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Fragment of a Judaeo-Arabic work mentioning the names of many parshiyot.

Late letter in Judaeo-Arabic from Karo y Frances & Company to Moshe Bibas. Unusual, since the vast majority of their correspondence that has been preserved is from Moshe Bibas to Karo y Frances.

Recto: Fragment of a grammatical treatise, probably. In Arabic script. Verso: Talmudic discussion in both Hebrew script and Arabic script.

Scattered Hebrew text, fragmented and damaged. Needs further examination.

Record of a legal case between Avraham b. Ḥayyim and Avraham Abū l-Khayr. See Avraham David's transcription and notes on FGP for identifications and related documents. There is also a join by Dr. Ezra Chwat, but the shelfmark of the join does not appear to be listed on FGP.

Fragment of a legal document.

Fragment of a legal document in Hebrew. Mentions a ketubba and an inheritance.

Letter in Judaeo-Arabic, tiny fragment. ("if it was. . . Hebrew. . . your father. . .").

Legal document in Judaeo-Arabic, tiny fragment, perhaps marriage-related ("the conditions. . . her property. . . every Friday. . .").

Late account in Judaeo-Arabic.

Account in Judaeo-Arabic, mentioning Abū l-Ḥasan and paper.

Detailed, narrative account in Judaeo-Arabic.

Small fragment. Probably an account in Judaeo-Arabic.

Small fragment. Probably a Hebrew letter, perhaps a letter of recommendation. "He is a good man. . . have patience. . . I see you as an owner of. . ."

Fragment of a Judaeo-Arabic letter, very faded.

A list/guide to the Talmudic tractates, in Judaeo-Arabic.

Account in Judaeo-Arabic, mentioning Abū l-Ḥasan al-Ṣayrafī.

Small fragment from the beginning of a Judaeo-Arabic letter. Probably from a father to a son. The sender reports that [She]muel intended to travel to Damascus; that they were afflicted with heartsickness for various reasons. He then starts moral exhortations, quoting "the day is short and the work is plentiful" (Avot 2:15) and "if not now, when?" (Avot 1:13) and then tells the addressee that he has "destroyed all of us from the rajfa" (illness or emotional distress?), "so do what God shows you...." The text on verso (not yet transcribed) seems to consist of philosophical discourse with citations from rabbinic literature, possibly a continuation of the fatherly sermon. Needs further examination.

Late account in Judaeo-Arabic, naming goods in numerous colors.

Late account in Judaeo-Arabic.