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Only the address of a letter sent to Harun al-Attar. Late.

Second folio of an irate letter addressed to a son. In Judaeo-Arabic. Possibly in the hand of the judge Eliyyahu b. Zekharya (and therefore might be addressed to his son Shelomo). Much of recto consists of pious exhortations and learned quotations, and these are also interspersed throughout verso. But there are also some additional details and accusations on verso: "How can you abandon. . . an old, sick man, worn out by communal duties, and a boy and a girl and [...] in my face. . . how have you lost your manliness? . . . as if I were not your father (? ṣāḥibak). . . such behavior is not fitting from you, that you [...] your soul against the one who is the reason for your existence, and that you seek the harm and humiliation of the man who wants to wash your clothing and help you. You have baffled us for 5 months. . . and we have burdened others. . . and you have saddled me with debts. . . the reason for all of this is. . . from your mind. . . . this is what leads to Gehennom, for the beginning of division is [...] and holding onto the ropes of falsehood and raving, namely mockery and recklessness. . . . And peace." AA. ASE.

Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic. Listing amounts, days of the week, and at least one item of clothing (thawb siqlāṭūn).

Book list. In Judaeo-Arabic and Greek/Coptic numerals. Dating: Probably 13th century. "The number of books of the shaykh [...]. The first: 15. The second: 14. Their details: The Commentary on the Mishna: 5. The Guide (Dallāla): [...]. Commentary on Nidda: [...]. Zād al-Mus[āfir]: [...]. " This fragment was not included in Allony's book. ASE

Report of death of a Jewish woman. In Arabic script. The deceased is Fakhriyya bt. Abū l-Faraj b. Bū Saʿīd. Her father, Abū l-Faraj, will inherit her possessions. The document is witnessed and signed by Abū l-Ghamr b. Maʿālī and by Mufaḍḍal b. al-Dayyān al-Maskīl (or perhaps al-Rabbān al-Maskīl as Khan has it). Dated: Wednesday, 11 Jumādā II 697 AH, which is 26 March 1298 CE.

Arabic document - needs examination.

Two fragments from a document in Arabic script. Needs examination.

Document in Arabic script in a chancery hand. Portions of five lines are preserved including "fa-qad kāna l-mamlūk sharaḥa...."

Recto: Unidentified text in Arabic script. Verso: Accounts in Arabic script.

A few words in Arabic, including the word 700.

Probably an Arabic account - needs examination.

Minute fragment with few Arabic words - Needs examination

Few Arabic words - needs examination.

Unidentified document in Latin script. Maybe Spanish? Looks old and needs examination.

Small fragment. On one side, there is Arabic script. On the other, a table of names in Judaeo-Arabic, with numbers. Mentions Bunduqī... Faraj... al-Shomer...Dimashqī...

Unidentified document in Latin script. Maybe Spanish?

Few Arabic words - needs examination.

Family letter. In Arabic script. Almost all of what remains (the first 8 lines) consists of formulaic expressions of longing. The sender informs the addressee that the children (al-ṣibyān) are well.

Few Arabic words - needs examination.

Literary text in Arabic script containing poetry and prose about the infancy of Muḥammad. Dating: Probably late, perhaps 18th or 19th century. Might be a narrative about the miracle of "the splitting of the chest" (shaqq al-ṣadr) intended to be read during Mawlid celebrations—this is based on the recording of the identical text that can be found in a Facebook video (https://fb.watch/ajqp49g5TK/). The text can be found in various places online (e.g. by searching the phrase 'ولما بلغ من العمر عامين توجهت به حليمة الى مكة") but an attribution/source is harder to find. Join by OZ.