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List in Judaeo-Arabic of payments dated in the year 1207-1208AH which is 1792/93CE. Although the document itself is dated with the Hijri calendar the payments listed within it are designated according to months within the Jewish calendar. The transaction is between two individuals listed in the heading and note along the bottom, as Shelomo Siman[?] and Yaʿacov Zabriel[?]. MCD.

Accounts. In Judaeo-Arabic and eastern Arabic numerals. Dating: 18th or 19th century. There are also pen trials ("if speech is silver, silence is gold").

Account in Ladino that offers a wide array of financial entries and a detailed passage across the upper recto, which states: "לו] קי טייני קובראדו חברו חרא[?] אריפול]... / that which _first name_[?] Aripol has to receive" (l. 1r). The paleography aids in estimating the dating of this fragment as 18th/19th-century. It is unclear if this opening passage on funds owed is a heading for the list that follows, yet additional individuals are listed including: Moshe ʿĀgāzi[?] and Suleiman. The Hebrew term "חלק / share" is repeated throughout and the unit of weight "אוקאס / okas" also appears (l. 18r). MCD.

Letter draft or formulary in Judeo-Arabic that makes use of the common Hebrew abbreviation "אחדש׳׳ו" which appears at the opening of many early modern letters. Based on the paleography the dating can be estimated as 18th/19th-century. Because the passage is brief, it only mentions the common formula in which letter writers would initially discuss their most recent correspondence to each other. On both the recto and verso, there are calculations in eastern Arabic numerals which at times appear to be pen trials.

Lists in Judeo-Arabic of monetary contributions for children that were recorded in 5576 which is 1815/16CE. The contents of this shelfmark may be related to its neighboring fragment C 33, yet the structure of the list here is distinct in that there is more focus on the surnames of contributors, such as: Aghion, 'Akubas, Bilobos, Franses, and others. The monetary symbol for silver kurush appears throughout, but it is not clear that this is the only form of coinage in use given the mention of "פצה / silver" which often appears as a distinct denomination in other shelfmarks from the JRL C Series and elsewhere. MCD.

Lists in Judaeo-Arabic of food and possibly charity-related communal expenses in the year 5560JC which is 1799/1800CE. The lists mention a wide array of food items and "אל אולאד / the children", which is repeated frequently on the recto. The contents of the verso are in the same hand yet cover numerical calculations that taken together lack the helpful labels of the recto. MCD.

Lists Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic in which mostly western Arabic numerals are in use. The paleography and the mention of the Venetian ducat " (l. 6 upper right) help to date the fragment as 17th- or 18th-century. The lists are connected to a wide variety of topics, for example, in the upper left corner of the recto Purim is mentioned and then on the far right border the scribe notes in a brief entry "קבלתי ממשה / I received from Moshe". Given the miscellaneous aspects of their contents it is unclear whether these lists were drawn up for private or communal purposes. MCD.

Accounts that note "פצה / silver" and "bunduqi / ducats" as a monetary labels on the recto and that uses Hebrew alphanumerical characters throughout. On JRL SERIES C 45, the word "ווצול" is used (which denotes payment). Based on the paleography the dating may be 17th- or 18th-century. The join is probable but not certain. MCD.

Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic on a bifolium in which the name Yaʿacov Ventura is mentioned at least three times across the recto and verso. Based on the paleography the dating may be 17th-18th-century. The figures are expressed alphanumerically and the clearest heading on the recto states "ועלם אלדי אנצרפ פי אל שהר / notice of that which was expended this month". The expenses which appear below this specific heading are diverse, with mention of "דגאג / chicken", yet may ultimately point to the communal nature of these accounts with mention of the posts of "חזנים / hazzanim" and the beadles "סלמון שמש" and "אלכהן שמש". Date: 17th c or 18th c. MCD.

List of communal contributions received in the month of Adar I that dates to the late-18th or early-19th centuries, based on the names mentioned onr recto, paleography, and structure of other lists in JRL Series C. The list on the verso mentions "מצרופ / expenses" rather than "מקבוץ / received" which is the key term on the recto that indicates incoming rather than outgoing funds. Many names are listed on the recto, such as: Yitzhak Abu Harun, Eliahu Menashe, Aharon Simhon, and others. On the verso, the expesnses are indicated for example, with "חזן / hazzan" and "סופר / scribe". Therefore the latter numerical figures may indicate payments made to individuals who held these posts. MCD.

Account fragment in Arabic with figures expressed in eastern Arabic numerals. Based on the paleography the dating may be estimated as 16th-18th-century. The labeling of the accounts is in a disorderly hand yet, for example, on the verso the financial term "الباقي / the remainder" is visible. One notable distinction in the numerical system in use is that on the recto the Persianate symbol for "4 / ۴" appears. MCD.

List of account calculations in Judeo-Arabic designated on the verso according to months of the Hijri calendar. The paleography helps to estimate the dating of this fragment as 18th/19th-century. The list's purpose is confirmed by the opening words of the verso's heading "עלם חיסאב / notification of calculation of" that are connected to the individual "א׳׳ב באשה / Ab[raham?] Basha". One of the columns beneath the heading is labeled "רשיד / Rashid", likely as a reference to the northern Egyptian city. MCD.

Accounts. In Judaeo-Arabic and eastern Arabic numerals. Dated: 1199 AH, which is 1784/85 CE.

List of sales "מוביע" and purchases "מושתרא" in Judeo-Arabic that is dated solely as 68/٦٨ or 67/٦٧. The paleography and details of each transaction do not make it clear whether this year is to be read as Hijri or in the Jewish calendar. Likewise the document may be 18th or 19th-century so the years under consideration are: 1168AH, 5468AM, 1268AH, and 5568CE. It may be possible to rule out either century with further analysis of the individual lifespans of those mentioned, such as: Nissim de Curiel, Eliyyahu 'Akubas, (on recto) and Ḥasan Ağa (l. 2) and Ḥuseyn Ağa (on verso). Date: 18th c or 19th c. MCD.

Receipt for a financial transaction in Arabic recorded in Alexandria on 3 Jumada I 1236AH which is February 1821CE. The basis of the transaction in silver kuruş is explained in the heading and the note below the long list of itemized entries. The official who signed the bottom of the document bore the title of "ağa/اغا" and was also serving as a commercial "overseer / ناظر". MCD.

Accounts in Arabic dated on the verso's heading as Jumada I[?] of the year 1238AH which is 1823CE. The structure of the accounts is complex and may represent a fragment of a broader financial ledger. MCD.

List in Arabic that offers an inventory and other information for a variety of food and household items such as beans, honey, watermelon, sugar, charcoal, almonds, and many other commodities. The inventory structure is very orderly and systematized according to days of the week. On the recto the year is offered solely as "٨٨" which is most likely 1188AH or 1774/75CE given the paleography (but this estimate is not conclusive). MCD.

List of calculations and possibly accounts in eastern Arabic numerals. Very faded yet with some legible text in the upper portion of the recto. MCD.

Lists of numerical calculations related to specific individuals such as Yeḥezqel Ḥefeṣ and Shemuel Azulay. The former name was that of a scribe who produced many legal documents across the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries in Cairo (the paleography also matches this estimate of dating). The contents of the lists are somewhat unclear, because at times they indicate the parshas for specific weeks of the liturgical calendar but then may also be relying on other unrelated terminology. Date: 18th c or 19th c. MCD.

List of names and corresponding monetary values in silver kuruş (here written as a "ق" interjected occasionally in the left numerical column). Based on the paleography it is possible to estimate the dating of this fragment as 18th- or 19th-century. MCD.