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Join: Bodl. MS heb. d 66/47–48 + Bodl. MS heb. d 66/47 + Bodl. MS heb. d 66/48
Bodl. MS heb. d 66/47–48
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The engagement contract of Abu Mansur, Semah b. Yefet, to Sitt al-Khassa in Fustat, 1146. Sitt al-Khassa was the daughter of Abu Barakat, son of Yosef Lebdi, the India trader. The groom deposited the very large early marriage gift of 40 dinars with a third party and promised the delayed marriage gift of 100 dinars. The bride received five shares (out of twenty four) of the house that used to belong to her grandfather, and half of her father's house. Moreover, 'the rent from her real estate will be in her hands, not in his hands, and she may deal with it as she sees fit.' She also is promised the right to choose the domicile. Her very large dowry amounts to 500 dinars (actually it adds up to 496 dinars), and it is stated that this sum was not exaggerated. The document begins with Bodl. MS Heb d 66 48r then continues to Bodl. MS d 66 47r and then to the latter's verso. Previous description: Engagement of Sitt al-Khāṣa bt. Abū l-Barakāt al-Lebdī and Ṣemaḥ al-ʿAṭṭār. In the hand of Natan b. Shemuel ha-Ḥaver. 11 November 1146. Information from Goitein's note card.
Ed. S. D. Goitein, unpublished editions https://princetongenizalab.github.io/goitein-notes/6C.2.4%20Bodleian%20%28d66-%292878/Bodl.%20MS%20Heb.%20d%2066_48%20%28PGPID%206462%29.pdf.
Type: Legal document
