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

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

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

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)

Minute fragment from engagement deed written by Halfon b. Menashsh Halevi. The groom's name is Shelomo. The bride is a widow, daughter of Munaja. AA

Minute fragment of a legal deed wrtten by Halfon b. Menashshe Halevi (Date: 1100-1138). One of the parties is Abu Sa'd.

Recto: Bill of release. In the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi. Dated: Tishrei 1440 Seleucid, which is 1128 CE. The cantor ʿEli ha-Kohen pays [...] b. Shelomo ha-Kohen 2.5 dinars for various books pawned by the latter. Among the books mentioned: אצאראת (יוצרות) ללשלישי (see Allony, the Jewish LIbrary, p. 33), and Drashot on the Torah. Verso: Fragment of another legal deed, in the hand of Natan b. Shemuel he-Ḥaver. Probably an agreement between a husband and wife after a fight; the husband will pay 6 dinars and return her to his home. AA.

ourt recorde. Abu al-Faraj al-Jubayli b. Menashshe Halevi the elder, the Head of the Congregation passed away without leaving anything to his son Abu 'Ali and he demand his share. Written by Halfon b. Menashshe Halevi (Date: 1100-1138). AA

Minute fragment, probably from legal deed written by Halfon b. Menashshe Halevi

Minute fragment of a legal deed written by Halfon b. Menashshe Halevi

Minute fragment of a legal deed. The name Zedaqa is preserved with few other words. Written by Halfon b,. Menashshe Halevi