The Muslim court registers of ירושלים YERUŜALAYIM preserve Jewish lives that disappear from royal chronicles. They record captivity and ransom, communal property, rebuilding, ritual authority, pilgrimage, and the use of an imperial court by יהודים YEHUDIM whose institutions remained subject to non-Jewish rule.1
Sixteenth century
ט״ו בחשוון ה׳רצ״ח 15th 𝑜𝑓 Ḥeŝvan, AM 5298Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed
An Ottoman order directed governor Mustafa to return an unlawful levy collected from the Jewish and Christian communities of ירושלים YERUŜALAYIM.
ט״ו בחשוון ה׳רצ״ח 15th 𝑜𝑓 Ḥeŝvan, AM 5298: An Ottoman order directed governor Mustafa to return an unlawful levy collected from the Jewish and Christian communities of ירושלים YERUŜALAYIM.
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כ״א בכסלו ה׳שי״ז 21st 𝑜𝑓 Kislev, AM 5317Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed
Sarah bat David entered ten years of service for the debt that secured her release from captivity.
כ״א בכסלו ה׳שי״ז 21st 𝑜𝑓 Kislev, AM 5317: Sarah bat David entered ten years of service for the debt that secured her release from captivity. The court formula records consent, but the surviving research summary does not establish how freely a recently ransomed captive could refuse.
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י״ד בתשרי ה׳ש״כ 14th 𝑜𝑓 Tiŝrei, AM 5320Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed
Katerina discharged a debt to Murdukhan ben מנחם MENAḤEM after seven years of service and a final payment.
י״ד בתשרי ה׳ש״כ 14th 𝑜𝑓 Tiŝrei, AM 5320: Katerina discharged a debt to Murdukhan ben מנחם MENAḤEM after seven years of service and a final payment.
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Eighteenth century
כ״ב בשבט ה׳ת״ע 22nd 𝑜𝑓 Ŝʾvat, AM 5470Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed
A court deed recorded burial ground for יהודים YEHUDIM at הר הזיתים HAR HA'ZEITIM.
כ״ב בשבט ה׳ת״ע 22nd 𝑜𝑓 Ŝʾvat, AM 5470: A court deed recorded burial ground for יהודים YEHUDIM at הר הזיתים HAR HA'ZEITIM. The community later used the deed against a challenge to Jewish burial there.
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Nineteenth century
י״ט באב ה׳תקצ״ג 19th 𝑜𝑓 Av, AM 5593Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed
A tenant acknowledged Jewish communal ownership of a house near the lake in טבריה TEVERIYA.
י״ט באב ה׳תקצ״ג 19th 𝑜𝑓 Av, AM 5593: A tenant acknowledged Jewish communal ownership of a house near the lake in טבריה TEVERIYA.
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כ״ב באלול ה׳תקצ״ג 22nd 𝑜𝑓 Elul, AM 5593Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed
Seven רבנים RABANIM settled accounts connected with Jewish communal management in צפת ẒEFAT.
כ״ב באלול ה׳תקצ״ג 22nd 𝑜𝑓 Elul, AM 5593: Seven רבנים RABANIM settled accounts connected with Jewish communal management in צפת ẒEFAT. Their appointment preceded the court record.
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שבט ה׳תקצ״ו Ŝʾvat, AM 5596Precision: month · Basis: not-assessed
Court officials inspected the four linked בתי כנסת BATEI KʾNESET of Yohanan ben Zakkai.
שבט ה׳תקצ״ו Ŝʾvat, AM 5596: Court officials inspected the four linked בתי כנסת BATEI KʾNESET of Yohanan ben Zakkai. The edition's Islamic and civil dates conflict, so only the Hebrew month is assigned.
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כ״א בתמוז ה׳תקצ״ו 21st 𝑜𝑓 Tamuz, AM 5596Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed
Muhammad Ali authorized rebuilding the Hurva courtyard within its former boundaries.
כ״א בתמוז ה׳תקצ״ו 21st 𝑜𝑓 Tamuz, AM 5596: Muhammad Ali authorized rebuilding the Hurva courtyard within its former boundaries.
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ט״ז באייר ה׳תר״א 16th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5601Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed
A court ordered a Jewish communal officer to טבריה TEVERIYA for two years after a dispute over communal accounts, followed by a longer exclusion from three cities.
ט״ז באייר ה׳תר״א 16th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5601: A court ordered a Jewish communal officer to טבריה TEVERIYA for two years after a dispute over communal accounts, followed by a longer exclusion from three cities.
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ה׳ בסיון ה׳תר״ב 5th 𝑜𝑓 Sivan, AM 5602Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed
Jewish leaders petitioned to repair a communal courtyard for a bakery and rooms for poor residents.
ה׳ בסיון ה׳תר״ב 5th 𝑜𝑓 Sivan, AM 5602: Jewish leaders petitioned to repair a communal courtyard for a bakery and rooms for poor residents.
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י״א באלול ה׳תר״ב 11th 𝑜𝑓 Elul, AM 5602Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed
A court inspection measured the old courtyard and permitted the bakery and rooms within the earlier structure's limits.
י״א באלול ה׳תר״ב 11th 𝑜𝑓 Elul, AM 5602: A court inspection measured the old courtyard and permitted the bakery and rooms within the earlier structure's limits.
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י״ט בטבת ה׳תר״ג 19th 𝑜𝑓 Tevet, AM 5603Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed
A governor's order protected the permitted Jewish communal bakery and poor housing.
י״ט בטבת ה׳תר״ג 19th 𝑜𝑓 Tevet, AM 5603: A governor's order protected the permitted Jewish communal bakery and poor housing.
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כ״ז בסיון ה׳תר״ד 27th 𝑜𝑓 Sivan, AM 5604Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed
A court inspected a Jewish בית כנסת BEIT KʾNESET and adjoining endowment structures after neighbors objected.
כ״ז בסיון ה׳תר״ד 27th 𝑜𝑓 Sivan, AM 5604: A court inspected a Jewish בית כנסת BEIT KʾNESET and adjoining endowment structures after neighbors objected.
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ז׳ בניסן ה׳תרי״א 7th 𝑜𝑓 Nisan, AM 5611Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed
A court ordered a neighbor to repair harm to Jewish communal property in Yafo.
ז׳ בניסן ה׳תרי״א 7th 𝑜𝑓 Nisan, AM 5611: A court ordered a neighbor to repair harm to Jewish communal property in Yafo.
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י״ג באלול ה׳תרי״ט 13th 𝑜𝑓 Elul, AM 5619Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed
Two Jewish women financed the rebuilding of a ruined communal house and received rights to use it.
י״ג באלול ה׳תרי״ט 13th 𝑜𝑓 Elul, AM 5619: Two Jewish women financed the rebuilding of a ruined communal house and received rights to use it.
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י״א בתמוז ה׳תרכ״ה 11th 𝑜𝑓 Tamuz, AM 5625Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed
The same women defeated a later challenge to their property rights.
י״א בתמוז ה׳תרכ״ה 11th 𝑜𝑓 Tamuz, AM 5625: The same women defeated a later challenge to their property rights.
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י׳ באדר ב׳ ה׳תרכ״ז 10th 𝑜𝑓 Adar II, AM 5627Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed
אשכנזי AŜKENAZI slaughterers used Muslim law to defend the legal standing of their שחיטה ŜEḤITA.
י׳ באדר ב׳ ה׳תרכ״ז 10th 𝑜𝑓 Adar II, AM 5627: אשכנזי AŜKENAZI slaughterers used Muslim law to defend the legal standing of their שחיטה ŜEḤITA.
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ניסן ה׳תרל״ו Nisan, AM 5636Precision: month · Basis: not-assessed
An 1886 court record cited an earlier deed for Jewish communal-endowment land north of Damascus Gate.
ניסן ה׳תרל״ו Nisan, AM 5636: An 1886 court record cited an earlier deed for Jewish communal-endowment land north of Damascus Gate. The deed's exact day and its relationship to the Simon HaTzaddik estate remain under review.
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ח׳ באייר ה׳תרמ״ו 8th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5646Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed
Rabbinic heirs acknowledged Sefardi and Askenazi communal claims to two shares of land outside ירושלים YERUŜALAYIM.
ח׳ באייר ה׳תרמ״ו 8th 𝑜𝑓 Iyar, AM 5646: Rabbinic heirs acknowledged Sefardi and Askenazi communal claims to two shares of land outside ירושלים YERUŜALAYIM.
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כ״ט באדר ב׳ ה׳תר״נ 29th 𝑜𝑓 Adar II, AM 5650Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed
A court protected Jewish access to the Cave of the Prophets.
כ״ט באדר ב׳ ה׳תר״נ 29th 𝑜𝑓 Adar II, AM 5650: A court protected Jewish access to the Cave of the Prophets.
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ו׳ באב ה׳תרנ״ג 6th 𝑜𝑓 Av, AM 5653Precision: day · Basis: not-assessed
יעקב שאול אלישר YAʾAKOV ŜAʾUL ELYASHAR received a charter defining and protecting a broad field of Jewish communal authority.
ו׳ באב ה׳תרנ״ג 6th 𝑜𝑓 Av, AM 5653: יעקב שאול אלישר YAʾAKOV ŜAʾUL ELYASHAR received a charter defining and protecting a broad field of Jewish communal authority.
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