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Tag: late heb
292 records found
Letter from Moshe b. Abudarham, probably in Rashīd, to Elʿazar al-Kātib, probably in Alexandria. In Hebrew. Dating: Second half of 16th century, based on Avraham David's identification of the writer. Regarding business in resin, saffron(?), soap, and myrtle. Mentions Damietta and Alexandria. See tag for other letters by the same writer. Information from FGP.
Responsum regarding a cantor who mistakenly called to six readers instead of seven in Shabbat Hodesh.
Published Glick, Seridei Teshuvot, II, p. 894-888.
Late letter in Hebrew, mentioning Avraham Castro (line 5). Needs further examination.
Draft of a court record that was copied into the register of the court in Cairo. Regarding items sent from Salonika to Rashid (Data from FGP)
Letter addressed to Yedidya Shelomo Yisrael. In Hebrew and Aramaic. Also mentions a R. Navon. The writer mentions wishing to copy a manuscript from a 'ktav yad hedyot.' Needs further examination. At the bottom of the page are some accounts in Judaeo-Arabic mentioning currencies such as gurush, maḥbūb (both "ṣuḥāḥ"/true and "Istanbuli") and perhaps a French denomination (פראנסאי?). There is also a note mentioning a Krispin that is dated: Sunday, 29 Av 5574 AM, which is 1814 CE.
Beginning of a late letter in Hebrew to Shelomo [..] regarding a man named Yaʿaqov Naḥman b. Shemuel and a woman named [...] bt. Moshe.
Legal deed. Rental contract. In Hebrew. Dating: Second half of the 16th century. Siwār, the wife of Shemuel b. Yiṣḥaq de Molina leases an apartment to Avraham al-Jazīra. Information from FGP.
See ENA NS 37.2 Needs further examination.
Late legal document in Hebrew regarding the arrangements following somebody's death and the expenses of the mourners including an Esther and an ʿAzīza.
Fragment (lower right corner) of a late letter in Hebrew. Mentions a consul (הקונסילו); someone going to Egypt/Fustat; "I looked everywhere and found no cure except for this. . . ." The writer signs Yaʿaqov Sh[...].
Shiddukhin document (or a draft of one) for the daughter of Ḥalfon b. Moshe. The conditions include sums in peraḥim and discussion of living arrangements. The year is given in the final line but is very faded.
Mysterious document. In Hebrew. Late, probably 17th century, after the death of ʿAzarya Ze'evi. The document itself is extremely faded and nearly imposible to read from the digital image. It contains evocative phrases such as "like the custom of merchants"; "who imposed their religion"; "succour us out of the city" (2 Samuel 18:3). Signed: Yehuda Esperial (אישפיריאל); Yisra'el b. ʿAzarya Ze'evi (ZL); Yiṣḥaq Ṣabāḥ.
Business letter. Mainly in Hebrew, with scattered words in Judaeo-Arabic and perhaps other languages. Late. Dealing with flax, clove, frankincense, aloe vera, cassia fistula. Mentions interesting names like גורגי דגראדי and a certain Christopoulou.
Fragment of a late partnership agreement.
Fragment of a late letter in Hebrew.
Eloquent late letter of appeal for charity with a Hebrew and Aramaic prologue and a Judaeo-Arabic body. The writer is Yiṣḥaq [. . .]
End of a late letter in Hebrew from Avraham R[...], in which he describes how he successfully made a match for the daughter of [...] with Shemuel Brodoy (?), and the wedding took place on such-and-such date, and now the addressee is urged to pay promptly for the service.
Letter fragment. In Hebrew. Late.
Small fragment of a document in Hebrew, probably late, mentioning someone who betrothed a woman (erusin).
Letter, fragment (lower left corner), from Shalom b. Sīd. In Hebrew. Dating: First half of the 16th century. The writer reports on business progress to his employer or partner. He mentions Yaʿaqov Shānjī in line 6 and a Venetian ship in line 7. Information from Avraham David's edition on FGP.
