Geniza Lab

Few words from the end of a legal document

Opening line of a legal document. (Information from CUDL)

Very damaged fragment of a legal document

Small fragment of a ketubba in the Palestinian style. Location: Probably Damascus. Same handwriting as T-S AS 156.394, probably. Contains some rare formulae, some of which are also found in T-S 12.118. See M. A. Friedman's edition for further information.

Very damaged fragment of a ketubah. The bride's name is Husn. AA

A damaged leaf from a book of legal documents or monograph.

Damaged fragment from a ketubah.

Fragment of a ketubah.

Small and damaged fragment of a bill of divorce (get)

Legal document mentioning Sitt al-Dār bat Saʿadya written by Halfon b. Menashshe Halevi (Date: 1100-1138). AA

Small fragment from the middle part of a legal document mentioning Avraham Halevi. AA

Tiny and damaged fragment from a ketubah containing an immersion stipulation, so can be dated from 1176 onward. AA

Legal explanations concerning partnerships of property. (Information from CUDL)

Legal document. Partnership agreement. Location: Fustat. Dating: 1213. This commenda records court proceedings regarding a partnership; only one of the partners' names, Saadiah b. Nathan, is preserved. Saadiah invests 80 dinars and perhaps other currencies or commodities for trade, possibly in silk. The Torah verse cited in line 11 (from Numbers 10:32) suggests that profits are to be split evenly between Saadiah and the active partner. That the document is written in Hebrew and uses the anno mundi dating system is consistent with other documents from the court of Abraham Maimonides (e.g., TS 12.126, which also refers to the "old system" of dating and is entirely in Hebrew). The script of the two documents would seem to be different. (Information from Lieberman, "A Partnership Culture," 256)

Bottom half of a receipt for 1 3/4 dirham. Dated by the day of the week and month only.

Order of payment by Abu al-Majd, ordering Abu al-Fadl the cantor and money changer to pay Surur the olive oil dealer the balance owed him. (Information from Goitein's index cards)

Fragment of a legal document, mentioning a dowry with the value of its items. (Information from Goitein's index cards.) In the hand of Yosef b. Shemuel b. Seʿadya.

Late Hebrew court record dealing with a debt. (Information from Goitein's index cards)

Fragments of bills of debt, one for 50 dinars and another for 320 wariq (silver coins). (Information from Goitein's index cards)

Report about the inspection of a house in Minyat Zifta to assess the rent from a pious foundation. Dated Tammuz 1489/ June 1178. (Information from Mediterranean Society, IV, p. 373, and from Goitein's index cards)