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)
Part a letter in the handwriting of Abū Zikrī Kohen, probably sent from Aden to India (ca. 1130/40 CE). The letter has been cut, leaving only the margins at the top and one side.Condition: Torn, stained, rubbedLayout: 10 lines (recto); marginalia (verso)
Letter from Joseph b. Abraham, in Aden, to Abraham Ibn Yijū, in India, that mentions arsenic destined for Ceylon. Also mentions Abū ʿAlī b. Ṭayyib and Abū l-Surūr b. Ḵallūf.Condition: torn, holes, rubbedLayout: 9 lines + marginalia (recto); 5 lines (verso)
Recto: a letter from Maḍmūn b. Ḥasan in Aden to Abraham Ibn Yijū in India, ca. 1135 CE. This fragment is in Maḍmūn’s hand, but T-S NS J1 is a copy of the same letter written by Maḍmūn’s scribe. The letter details the misconduct of Bama, Ibn Yijū’s servant. Bama had been living quite the high life in Aden. He had found himself accommodation and ordered Maḍmūn to cover his (extensive) living expenses, but worst of all, ‘most of the time’ he has met with Maḍmūn he’s been blind drunk. Maḍmūn is disgusted by Bama’s behaviour and wonders why on earth Ibn Yijū has sent him to Aden. Verso: Ibn Yijū’s accounts in his own hand.Condition: Slightly torn, verso is fadedLayout: 50 lines
Letter from Maḍmūn b. Ḥasan in Aden to Abraham Ibn Yijū in India, 1133. The letter can be identified as from Maḍmūn to Ibn Yijū because it is written by Maḍmūn’s usual scribe and refers to locations in India where Ibn Yijū is known to have lived. Maḍmūn offers sympathy for Ibn Yijū’s recent uncomfortable sea voyage, discusses their trade in commodities including pepper, sugar, copper, coinage, and glass, mentions the severe losses he incurred in the outfitting of a ship.Layout: 56 lines + marginalia (recto); 13 lines (verso)
Letter from Maḍmūn b. Ḥasan (i.e. Maḍmūn b. Yefet) in Aden to Abraham Ibn Yijū in India (c. 1130 CE).Condition: tornLayout: 37 lines (recto); 20 lines (verso)
Recto: Judaeo-Arabic letter of Maḍmūn ibn al-Ḥasan ibn Bandār, representative of the merchants in Aden, to Abraham Ibn Yijū in India. Verso: list of names in Arabic script.Condition: Torn, stained, rubbedLayout: 8 lines (recto); 4 lines (verso)
Letter from Maḵlūf b. Ḥasan in Aden to Abraham Ibn Yijū in India, mentioning Abū l-Ḵayr, ʿAbd al-Malik, and Ḵalaf.Condition: Holes, stained, slightly rubbedLayout: 32 lines (recto); 23 lines (verso)
Letter from Ḵalaf b. Isaac in Aden to Ḥalfon b. Nathaniel, dated 1452 of the Seleucid era (= 1140 CE).Condition: torn, holes, rubbedLayout: 26 lines (recto); 3 lines (verso)
Recto: Judaeo-Arabic commercial letter of Ḵalaf b. Isaac in Aden to Abraham Ibn Yijū in India, ca. 1140 CE. Verso: Hebrew liturgical poem by Ibn Yijū.Condition: Torn, stained, rubbedLayout: 25 lines (recto); 13 lines (verso)