BL OR 5557b.1
Recto/verso: verso
Petition or report. Fragment, three lines preserved. Requests intervention in a dispute between someone and ʿImrān b. Lāwī (ʿImrān b. Levi, possibly Abū ʿImrān Moshe ha-Levi b. Levi before the birth of his son and his adoption of the kunya Abū l-Bayān) by means of support of strengthening his hand (shādd). Requests clarifying the matter or seeking help (or gaining the upper hand? wa-li-yastaẓhir) in whatever way is appropriate for the dīwān. Some of the phrases in this document (iṣlāḥ aḥwālihimā, al-shadd min…) are similar to phrases in T-S 8J38.11, a note from the Jewish court ca. 1100 instructing a delegate to try to resolve a marital conflict. On verso there are liturgical notes in Hebrew concerning Purim and the special shabbatot around Purim. (ASE/MR)
Editor: Ed. Marina Rustow, Yusuf Umrethwala and Yaacob Dweck, Unpublished editions https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KP6TOgSQXpJvT2V1ERfuv1ppM8zbWHTqMjBVp7VUChQ/edit?usp=sharing.
