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Recto: Letter to Elʿazar he-Ḥasid Tifʾeret he-Ḥasidim. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: 13th century. The handwriting has Andalusī alephs, some words almost like the handwriting of a Maimonides. Might be a draft. Mentions the matter of 'our colleagues in the little apartment (al-quwayʿa)' and explains why something is impossible (wa-māniʿ dhālika min wajhayn). The letter seems to trail off mid-sentence, and the last two lines are in a different hand. Verso: Another letter in Judaeo-Arabic, it seems in a different hand. This one is a draft of a letter of appeal for help or charity. (Information in part from Goitein's index card.)