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Literary monologue given by Sholem Aleichem himself on traveling for mandatory conscription, and on a the lonely son and the world's almighty god – undated – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 202) – in Yiddish. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 49). MCD.

Prayers and religious commentaries – undated – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 233) – in Hebrew. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 33). MCD.

Prayer – undated – Bassatine Cemetery – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 234) – in Hebrew. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 38). MCD.

Diagram of the structure of Rambam's commentaries on the Talmud's "Tractate Middot" – undated – Bassatine Cemetery – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 236) – in Hebrew. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 38). MCD.

Religious prayers and pardons – undated – Bassatine Cemetery – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 237) – in Hebrew. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 47). MCD.

Religious exegesis, on the recto pen trials and on the verso a proverb repeated three times – undated – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 241) – in Aramaic (recto) and in Hebrew (verso). (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 47). MCD.

Religious commentary and exegesis – undated – Bassatine Cemetery – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 248 repeated) – in Hebrew. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 40). MCD.

Religious exegesis – undated – Bassatine Cemetery – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 257) – in Hebrew. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 44). MCD.

Religious commentary – undated – Bassatine Cemetery – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 265) – in Hebrew. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 44). MCD.

Verses from the Book of Genesis on Adam and Eve – undated – Museum of Islamic Art (number 273) – in Hebrew. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 33). MCD.

Script for a number of theatrical characters – undated – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 278) – in Yiddish. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 31). MCD.

Prayers and blessings that God protect the people of Israel – undated – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 28) – in Hebrew. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 35). MCD.

Hymns for "Hannukah" – undated – Bassatine Cemetery – (number 280) – in Hebrew and French. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 39). MCD.

Illustration for the first page of a book, there is Hebrew written on the bottom of the first page of the manuscript a revised edition of the ethics of the Syrian philosopher Yaḥyā ibn ʿAdī, which is found preserved in a Syrian monastery library and was copied in the year 1283CE / 672AH – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 284) – in Arabic. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa. ed. Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 30). MCD.

Monologue (poem presented by one of the actors before the theatrical performance) of the first page and the opening of the second in six paragraphs (4 + 4 +3 + 2 + 5 + 5) it is followed in the second page up until the end of page 7 by a theatrical script of a discussion between God and Satan ending in laughter then the curtain call after Satan's chorus finishes singing – undated – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 287) – in Yiddish. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 31). MCD.

Poetry – undated – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 294) – in Italian. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa. ed. Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, p. 29). MCD.

Narrative of events and stories of religious figures – undated – Bassatine Cemetery – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 296) – in Hebrew. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 39). MCD.

Selections from the poetry of Ḥayyim Nahman Bialik – Bassatine Cemetery – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 297) – in Yiddish. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 31). MCD.

The story of the prophet Joseph and his brothers illustrated in fourteen scenes – undated – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 298) – in Judeo-Arabic and French. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 46). MCD.

Image from an announcement for the press and publishing house of Samuel Levi Ṣukīsermān regarding the publishing of the "Torah from Zion" and the bottom of the announcment is about the receipt of an amount of money payment for a copy of the book "Ve-Yitsbor Yosef" in Hebrew and some German – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 53) – undated. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 36). MCD.