Recommendation letter by Abraham Maimonides (b. Moses Maimonides) in his own hand, addressed to a judge in a provincial town. Dated 1547 of the Seleucid Era (= 1235 CE).Condition: torn, holesLayout: 17 lines + marginalia (recto); 10 lines (verso)
Recto: letter from Abraham Masʿūd, dealing with trade in silk and linen, and mentioning Elijah Saloniko (אליא שלונקו). Verso: accounts.Condition: torn, holes, fadedLayout: 29 lines (recto); accounts + marginalia (verso)
Recto: business letter from Abraham Monsun to David, in Egypt (16th–17th century). Verso: calculations, probably accounts.Condition: torn, rubbed, stainedLayout: 20 lines + marginalia (recto); accounts (verso)
Letter by Abraham Palieche to his sister, dated Elul 1564 (= 1253 CE). He is in Egypt/Cairo and wants her to come to meet him with the first ship to Alexandria.Condition: holes, rubbed, fadedLayout: 39 lines + marginalia (recto); 34 lines (verso)
Part of a letter, c. mid-16th century, from Abraham Sagis, in Jerusalem, to Joseph Qorqos, who is normally resident in Jerusalem but is currently visiting Egypt, regarding the distribution of funds sent to Jerusalem by various Egyptian donors, including the dignitary Solomon Alašqar, from which support was also given to the Ashkenazi yešiva and the recipient’s own yešiva, both in Jerusalem. Mentions David Zulati, Jacob Galican, Jacob Hami, Judah, Abraham, and Mordechai.Condition: torn, holesLayout: 41 lines (recto); 7 lines (verso)
Recto: letter from Abraham Sagis (סאגיש) in Safed to an individual in Egypt who had previously studied with the sage Moses di Trani in Safed. Abraham complains about an outstanding debt owed by the recipient, and the recipient’s stinginess toward the descendants of his former teacher. Signed Abraham Sagis. Verso: part of an address. C. late 16th century.Condition: tornLayout: 35 lines + marginalia (recto); 1 line (verso)
Letter to Joseph Ardia (ארדיעה) from Abraham Vilon (וילון) (probably 16th century), mentioning Francisco Grisolin (פרנסיסקו גריסולין) and dealing with large sums in florins. Address on verso.Condition: torn, holesLayout: 24 lines + marginalia (recto); 1 line (verso)
Commentary on the 1501 Astronomical Tables by Abraham Zacut (Zacuto b. Salamanca; 1452) written by Abraham Gascon (16th century) and adapted to the geographical position of Cairo.Condition: tornLayout: 20-23 lines
Letter by Abraham al-Dimašqī the teacher b. Jethro, with lengthy Hebrew blessings, and asking for support.Condition: torn, holesLayout: 22 lines (recto; verso is blank)
Recto: part of a Karaite ketubba (it mentions the custom of the בני מקרא), accompanied by a note. Addresses in Judaeo-Arabic (in different hands and ink, from each other and the ketubba) have been added to the blank space on recto and to verso. The sender is Abraham b. Abū Joseph, and the recipient, a Karaite (probably, suggested by הששנה הפרחת) named Manṣūr b. Abū l-Ḥasan of Damascus.Condition: Badly tornLayout: 10 lines (recto); 6 lines (verso)
Fragment of the start of letter, from Abraham b. Benjamin the teacher, quoting Isaiah 58:11, Psalm 132:11, Zechariah 10:6 and Psalm 18:45.Condition: tornLayout: 15 lines (recto; verso is blank)
Letter from Abraham b. David b. Suḡmār, probably in Alexandria, to his son David in Fusṭāṭ (c. 1055 CE).Condition: holes, rubbedLayout: 20 lines (recto); 14 lines (verso)