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Tag: gurush
2 records found
Letter from Shelomo Qudsī to Yosef Kohen. In Judaeo-Arabic. Reporting that the addressee's brother Shelomo arrived and that they put him to work in Ḥawsh ʿĪsā. The sum of 1600 Syrian gurush is mentioned. This seems to have been the beginning of a lot of trouble ("eating and drinking, drinking wine and arak"), and the writer reports on the harassment that ensued from the Muslim authorities (shāṭir, sanjak). Needs further examination.
Legal document. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dated: Sunday, 14 Av 5430 AM, which is 1670 CE. Venue: House of Barukh Nasi nin Eliʿezer Ẓemaḥ. Shelomo Fayrūz b. Shemuel Fayrūz declares that he owes his wife Sitt al-Bayt bt. Yeshūʿa Fayrūz 21 esedi gurush ("al-gurush abī kalb"). He will repay the debt with 1 medin (nuṣf fiḍḍa) per day. Scribed and witnessed by Barukh Rofe. There is an addendum stating that he owes her an additional 4 gurush, which he will repay with 2 medins a day.
