Type: Letter

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T-S NS 31.27
Informal note. In Judaeo-Arabic. Perhaps addressed to a Moshe (l. 2). Concerning small business transactions.
T-S NS 31.30
Informal note in Judaeo-Arabic. May be late. Concerning a business transaction.
T-S NS 31.34
Letter addressed to Moshe Levi b. Zakkār. (Same addressee as in T-S NS 31.2.) In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Late, perhaps 15th–17th century.
T-S NS 31.7
Letter from the office of the Nagid Yehoshuaʿ Maimonides (d. 1355) in which the cantor Faraj Allāh is ordered to arrange a collection for a traveler. (Information from Mediterranean Society, III, p. 494)
T-S NS 31.8
Petition of a widow whose only remaining son had been killed by the Ghuzz (Seljuks), while her four other grown-up sons had died as well, and herself being unable to work. She appeals to the Jewish community for appropriate clothing for the holidays. The letter is written calligraphically by Hillel b. Eli (1066-1108). (Information from Mediterranean Society, II, p. 501; III, pp. 238-239)
T-S NS 310.5
Draft of a letter from Ḥalfon b. Netanel ha-Levi, perhaps in Damascus, to R. Ḥiyya. In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Ca. 1145–46 CE. India Book 4 (Hebrew description below; full English to come)
T-S NS 310.56
Letter of condolence to Nissim
T-S NS 311.132
Very faded letter on recto. On verso literary material,
T-S NS 311.135
Documentary; an appeal for assistance in time of persecution (info from FGP)
T-S NS 311.14
Family/business letter from Shelomo, unknown location, to his 'father,' in al-Maḥalla. In Judaeo-Arabic. Mostly dealing with textiles. The person who was supposed to deliver the two furs said that he forgot them in Sammanūd. The sender also reports that every Saturday he goes to Abū Naṣr b. Abū l-Munā to study the Talmud with him, currently tractate ʿAvoda Zara. AA
T-S NS 311.4
Recto: probably a begging letter, but the text is very damaged. On verso Hebrew piyyut and Arabic account - needs examination
T-S NS 312.100
letter, most probably addressed to Jewish communities in Egypt. (Info from FGP)
T-S NS 312.123
Damaged Hebrew poetic letter
T-S NS 312.13b
Small fragment, probably from a letter in Hebrew mentions Barukh b. R. Ishaq (Info from FGP)
T-S NS 312.142
Long and damaged letter addressed to Nehorai b. Nissim. The sender's name is faded. The letter opens with large section of Hebrew blessings accompanied by Biblical verses. (Info from FGP and AA)
T-S NS 312.143
Probably a letter asking for assistance. The writer arrived from a land far away (גית מן בלאד אן בעיד) and he is lonely (אשב בדד). Sayyidna and al-Sheikh al-Rasuy are mentioned. The hand is familiar from the circle of Maimonides and his son. AA
T-S NS 312.144
Formulas for letters
T-S NS 312.29
A letter, probably a draft, to a notable named Binyamin, and regards are sent to his sons Ya'aqov, and Yeshu'a probably residents of Jerusalem. Also mentioned. Shemuel ha-Maskil, Menshshe and Shemarya. The writer regret his separation from them and is asking them not to forget him. AA
T-S NS 312.37
Letter segment, probably to Nahray b. Nissim.
T-S NS 312.76
Recto: beginning of a letter; verso: a few words in Judaeo-Arabic (concerning the Day of Atonement) and pen exercises in Arabic script; with marginalia. (info from FGP)