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Regular expressions
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| ^string | Matches the text at the beginning of the string |
| string$ | Matches the text at the end of the string |
| . | Matches any single character (including special characters) |
| a* | Matches the sequence of zero or more of the specified character |
| a+ | Matches the sequence of one or more of the specified character |
| a? | Matches zero or one occurrence of the specified character |
| abc|def | Matches either one of the specified strings |
| [abc] | Matches any one of the specified characters |
Boolean Search
The Princeton Geniza Project database uses a boolean full-text search. This type of search allows users to combine keywords with operators to refine searches. Possible operators and examples of their use:
| מולאנא מולאי | Search for rows that contain either of two words by simply typing them consecutively. In this case, the search will find documents that contain either מולאי or מולאנא. |
| כתאבי +מולאי+ | Use a + sign before word to search for rows that contain all of them (in this case the words כתאבי and מולאי) |
| כתאבי AND מולאי כתאבי OR מולאי | The keyword AND indicates that both search terms must be present in the results. OR matches either search term. |
| כתאב –כתאבה | Use a - sign to exclude a term from your results (in this case, the search will include כתאב but exclude כתאבה) |
| *כתאב ?כתאב |
Use an asterisk or a question mark as a wildcard. An asterix matches any number of characters. A question mark matches any single character |
Halper 460
Memorial lists. "Contains five lists. 1. ll. 1-16: The Gaonim of the Yeshivah in Jerusalem (and later in exile), from 1046 to about 1138, that is the dynasty from Solomon ha-Kohen to Matsliaḥ ha-Kohen; 2. l. 17 - l. 9: The Gaonim of the Yeshivah in Fustat; 3. l. 10 - l. 10: The Dynasty of Nagidim of Egypt. The first legible name in this line is that of Mevorakh ben Sa'adia (1094-1111). The list ends with Nethaniel, who served immediately before Maimonides. See Mann: The The Jews in Egypt and in Palestine under the Fāṭimid caliphs / Jacob Mann. London : Oxford Univ. Press, 1920, v. 2, p. 249-250; M. Cohen: Jewish self-government in medieval Egypt : the origins of the office of head of the Jews, ca. 1065-1126 / Marc R. Cohen. Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1980, p.132-156; 4. ll. 11-20: The list of a family of ha-Khamim. Mostly illegible; 5. l. 21- 11: Leaders of the Fustat community; concluded with a prayer for the Community, of which one line is extant." Information from Penn catalog.
Library: CAJS
Type: List or table
Tags:
memorial list
