוש הוראות אוטוגראפיות לרמב"ם). (data from FGP)

Fragment of a trousseau or inventory, listing mainly items of clothing, without prices on the first, but with prices on the second page. Probably related to Avraham b. Aharon. Ca. 1100. (Information from Goitein's index cards and Mediterranean Society, III, 128)

A note in Judeo Arabic regarding amount of money (debts?) held or should be paid. Some Arabic jottings- need examination.

Minute fragment from a letter in Judeao Arabic

Draft report containing two taqbīl and narratio (inhā’) sections. The first section mentions local residents impeding access with stones. Reused for Targum Onqelos of Numbers 28:26-31

commercial list in three different hands in Judeao Arabic in Arabic. On verso a list of commodities sent with Abu al0Hasan b. Khulayf. This person was close companion of Halfon b. Nethanel Halevi and was traveling constantly between Alexandria, Fustat and Qalyub. The Arabic list is also mentioning him. Among the items is pepper. The Arabic needs further examination. AA

Commercial account