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Regular expressions
The Princeton Geniza Project database allows for search expressions containing certain 'regular expressions'. Regular expressions are codes that can be inserted in search queries to match patterns of text.
| ^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 |
T-S Ar.40.73
Recto: Literary. Page in calligraphic Hebrew from the beginning of Sefer Zmanim in the Mishneh Torah, dating the fragment to ~1180 CE at the very earliest. Verso: Notes in calligraphic Arabic script to a higher-ranked individual. There are two, oriented at 180˚ to each other. Probably drafts. The one at the top gives a string of titles (al-majlis al-sāmī al-ajallī al-ʿulwī al-dīwānī. . .), then praises for how the addressee helps those in need (... al-ṭālibīn wa-malja' al-muḥtājīn ʿindahā), then briefly brings up some matter relating to seafaring merchants (? aʿrāḍ al-tujjār al-sāfirīn). Concludes "fa-lahā waffaqahā allāh al-ra'y al-[...] fī dhālik." The one at the bottom complains that the addressee's letters have been cut off (inqaṭaʿat kutub sayyidī. . .) and requests that he please bestow the favor of continuing to including the writer in his business (fa-uḥibb an tamunna wa-tunʿima. . . bi-mā yashtaghilu bihi. . . wa-huwa waliyy bi-mā ya'mur bihi in shā' allāh). Needs further examination. ASE.
Library: CUL
Type: Letter
Tags:
arabic script
