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Fragment from a bill of release granted to Abū l-Makārim Meshullam ha-Levi after compromise

Pen trial of a legal deed mentions Abu Ali, Avraham b. Zadoq and Barakat

Damaged fragment from a bill of release written by Halfon b. Menashshe Halevi (Date: 1100-1138)

Recto: Letter or petition, fragment. In Arabic script. It seems to be addressed to the director of the bureau of mosques (mutawallī dīwān al-jawāmiʿ wa-l-masājid), asking for his permission for something (bi-idhnihi lahu fī dhālika). AA. ASE.

Verso: Order of payment from David ha-Nasi. Maḥfūẓ and Sālim are to pay two qirats to Ṭāhir the beadle of Dammūh. Dating: probably 2nd half of the 12th century (Gil, Pious Foundations, p. 101.) AA. ASE.

Prenuptial agreement in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi (dates: 1100–38 CE). Abū l-Faraj Natan b. Shelomo the beadle is marrying the daughter of Berakhot ha-Kohen, who is a widow. The groom undertakes to support his future wife's daughter for 10 years. AA

Only the title of the pre nuptial agreement of the daughter of Ma'ali and Musa, written by Halfon b, Menashshe Halevi (Date: 1100-1138). AA

Cryptic (literary?) text in Judaeo-Arabic.

Minute fragment from the bottom of a legal deed written by Halfon b. Menashshe Halevi (Date: 1100-1138)

Minute fragment with few words from a legal deed written by Halfon b. Menhashshe Halevi (Date: 1100-1138)

Legal document. In the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. Location: Fustat. Dated: Thursday, 18 Shevaṭ(?) 1444 Seleucid, which is 1132/33 CE, under the reshut of Maṣliaḥ Gaon. Seems like a bill of release of 20 dinars and a half by Abū Zikrī b. Yosef and Abu Kathīr and his wife Maḥfūẓa. Involves Umm Ṣabīḥ and another woman named Mudallala (based on the summary of contents - ikhtiṣār - to be found on verso). Signed by [...] b. Yosef. The join was made by Moshe Yagur in FGP

Minute fragment from a dowry list written by Halfon b. Menashshe Halevi (Date: 1100-1138)

Fragment of a court ledger. In the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe (1100–38 CE). One of the entries is a prenuptial agreement. Groom: Abū Saʿd. Bride: Sitt al-Sāda. Also mentioned are Avraham and Yeshuʿa, probably the fathers. Also mentioned are Abū l-Ḥasan and Ibn al-Baṭṭ, perhaps the representatives. Another of the entries is written with wider line spacing and involves a certain Sar Shalom. AA. ASE.

Damaged fragment from a betrothal deed, written by Halfon b. Menashshe Halevi, and signed by [Is'haq b. Shenuel] the Spaniard, so can be dated to 1100-1127. The fiancé is Avraham b. Moshe, who is about to marry the daughter of Ya'qov. AA

Draft of a legal document. In the hand of Halfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi. Dating: Mentions Adar 1446 Seleucid, which is 1135 CE. In which Maḥfūẓa bt. Yosef known as Zayn al-Tujjār (cf. T-S Ar.38.115) sells part of her compound in zuqāq al-ḥarrānī in Qaṣr al-Shamʿ (see Gil, Pious Foundations, 224).

Very damaged betrothal deed written by Halfon b. Menashshe Halevi (Date: 1100-1138). The fiance is Avraham and the bride is 'Aliya. She is very young, only reached puberty. AA

Fragment from a letter written by Yefet b. Menashshe Halevi.

Minute fragment from a list of items, probably dowry list, written by Halfon b. Menashshe Halevi (Date: 1100-1138).

Small and damaged fragment from a deed of gift to a woman, written by Halfon b. Menashshe Halevi (Date: 1100-1138)

Minute fragment from a legal deed written by Halfon b. Menashshe Halevi (Date: 1100-1138)