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Type: Letter
10477 records found
Short Arabic note on verso - needs examination.
Recto: A private petition in Arabic script, 12th–13th century. For the formula, cf. T-S G1.26 (in Judaeo-Arabic). Verso: Three draft lines of a letter in Arabic script, followed by jottings consisting of the drawing of an elephant, a scale of justice, and a quotation from an Arabic poem of al-Zawzanī (d. 1039) transcribed into Hebrew letters, followed by a quotation from the Mishnah.
Verso: Unidentified text in Arabic script, possibly a letter or account. Needs further examination. On recto: Hebrew poetry on astronomical (and/or mystical?) themes.
The text is damaged. It is a short letter send from Yosef to the Jewish court(?). The writer is informing that he has no kids. At the bottom he is referring to the government order (תוקיע). It might a letter of appeal. AA
Very damaged text addressed , or referred to, the Rayyis.
Letter, with marginalia. Written in a beautiful hand. Some short business notes- an agreement made with R. Nathan about 10 dinars. Also mentioned the payment incumbent upon Avraham b. Daud and that was paid. Abu al-Faraj is also mentioned. AA
Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Reminding the addressee to meet with somebody and ask him a question (or legal query?) and convey the response, whether it was yes or no. Probably join with TS NS 292.12, which is addressed to Elya b. Zekharya from Musa b. Bu Nasr. (AA)
Fragment or a letter to Marwan b. Ibrahim, probably regarding business maters.
Letter addressed to al-Rayyis Rabbenu Eliyya (might be the judge Eliyya b. Zekharya). Fragment (top part only). About work on a Bible codex (muṣḥaf) in Dammūh. As soon as someone brings it, the sender will send it on to Eliyya. AA
Letter, mostly faded (only the last words of each line are preserved) written by Mevorakh b. Nathan (Date: 1150-1181)
Fragment of a letter, probably regarding business, in an untrained hand. Names: Abu `Ala; Abu Muna Aleksandrani; Abu Nasr; Abu Sa`id al-Suri
Letter written by the assistant of the Nagid Ishaq Sholal to Alexandria. (Info from FGP)
Order of delivery for one raṭl of olive oil (zayt ṭayyib). From Abū Zikrī Kohen to al-Shaykh Khalīl (or Khalaf?).
Letter from Yosef b. Farah from Alexandria to Abu Ya’aqov Ishaq, Fustat. Around 1057. The writer tries to get a copy of an answer by Hananel b. Hushiel, which Labrat b. Moshe b. Sugmar from Mahdiyya has. It is not clear what is the answer’s content and who received it, because of the document’s low quality. The letter was written shortly after the passing of Hananel. (Information from Gil, Kingdom, Vol. 3, #516) VMR
Fragment from the left part of a letter
Damaged fragment of a business letter. The name Abu Imran is preserved.
Opening of a letter, not much preserved. On verso few lines in Arabic, maybe the address? -Needs examination.
The text is too damaged to be identified correctly, but it seems as a letter
Upper part of a letter from Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi, Qalyub, to a family member in Fustat. He says he is doing well and thanks God for something having to do with his brother al-Shaykh Abu l-Ḥasan (see last line of recto). Verso also contains Arabic jottings. ASE.
A letter in a very cursive and hard to read script. The name Avraham is mentioned.
