Part of a letter, c. 1025 CE, written by Abraham b. Gaʾon Solomon b. Judah, to David b. Aaron, in Fusṭāṭ, giving brief details of a recent visit to Damascus, explaining that he had already written to the recipient during the feast (probably of Tabernacles), but that the letter had been delayed due to local disturbances. He mentions the arrival of Ṣedaqa b. Menaḥem, from Fusṭāṭ, who praises the recipient for his kindness towards him.Condition: tornLayout: 28 lines (recto), 4 lines (verso)
Letter to Elijah the judge from Abraham b. Solomon the Yemenite, talking about his personal situation and the general circumstances in Palestine.Condition: holes, rubbedLayout: 28 lines + marginalia (recto); 11 lines (verso)
Poem by Abraham b. Yijū, praising Maḍmūn b. Yefet as a defender of the Jewish faith against the Karaites.Condition: rubbedLayout: 18-21 lines + marginalia
Letter from Abraham b. Yijū to his brothers and sisters after his safe return from India, written in Aden in 1149 CE.Condition: torn, holes, rubbedLayout: 31 lines + marginalia (recto); 12 lines (verso)
Recto: poem written by Abraham b. Yijū in praise of Maḍmūn b. Ḥasan (i.e. Maḍmūn b. Yefet), cursing his enemies. Probably written in Aden, c. 1140-41 CE. Verso: crossed-out list of commodities such as metals and their quantities in Arabic script.Condition: holes, rubbedLayout: 24 lines (recto); 13 lines (verso)
Letter from Abraham b. Šabbetay of Minyat Zifta, Egypt, to various congregations, including Bilbays and Benhā, concerning the preparation of cheese for Passover.Condition: holes, rubbedLayout: 19 lines (recto; verso is blank)
Letter from Abraham b. Šabbetay, judge of Minyat Zifta, to Abū Isḥāq ha-Kohen b. Samuel. It’s a personal letter that discusses various bits of news, including an annoying house guest is an inveterate gambler. It mentions a number of people, including Abū l-Faraj, Abū l-Ḵayr, Abraham Ibn al-Azhar and his son Ibrahim the cantor.Layout: 20 lines + marginalia (recto); 16 lines + marginalia (verso)
Official letter to Ḥalfon he-Ḥaver, signed by Abraham b. Šemaʿya he-Ḥaver, descendant of Šemaʿya Gaʾon, and Isaac b. Samuel ha-Sefardi, formally asking for a testimony concerning the purity of the wares of Beraḵot.Condition: torn, holes, rubbedLayout: 11 lines (recto; verso is blank)
An astronomical treatise by Abraham b. ʿAnzar(?) on the seven planets and the model of the Universe. Mentions Hipparchus, Ptolemy, Abraham bar Ḥayya, Copernicus and the philosopher Abū Bakr b. al-Ṣāyiḡ (ibn Bajja), whose book the author read with a Muslim.Condition: Torn, holes, slightly rubbed, slightly stainedLayout: 15–27 lines (2v is blank)
Letter to Abū l-Riḍā b. Abū l-Surūr from Abraham b. Ḥabīb concerning business matters. Mentions Faraḥ Abū Harūn (?) b. Rajā, and Abū Zikrī Abū l-Wafā Tamīm. 11th-13th century.Layout: 13 lines (recto), 2 lines (verso)