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Probably a tiny fragment of a late Judaeo-Arabic account.

From a ledger of donations arranged by the parshiyot of the year 1803/1804 (5564). See joins.

Fragment of a Judaeo-Arabic letter mentioning Gaza and appealing for money for the redemption of captives, citing various biblical and rabbinic dicta, and how virtuous deeds rescue you from the Day of Judgment and hellfire (nar jahannam). Interestingly, "The bearer of this letter will be the translator (?! turjumān) for you of these letters."

Fragment of a late letter in Judaeo-Arabic, including the sad phrase "your brothers died."

Accounts in Ladino, mentioning gold and silver.

Small fragment of a Judaeo-Arabic letter, probably mercantile, including the phrase "I sent it to Qayrawan."

Late writing exercises in Judaeo-Arabic, based on phrases from a letter.

Fragment of a Judaeo-Arabic business letter, mentioning Shabbetay b. Yosef.

Recto: Accounts in Arabic. Verso: Probably a bookseller's account, who is selling off the Hebrew books that belonged to R. Yosef ZL, including Halakhot Pesuqot by Yehuday Gaon, two compendia of responsa, and a 'perush.' The customers named are al-Rayyis Abū l-Bahā, Abū l-Manṣūr al-ʿAṭṭār, and Abū l-ʿIzz.

Fragment (left side of recto, right side of verso) of a Judaeo-Arabic letter. Mentions Purim and Abū l-Faḍl. Very faded.

Fragment of a Judaeo-Arabic letter to Nahray b. Nissim (address in Arabic)

Recto: Brief note in Judaeo-Arabic, reassuring the recipient that everyone is well and that conditions in the region are the same as they have been. After the holiday, certain people will decide whether or not they will visit the recipient. Verso: Shabbat zemirot?

Recto: Beginning of a letter in Arabic from Abū l-Barakāt to a person with a long string of titles ending with al-Ḥakīm Abū l-Maḥāsin. Verso: A short account in Judaeo-Arabic. "That which I owe to Abū l-Barakāt al-Q[...] b. Sulaymāt al-Kohen: 33 dirhams. He collected on the Friday of Ki Tetze 7 dirhams, so the remaining amount is 26 dirhams."

Some sort of receipt or legal documentation in Arabic. Late. Mentions a building and various sums of money and bears a seal.

Tiny fragment of an account in Judaeo-Arabic. Names an Abū l-Qāsim al-Jawharī.

Some sort of index arranged by Hebrew roots, alongside other very damaged text.

Late letter in Judaeo-Arabic from a certain Reuven [Najjar y Feliz?] to Moshe Najjar y Feliz, probably his brother, dated 4 Settembre '56. It deals primarily with the trade in textiles and clothing. In addition to the recipient, two other business partners are awaiting news and a shipment from the writer: Se. Simḥa (אלס׳ סמחה) and Se. Iro (? אלס׳ אירו). The writer has sent a shipment bearing the the name "Fratelli Najjar" in Italian ("fī-l-talyāno") and bearing the initials FN (which he writes out in Latin script). Another interesting linguistic feature: the recipient seems to be addressed in the second line as "O Mosas" (יא מוזאז). In the second line of the margin, the writer alludes to information that R. Moshe Castro had conveyed to the recipient, suggesting a date of mid-16th-century—so perhaps 4 September, 1556 CE. ASE.

Almost certainly the address of the letter in the previous shelfmark: to Fusṭāṭ, to Fratelli Najjar. Again mentions Moshe Castro in a postscript.

Judaeo-Arabic letter, very faded.

Fragment of an account in Judaeo-Arabic