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Type: Letter
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Letter from Yūsuf b. Hārūn. In Judaeo-Arabic, with idiosyncratic spellings. Addressed to Qayrawān, it seems. Dating: Likely 11th century. Dealing with trade in ṭabarī cloth, embroidered garments, and beads.
Letter. In Judaeo-Arabic. "Your friend, my brother Abū Bishr Al-Ṭabīb (the physician) sends his regards and asks you to honor him with whatever you need. If you [...], and inform him about your illness [...] and go see him, so that he can treat your eye." The writer goes on to mention flax and the village and the Sultan ('may God prolong his days'). Verso has many greetings. ASE.
Faded letter from Eli b. 'Amram the cantor to a notable named Abu [...] b. Masliah, asking him to assist David b. Yeshu'a ha-Gizbar to pay a debt and save him from prison. AA
Very faded and short business letter. 'Eli al-Khiyyat is mentioned
Torn late letter. The writer inform that a person named Qanfanton(?) cursed him and throw him to ... (the rest is torn).
confirmation of a payment of four dinars for purchasing of Torah (recto); Arabic: very faded notes (verso)- needs examination.
Faded late letter in Hebrew
An interesting letter of a son to his father, Mubarak, in Fustat. The son complains about his wife's insolence and quarrelsomeness. Especially noteworthy is his statement: אלדי קאל פיהא אלכתאב אשה ראעה צאראעת לבעלה - quoting a proverb attributed to Ben Sira in BT Yevamot 63b and Sanhedrin 100b. (Info by Oded Zinger)
Probably fragment from an Hebrew poetical letter
Opening of a letter to Shemuel ha-Dayyan- might be Shemuel b. Sa'adya Halevi (1165-1203). AA
Arabic: possibly an official document referring to Muslim judges on verso - needs examination.
Note from Ṣadoq b. Moshe Yerushalmi addressed to a dignitary. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Probably Mamluk-era. Reporting on the contents of a consignment of textiles. The numbers are written in Greek/Coptic numerals. Might be related to a dowry. On verso there is piyyut in a different hand. (Information from Goitein's index card.)
Arabic: list of names (recto); Hebrew: beginning of a letter (verso)
A letter in honor of the wedding of El'azar written by Shemuel. AA
On verso letter in Arabic - needs examination. On recto a piyyut written by Shelomo b. Elya who signed on verso.
Letter in Arabic script. Reused for Hebrew literary text. Needs examination.
On verso fragment of a damaged Arabic document surrounded by frame- needs examination. Above it few words from a colophon by Yefet the young man. On recto piyyut. AA
On recto a dirge, that might be connected to the letter on verso, addressed to the son of Halfon. The writer is sending regards to his sons and to Moshe and Abu Yaaqov. The letter is torn. AA
Letter from the Tiberias lepers.
Hebrew/Aramaic: opening of a letter to a dignitary (recto); Arabic: official document (verso) - needs examination
