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Type: Letter
10477 records found
Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Eloquent, sometimes rhyming. Appeals to ʿaṣabiyya, perhaps as a preface to asking for help.
Informal note. In Judaeo-Arabic. Very vague; mentioning a "tadhkīr."
Letter draft in Judaeo-Arabic. One line only. No names preserved except "Abū l-"
Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Discussing the purchase of skins (julūd). Mentions Abū Naṣr. Needs further examination.
Letter in Judaeo-Arabic to Abū l-Ḥasan in which the writer reminds him to come and bring him the book know as Razim. Verso was not photographed.
Fragment (lower part) of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic, with two large words in Arabic remaining from an earlier document. The subject matter is difficult to discern; it mentions "going down to the sea/water" and the blessing "may God not make you needy" for someone whom you ask for money. Some phrases rhyme. Verso was not photographed.
Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Needs examination.
Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Mentioning a boat, merchants, saffron.
Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Medieval. Needs examination.
Letter from Shelomo b. Eliyyahu to Yeshuʿa ha-Sar. In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. Draft, probably. Only formulaic content remains. In the upper margin there is a list of names and numbers in Judaeo-Arabic.
Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Unfortunately, most of it is covered up by the other fragment. Needs examination in person.
Informal note from Yeshuʿa to a Parnas. In Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions Abū l-Faraj and the bearer of the note and a court case.
Letter fragment. In Judaeo-Arabic. Cryptic. Mentions a blazing fire.
Letter fragment addressed to Moshe ha-Sar. Only the introduction is preserved.
Document about the shipment of a purse containing 113 dinars to Nahray b. Nissim and Yaʿaqov b. Ismāʿīl al-Andalusī. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: ca. 1050 CE. NB: Gil transcribed the document from the microfilm at the National Library of Israel that has the number 16152. The Rylands shelfmark is listed on the microfilm as 1860—4. The current shelfmark is JRL Gaster heb. ms 1863/17.
Informal note addressed to Abū Yaʿaqov. In Judaeo-Arabic. Wishing him good morning and reminding him to send the money for the megilla.
Letter from Eliyyahu b. Zekharya (=Eliyyahu the Judge?) to Abū l-Ṭ[āhir?]. In Judaeo-Arabic. Little of the content remains.
Letter fragment from a certain Sasson. In Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew. But the surviving phrases are very cryptic; needs further examination.
Letter fragment addressed to a Nagid. ʿAmram? [...] b. ʿAmram? Only a small sliip from the introduction is preserved.
Letter addressed to a dignitary. Only the introduction is preserved. No names.
