Geniza Lab

Order. Might be from Abū Zikrī Kohen. The addressee is to give the bearer 1/2 raṭl of something, probably soap (צאבו[ן]). On recto there is Hebrew literary text.

Damaged fragment from the bottom of a legal deed. On verso there are some more faded words, not necessarily connected with recto.

Legal document. Probably a small fragment of a deed of sale, since rights are granted for "destruction and construction." (Information in part from CUDL)

Fragment of a legal document, involving someone named Salāma. There may also be citations from rabbinic sources. (Information in part from CUDL and AA.)

Record of the birth of a male child. Dated: 1476 Seleucid, which is 1165/66 CE. The boy is given the name Moshe; the names Abū Saʿd and Maḥfūẓ are also mentioned. (Information in part from CUDL.)

Legal formulary.

Recto: Legal document. In the hand of Shemuel b. Seʿadya ha-Levi. Fragment (upper left corner). Location: Fustat. Dating: 1160–65 or 1160–69 CE, as it was drawn up under the authority of the Nagid Netanel b. Moshe ha-Levi. A man named [...] b. Elʿazar makes an acknowledgment in favor of Abū Naṣr al-ʿAṭṭār. No other details are preserved.

Probably a fragment of a get (bill of divorce) for a certain Yaḥyā.

Small fragment of a legal document, probably.

Legal query sent to the Judge Anaṭoli about a debt. In the hand of Berakhot b. Shemuel. See Mordechai Akiva Friedman, "Responsa of Abraham Maimonides on a Debtor's Travails," in Genizah Research after Ninety Years – The Case of Judaeo-Arabic, ed. J. Blau & S. C. Reif, Cambridge 1992, pp. 82–92. (AA)

See PGP 20944

Fragment of a bifolio containing a letter or legal declaration in Judaeo-Arabic. It has to do with asserting the rights of a muqaddam (Jewish communal leader) and how the community will not oppose him. Names Ibrāhīm b. ʿUthmān and his son.

Few words from the top part of a legal deed.

Recto: legal document in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe, dealing with business matters. Verso: badly rubbed and illegible. (Information from CUDL)

Legal document(s) in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. Concerning the sale of property. There is writing on both recto and verso; unclear if everything belongs to a single document or more than on edocument. This is a draft, since the writing is on both sides and since this is paper rather than parchment. There are burn marks. The preserved text describes the boundaries of the property, listing many landmarks and several names (e.g., the house of Ibn Shajara). Other names include [Abū l-]Faḍl b. Moshe and someone titled Rosh ha-Qehilot (both of these are on T-S AS 153.242). Join by CUDL; exact ordering of the fragments has not been determined.

Legal document in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. (Information from CUDL)

Fragment of the beginning of a legal document, mentioning [...] ha-Kohen. (Information from CUDL)

End of a legal query mentioning a ketubba. (Information in part from CUDL)

Legal document or statement integrated into the letter on verso. Verso: letter in a different hand, mentioning ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. ʿAbd [...] and Egyptian dinars. (Information from CUDL)

Recto: Fragment of a legal document, referring to transactions and mentioning Ibn al-Bayrūtī and ‘in the hand of Abū ʿAlī ha-Levi’. Verso: jottings. (Information from CUDL)