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Legal document mentioning a certain Nathan ha-Kohen, who bought dyed cloth from Abū l-Afrāḥ ʿArūs b. Joseph, a well known purveyor of purple from the end of the 11th century, and discovered while packing it that it was discoloured or unevenly dyed. Verso contains two names, Sitt al-Ahl bint Mūsā and (probably the writer) Hiba b. Faraḥ, also known as Ibn al-T[...]. (Information from CUDL)

Bill of appointment to deliver a get (bill of divorce).

Legal document. Fragment (lower left piece). Dated: Ṭevet 5[...] AM. Probably ca. 16th century. Signed by Zekharya al-Kanzī.

Fragment from a legal deed from Cairo, under the authority of Sar Shalom Halevi from 1502 = 1191. AA

Possibly a legal document. Very faded. Mentions Abū l-Faḍl al-Maghribī, something ʿarabī (a hijrī date?), and possibly someone named Ḥananya.

Beginning of a legal document. In the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe? Stating that the two representatives (nuwwāb) of the Gaʾon have fulfilled his order. (Information in part from CUDL)

Recto: tiny fragment from a legal document. Verso: unidentified. (Information from CUDL)

Minute fragment from a bottom of a legal deed, but only few words are preserved.

Small piece of a legal document in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. (Information from CUDL)

Fragment of a legal document, mentioning Ibn Abū l-[...]ān and Bāb(?) al-Ḥarīr (silk) in New Cairo (al-Muʿizziya) and Fustat. Also specifies a sum of cash. (Information in part from CUDL)

Legal document. Fragment (lower left corner). In Hebrew rather than Judaeo-Arabic. Dated: 1 Av 48[24?] AM, which is (if correct) 1064 CE. Involves a woman and a Yosef.

Legal document mentioning Abū Faḍl and a certain Yefet. (Information from CUDL)

Legal document. (Information from CUDL)

Legal document or documents. Location: Fustat. Dated: 5470 AM, which is 1709/10 CE. Currency: muayyadi kesef/silver medin. One side involves the inheritance of the late Yaʿaqov Saqili (? שקילי) and his brothers Yiṣḥaq and Yehoshuaʿ. The other side involves someone with the surname Khalīfa. Needs further examination.

Legal document referring to various sums of money and individuals, such as Abū ʿAlī, Abraham ha-Sar the doctor and elder, Abū l-ʿAlā, Abū Naṣr, Abū l-Ṯanā (known as Ibn ʿAmmār) and a certain Nathan. (Information from CUDL)

Probably legal document. Tiny fragment. Mentions Yaḥyā ha-[...] and perhaps [ha]-Sar ha-A[dir]. (Information in part from CUDL)

Order of payment for Abū l-Surūr’s wages (6 dirhams), signed by Abū Zikrī Kohen. (Information from CUDL)

Legal document. (Information from CUDL)

Marriage contract (ketubba). Two fragments, which may not directly join with each other. Dated: [13]99 Seleucid, which is 1087/88 CE. Groom: Yefet b. Menashshe. Bride: Mawlāt bt. Mevasser, a divorcee. Written by Hillel b. ʿEli (dates: 1066–1108). Signed by ʿEli ha-Parnas and Meshullam b. [...] (Information in part from CUDL.) AA. ASE.

Deed of sale or gift of property. Damaged. Location: not preserved. Dating: not preserved, but 11th century seems likely, based on the uncommon formulae and the lack of any Judaeo-Arabic component. The document refers to Gentile courts as Bei Davār (בידואר), in line with Talmudic usage (cf. Bodl. MS heb. b 13/42). It seems that the buyers are a pair of sisters: Sittūnūh (? סתונוה) and Ḍiyāʾ. Their brother Yosef and another male relative named Efrayim are also involved, perhaps as guarantors. There is a fragment of one signature preserved, perhaps [Ya]ʿīsh b. [...]. AA. ASE.