16354 records found
T-S NS J184
List of objects found in the home of R. Yosef after his death. Very poor (?), but important details not found elsewhere. See Goitein's note card for further information.
T-S NS J185b
Legal document in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. Location: Fustat. Dated: Middle third of Tevet 143[.] Seleucid, which is 1118–28 CE. Power of attorney, granted by Abū Saʿd Seʿadʾel b. Netanʾel, to the agent Yosef b. Shelomo known as Ibn al-Tawwazī, empowering the absent agent to act in Seʿadʾel’s name against his opponent. (Information in part from CUDL.) See also Goitein's index card. NB: There may be one additional join somewhere in this folder. Goitein calls this document T-S NS J185 (2) + (5) + (6).
T-S NS J185c
Legal document written and signed by Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. Dated: Ḥeshvan 1432 Seleucid, which is 1120 CE. Court record concerning a father’s will. Abū l-Riḍā, writes his will before leaving on a business trip. His two children, Sittūna and his son, are the beneficiaries. Sittūna’s portion includes one eighth of a house, two female slaves, 25 dinars borrowed by her father against her bridal outfits and dowry, and other items. Avraham b. Ḥananel known as al-Amshāṭī (אלאמשאטי), the comb merchant, was a witness when the father wrote his will (the document notes he was summoned from a ‘drinking party’ in order to be a witness). The court record is signed by Avraham b. Shemaʿya, Yiṣḥaq b. Shemuel and Ḥalfon b. Menashshe, who also wrote the document. (Information from CUDL.) See also Goitein's index cards. Goitein referred to these two fragments as T-S NS J185 (8) and (12).
T-S NS J185e
Legal document in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. See Goitein's index card. NB: Goitein calls this document T-S NS J185 (10)
T-S NS J185f
Legal document in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. Settlement of a marital dispute between Elʿazar and his wife.
T-S NS J185g
Legal document in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. Dated: 1435 Seleucid, which is 1123/24 CE. Essentially nothing else preserved.
T-S NS J185h
Legal document in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. Small fragment from the beginning of a partnership contract, probably for trading abroad. One of the partners is 'known as Ibn Ḥasan al-[...].'
T-S NS J185i
Legal document. Needs examination.
T-S NS J185j
Legal document written and signed by Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. Fragment (lower right corner). Dating: 1127–38 CE, under the authority of Maṣliaḥ Gaʾon. Involves Abū l-Faraj Yeshuʿa and Nissim.
T-S NS J185k
Fragment of a prenuptial agreement. In the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi. Few details preserved.
T-S NS J185l
Legal document. Needs examination.
T-S NS J185m
Legal document. Needs examination.
T-S NS J185n
Legal document. Needs examination.
T-S NS J186
Letter from Natan b. Nahray, from Alexandria, to Musa b. Abi al-Hayy. Around 1063. The writer informs the addressee about Nahray b. Nissim’s illness. Seems like there is a crises in the Maghreb and therefore no ships are leaving from there, and in Alexandria the situation is not good as well. (Information from Gil, Kingdom, Vol. 3, #435) VMR
T-S NS J187
Letter from Natan b. Nahray, from Alexandria, probably to Musa b. Abi al-Hayy, Fustat. Around 1063. Seems like several of the writer’s relatives want to move to Alexandria and need a certificate from the authorities for that. Also mentions a shipment of pearls from Mahdiyya that needs to be traded secretly. (Information from Gil, Kingdom, Vol. 3, #434) VMR
T-S NS J188
Awaiting description - see Goitein notes linked below.
T-S NS J189
Confirmation of a payment ca. 1220. The beadle Abu'l-Farah (known also as Tahir) pays 30 wariq dirhams for removal of garbage, apparently from the synagogue. The elder 'Amram b. Ḥalfon ha-Levi records it on a note. (Information from Gil, Documents, pp. 428 #127)
T-S NS J19
Court record regarding business issues between two partners, written by Hillel b. Eli and signed by Tuvia b. Khalaf, Mevorakh b. Saadya (the Head of the Jews 1094-1112) and another very faded signature. Alexandria and Tripoli are mentioned. The partners are Sahl b. Fadl b. Farah and Abu al-Surur Farah b. 'Atiyya. AA
T-S NS J190
Recto: Holiday greetings to the Nasi Shelomo. Dating: ca. 1240 according to Goitein.
T-S NS J190
Verso: Outline of a deed of sale. Elʿazar b. Yaʿaqov sells to Shelomo b. Avraham ha-Kohen Peʾer ha-Kohanim 2.25 shares of the maṭbakh known by the name of the residence of al-Rashīd Samawʾal for 25 dinars. Dating: ca. 1240 CE according to Goitein (based on recto?).