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Legal document. Small fragment from a bill of sale. On parchment. In the hand of Yosef b. Shemuel b. Seʿadya ha-Levi. Drawn up under the authority of the Gaʾon Sar Shalom ha-Levi (dates: 1170–95). Abū l-Surūr is mentioned. AA

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Fragment of a legal document. Possibly the dowry list section of a ketubba.

Legal fragment. In the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe?

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Large vertical strip from the right side of a business letter, account, or legal document. On parchment. Dating: Maybe 11th century. In Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions a partnership (sharika) throughout, along with numerous names and sums of money. Mentions: Nuṣayr; Ṣadaqa b. Ḥasan; "[...] b. Faraj represented him in the partnership"; "would take every week/Friday"; "and we remained like that for a time"; "we remained for another period"; Hiba b. Avraham; [...] b. Jirjis, a Christian (ערל); 100 dinars; 1.5 dirhams a week; Ṭībān; Nuṣayr b. Mubāarak; 40 dinars. On verso, an earlier text in Arabic script that was thoroughly rubbed out. AA. ASE.

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List of goods and their values, perhaps for a dowry list. Mainly jewelry and clothing are listed. In Judaeo-Arabic. In the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe.

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List of names, with sum numbers. Unclear purpose. Dating: Likely 11th century.

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Verso: Note addressed to al-Shaykh al-Makīn. In Arabic script. Mentions the director of a government bureau (mutawallī dīwān al-[...]) and "the conditions in the city/country" (aḥwāl al-balad). Needs examination.

Recto: Draft of a legal document. Mentions Yefet Tifʾeret ha-Qahal (maybe the same who appears in T-S 20.31, T-S Misc.24.137.1, and T-S NS J259 over the period 1092–1108 CE).

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