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Memory list for the family of Shmuel b. Hananya ha-Nagid. AA

Memory list. AA

Siddur with colophon by Obadiah the Proselyte. "Obadiah the Norman Proselyte who entered the covenant of the God of Israel in the month of Elul, year 1413 of [the era of] Documents [=1102 CE] which is 4862 of [the era of] Creation — he, Obadiah the Proselyte, has written [this prayer-book] with his own hand." See https://johannes-obadiah.org/, Obadiah Siddur.

A poetic letter? referring to the head of the congregations. On vellum. AA

Business letter from Avraham Kolon (קולון) to Yosef Ardiʿa (ארדיעה). In Hebrew. Dating: Monday, 5 Adar [5318 AM], which is 1558 CE (see A. David's article for explanation of the date). The sender was delayed 8 days in Rashīd, as he could not find any camels/cameldrivers to hire, so he sent his perfumes/spices by Nile barge (גרמי). He and R. Yosef have found no buyers for the (ostrich) feather or for the ginger, but he has managed to sell some of the addressee's indigo (אנייר = añir = añil, originally from Arabic al-nīl). If there is a difficult epidemic in Fustat/Cairo, the addressee should put all the goods of Yaʿaqov לוחמית and Yiṣḥaq פורדוניל in storage (? באוצר), as this is not the time to leave any goods with any person. (Information from Avraham David's edition.)

Fragment of an anonymous letter emanating from Babylonian Geonim or members of the schools. The content emphasizes the need of communal leaders and includes biblical citations from Ezra 7.28, Ezekiel 10.11, and Proverbs 16.20. (Jacob Mann, Texts and Studies in Jewish History and Literature, Vol. 1, Hebrew Union College Press, 1931, 185-6, 194) EMS

List of deceased persons.

List of deceased persons.