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List of monetary figures in Arabic from one Ibrāhīm Malikī in which one of the entries on the verso mentions the year 1256 AH and the date 7 M[uharrem?], which is 1840CE. On both the recto and verso the symbol for silver kuruş appears throughout as "ق". The heading on the verso uses the verb " which suggests payments made but it is unclear whether Ibrāhīm Malikī receiving or making the payments described. MCD.

Accounts in an orderly scribal hand on a bifolium whose folding and size is suggestive of the existence of a broader ledger (from which there is at least one other join: JRL SERIES C 6). Based on the paleography, the dating is likely 19th- or late-18th century.

Accounts in an orderly scribal hand on a bifolium whose folding and size is suggestive of the existence of a broader ledger (from which there is at least one other join: JRL SERIES C 6). Based on the paleography, the dating is likely 19th- or late-18th century. With the exception of a single, possibly related, note in Judeo-Arabic on the recto the entirety of the document is in Arabic and the numerals are eastern Arabic. Many of the headings are organized by days of the week which encompass additional isolated entries that are designated by individuals' names. MCD.

Note in Arabic script, undeciphered. On the back of a fragment with Hebrew poetry.

Accounts in Arabic script and Hebrew script. Judaeo-Persian?

Letter in Arabic script, it seems discussing financial matters and someone's absence. ASE

Literary. Tafsīr on the Song of Songs. Verso: Also contains two lines in Arabic script, part or all of which is a name (Abū l-Riḍā. . . Abū l-Faḍl).

Four pages of a report of expenditures, written in large Arabic characters, made by the cantor Abu Sahl for repairs in the Muhra house. (S. D. Goitein, Mediterranean Society, 2:433) EMS

Recto: Accounts in Arabic script. Two entries concerning money owed to Abū Kathīr and a date (of repayment?) in Rabīʿ II. On verso there is a draft of a another document in Arabic script, crossed out.

Letter fragment. In Arabic script. Mentions sending something with someone. Needs examination.

Money order. In Arabic script with a Hebrew 'emet' at the top. Abū l-Faraj is asked to pay 2.5 dirhams to the bearer Sayyid Muḥammad (or Bū Majd?). Information from Goitein's note card.

Recto: Arabic script document, probably a letter. Verso: Judaeo-Arabic letter, mentioning Abū Sahl and books, including Kitāb al-Madkhal (of Shemuel b. Hofni) and Halakhot Gedolot. Very faded. Information from FGP. Needs further examination.

Recto: Draft of a letter. "If your brother Abū Saʿīd does not have this amount, let him approach Abū Naṣr, and let the two of them return with this amount. . . . Tell him that as soon as it arrives, he should take it to Abū Zikrī." Verso: Lists of names (Bū Naṣr, Bū ʿUmar) and goods in Judaeo-Arabic and Arabic.

Legal document in Arabic script. Dated: 4[..] AH (so no later than 1106 CE). Needs examination.

Recto: fragment of an official Arabic document. (Information from CUDL)

Recto: Letter in Arabic script. Missing only the first couple lines. The writer mentions exchanges of goods (ll.2–3); the rent of a house (l. 3); the sad news of the boy's illness (ḍuʿf al-ṣaghīr, ll.4–5); and that he paid a visit (aftaqid) the addressee's wife and she is in good health (probably after an illness). Needs further examination. ASE.

Account in Arabic script, including items such as zayt ṭayyib and waraq. Needs further examination.

Letter fragment in Arabic script in the margin of a Coptic New Testament. "اعملوا/تعملوا معروفكم الى اورشليم وان كان ينبغي ان امضي انا ايضا الى ها هناك اذهبوا معي فاني . . . عليكم." Planning a trip to Jerusalem? Needs further examination.

Document in Arabic script. Small fragment. Looks official.

Letter fragment in Arabic script. Needs examination.