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Calendar for years 4756–4757 of the Era of Creation (= 995-996 to 996-997 CE) and 4760-4761 of the Era of Creation (= 999-1000 to 1000-1001 CE). The calendar includes information on the length of the variable months and intercalation, on moladot of all months, on days of the week of beginnings of months, festivals and fasts, and on the time of tequfot. The calendar also mentions that the tequfa of Nisan 4761 of the Era of Creation (= 1000-1001 CE) is the beginning of a new 28-year cycle of tequfot. (CUDL)

Recto: calendrical text discussing the months of Marḥešvan and Kislev. Verso: jottings.

Minute fragment in Hebrew characters.

Documentary per FGP - needs examination.

Bifolio with several different sorts of writing; probably mainly business accounts. In Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew. Mentions the name Yosef b. Ṣeror b. Naṣrallāh. There is a note addressed to al-Ḥakīm Yaʿaqov, which mentions ʿAmmār. There are instructions in Hebrew involving flour, water, and sulfur.

Accounts in Arabic script and Greek/Coptic numerals.

See PGP 26574

There are 13 items under this shelfmark. 105/13: Letter of appeal for charity from Ṭoviya Ashkenazi. In Hebrew. Dating: Catalogued as 16th century.

Documentary per FGP - needs examination. Includes 15 different shelfmarks. There are several documentary ones, but all may be Ashkenazi/non-Geniza.

Karaite ketubah from Cairo. The groom is Avraham Hakohen b. Shlomo. The bride is Esther known as 'Aziza d. Shmuel Halevi. AA

Documentary per FGP - needs examination.

Recto: Betrothal contract, Qaraite. Dated: Sunday, 4 Heshvan 5488 AM = 2039 Seleucid, which is 1727 CE. Location: Cairo. Groom: Naḥum ha-Levi b. Yosef b. Raḥamim. Bride: Marḥaba bt. Yaʿaqov ha-Levi b. Daniel ha-Rofe, virgin. Basic marriage payment: 50 silver pieces + gold seal + 1000 regular medins + 70 large medins. Early marriage payment: 200 large medins. Delayed marriage payment: 800 medins. Bride's agent: Her father. There follow the conditions. Witnesses: Yeshuʿa Sofer; Aharon Kohen known as ʿĀmmī; Moshe Rofe known as Ẓaʿir. There is a note underneath that may indicate that the marriage (הביאה) is to take place in 5493 AM (5 years later). Verso: Additional legal documents; awaiting examination.

Documentary per FGP - needs examination. No image yet.

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