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Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic dated in Shawwal 1237AH which is January/February 1834CE. All of the monetary figures are expressed in "פצה /silver" and a variety of individuals are named, such as: Shemuʾel Ayali and Barukh Meṣlīh. MCD.

Accounts in Ladino dated in the first line of the recto as 8 Elul 5588JC which is 18 August 1828CE. There are many detailed entries accompanying the numerical calculations and one in particular on the recto offers a sense of their purpose: "del libro de lo ke me deven la gente / from the book of what people owe me" (l. 6-7r). This phrase can be found throughout other entries on the recto and verso, thus pointing to the likelihood that many of these figures express debts owed. MCD.

List of names and corresponding monetary values in silver kuruş (here written as "גרש" at the top of the right column). Among the names listed, there is mention of: Mūsa Mansur, Nissim Kuriel, Mūsa Zakai, Ḥayyim Huli, Binyamin Qudsi, and many others. On the right portion of the fragment, the remnant of a thread binding is still visible and suggests that it was bound as part of a broader ledger or document collection. Based on the paleography the dating is 17th- or 18th-century. On the verso, another list appears and a signature may also be present at the bottom with the common opening title in Hebrew "הצעיר". Date: 17th c or 18th c. MCD.

Lists of calculations, very faded and in eastern Arabic numerals.

Lists of contributions and calculations in Judeo-Arabic related to the communal kosher meat tax known as "gabela". The entries on the first folio's recto record the months Adar-Av ("Menachem") of the year solely referred to as "קץ"[?]. The final letters of the year mentioned in each heading contain a difficult flourish but it is likely that the first three digits can be inferred as התק = 5500= 1740 which helps to date the source as 1740-1840CE. Given the presence of Moshe Ben Naʿīm's name, who is widely attested in nineteenth century sources, it is likely that the same is also the case for this fragment. The monetary figures related to the kosher tax are recorded in silver kuruş (indicated by "ق" at the top of each column) and another type of silver coinage "פצה". The features of this fragment suggest the existence of a broader communal tax register. Date: 19th c. MCD.

Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic that feature a wide array of price-related calculation that may date from the 18th century based on the paleography and the mention of Venetian coinage. The recto is very faded yet on the verso the entry structure of the bifolium is more clear in that each set of calculations is designated by individuals, such as: Ḥayyim Tawīl, Yosef Mod[aʿ]?, and Maʿallam Saʿad. Some of the entries where prices are mentioned also reference types of coinage. On the upper right of the verso, line 2, the word "בונדוק / bunduk" appears which is in all likelihood a quantity of gold Venetian ducats. In the same column below that, the term "מתקיל / metqil" appears and elsewhere on the verso as another form of coinage. Based on the structure of this bifolium and the small tears along the inner spine, it may originate from a broader private ledger. MCD.

Lists related to communal contributions that are organized in a format according to the weeks of the liturgical calendar and their corresponding parshas as well as holidays (such as Succot and Yom Kippur). On both the recto and the verso, the year is mentioned but only legible on the recto as 5531 (1770/1771CE). This format of timekeeping is common with communal documents throughout the JRL Series C fragments yet this specific fragment is unique given the usage of western rather than eastern Arabic numerals. A handful of surnames appear and on the verso there is a list of food items. MCD.

Lists of weekly communal contributions given before various Shabbatot that are organized according to the weeks of the liturgical calendar and their corresponding parshas. In the heading of the upper left entry for the week of the Hazinu parsha, the year 5553 appears which is 1792/93CE. This form of communal recordkeeping has a wide array of joins from the late 18th and early 19th centuries such as JRL SERIES C 161. MCD.

Lists in Judaeo-Arabic that mention a wide array of potable and other items such as meat, bread, beans, soap, mastic[?] "מסתכא" (l. 2r), and many other types. The paleography helps to estimate the dating of this document as 18th/19th-century. Along the far left side of the recto Jerusalem is mentioned (l. 6r) and the coinage "metaqil / מתאקיל" which may indicate gold for prices connected to the items listed (given the mention of "וזן / weight" in the same entry: l. 16-17r). The same recordkeeping format continues onto the verso. MCD.

Lists in Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew related to communal contributions that are organized in a format similar to JRL SERIES C 63. In the second line of each list the year appears as 5600JC which is 1839/40CE. The monetary figures are listed in "פצה / silver" and are organized chronologically according to the weeks of the liturgical calendar and their corresponding parshas as well as holidays (such as Simchat Torah). This format of timekeeping is common with communal documents throughout the JRL Series C fragments. The individuals mentioned in the headings on the recto and verso include Haim Hanan, Kelifa Haim, Nesim Hanan, and Solomon Simḥon.

List of monetary figures in Arabic from one Ibrāhīm Malikī in which one of the entries on the verso mentions the year 1256 AH and the date 7 M[uharrem?], which is 1840CE. On both the recto and verso the symbol for silver kuruş appears throughout as "ق". The heading on the verso uses the verb " which suggests payments made but it is unclear whether Ibrāhīm Malikī receiving or making the payments described. MCD.

List of names and corresponding monetary values in "פצה / silver." The list's heading on the recto describes these values as "מטלוב עלם חסאב קיימה טרפ אלנאס / requested notice calculating the value for the part [of each] of the people". Based on the wide array of surnames common in the late-18th to early-19th centuries this may be a communal list. Among those listed on the recto are: Yitzhak Tawil, Yosef Zeytun, Moshe Romano, Ḥayyim Karo, Eliyyahu Dayyan, and on the verso: Shemuel Azulay and David Ben Naʿīm. The latter two names on the verso stand out because following their names, we find the phrase in Hebrew: "לסוף לך לך / for the end of Lekh Lekha". Like many other lists following the parshas in the liturgical calendar in JRL Series C, and their many joins across other collections, this temporal designation probably indicates contributions made to the community in that specific week of the liturgical calendar. Date: 19th c. MCD.

Accounts in an orderly scribal hand on a bifolium whose folding and size is suggestive of the existence of a broader ledger (from which there is at least one other join: JRL SERIES C 6). Based on the paleography, the dating is likely 19th- or late-18th century.

Accounts in an orderly scribal hand on a bifolium whose folding and size is suggestive of the existence of a broader ledger (from which there is at least one other join: JRL SERIES C 6). Based on the paleography, the dating is likely 19th- or late-18th century. With the exception of a single, possibly related, note in Judeo-Arabic on the recto the entirety of the document is in Arabic and the numerals are eastern Arabic. Many of the headings are organized by days of the week which encompass additional isolated entries that are designated by individuals' names. MCD.

Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic which are a clear join to the neighboring shelfmark C62, in which a European consul may be mentioned. Here in C 61 th recto lists a variety of names and accompanying numerical figures, such as: Mansur, Mustafa, Yosef, Nesim Kelifa, Gabriyan[?], and others.

Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic with Hebrew anphanumerical figures as well as western Arabic numerals. The headings for each entry on the verso begin with the specific days of the week and in the first two the word "קונסול / consol" appears. This is possibly a reference to a European consular official, of which there were many serving in the Ottoman province of Egypt by the eighteenth century. MCD.

Lists in Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew of donations collected before various Shabbatot. Individual contributors are mentioned and specific weeks of the liturgical calender are indicated by each respective parsha reading. Although there are many shelfmarks similar to this nearby in JRL Series C which date to the late-18th or early-19th centuries, the format of the lists here is somewhat distinct, especially given the verso's calculations that keep track of funds connected specifically to one Yisrael Pinto. MCD.

Accounts in Judaeo-Arabic from a broader ledger attested within the nearby joins: JRL SERIES C 81 + JRL SERIES C 92. On the recto there may be a reference to dying or merely the purchase of clothing with the account entry "סוליימאן בקיית קרמזי בגדו". After the name Suleiman, this phrase appears to be incorporating the grammar and/or lexical elements of Arabic, Turkish, and Hebrew in short succession. When transliterated the meaning of this phrase becomes more clear: "bi-kayıt kırmızı begedu / in registering his red clothing". On the recto there are also a variety of other individuals mentioned, such as: Maḥmūd Eksek[?], Yahuda Q'alī, and the surname Saragossi. The same recordkeeping format continues on the verso. MCD.

Accounts in an orderly hand and Hebrew alphanumerical characters that delineate columns with days and months in the Hijri calendar (i.e. Ṣafar on recto and Muḥarram on verso). Each day is designated with a corresponding numerical figure which may indicate monetary values. Based on the paleography, this fragment is likely from the 16th century or later. MCD.

Lists in Judeo-Arabic related to the week of the Bereshit parsha which range from an inventory for food items (recto), possibly for a shabbat dinner, and the Sefer Torah of Eliyyahu Saragossi (verso). The latter name is mentioned in a list with other Jews who lived in Cairo across the late-18th/early-19th centuries, such as Shimʿon Franses and Eliyyahu Franses. To the left of this list there is an entry noting the receipt of 2 raṭls of olive oil (zayt ṭayyib) from Khelīfa Dayyan and Musa Racah[?]. Further down on the page another list appears which is likely registering monetary amounts of Shabbat donations for the week of the Bereshit parsha. MCD.