Geniza Lab

Court record. Tiqva b. 'Amram is representing his sister Sitt al-Kull in her engagement (she is titled al-mukhatiba = the engaged) to collect amount of 60 dinars from Moshe b. Shelomo. The same Tiqva appeared in another document relating to his sister's engagement - Bodl. Heb. d. 66, f. 46, from the year 1099- one year earlier than our document. Not clear if the same engagement is intended. Signed by Ishaq ha-melamed b. Hayyim, AA

Small fragment from a legal deed written of parchment. Probably regarding a debt from an husband called Sahlan to his wife, but too little text is preserved. AA

Bottom part of a bill of divorce (get) from Shelomo b. Moshe Halevi. Written and signed by Aharon ha-Memune b. Efraim. AA

Small fragment of a legal query sent to Maimonides about Reuven who passed away and left a house and tow sons. Also mentioned Bu Shiyya (as Friedman's and Blau's reading) or BOSHEYYA (= convert to Islam. Zinger's reading) who received a quarter of a house. Also Mahalla is mentioned and a big brother who passed away. Friedman pointed out some similarities between this query and T-S 10 K 8.7 (Blau, Maimonides' Responsa, no. 282, p. 532-533). Same scribe wrote also TS NS J 485+ TS 8J20.16 + TS NS 283.96 (published Zinger, One Hour He Is a Christian and the Next He Is a Muslim!” A Family Dispute from the Cairo Geniza, Al-Masāq (2019), vol. 31)

Court proceedings in which the two brothers, Abu al-Fadl and Ma'ali, the sons of Ayyash, claimed certain assets of Farah, who was murdered in Aydhab, from a certain Abu Ali. In connection with this they asked the court to register that Lebdi had acknowledged in court a long time ago that he had no claims to these assets. Abu Ali, apparently, claimed that he owed the money to Lebdi rather than to the two brothers. The document is from 1106/7.

Court record. The proxy of Kulla d. Abu al-Rida al-Tawaf is suing Avraham al-Attar b. Zedaqa al-Hinawi. Written under the jurisdiction of Netan'el Halevi by Mevorakh b. Natan. AA

Marriage contract (ketubba). Dated: 12 Nisan 1453 Seleucid, which is 1142 CE. Groom: Tiqva ha-Levi. This is a small fragment; not much else remains.

Seems like a legal ruling regarding an oath to be imposed in a case of a debt with no legal deed to support it. AA

Marriage contract (ketubba). Small fragment. Contains part of the dowry list. Written by the cantor Yefet b. David. AA

Legal fragment. Dating: ca. 1100 CE. This section contains only the witness signatures: Yefet ha-Ḥazzan b. ʿAmram ha-Ḥazzan; Yosef ha-Levi b. Yefet; ʿOvadya b. Aharon ha-Ḥaver; Yeḥezqel b. Natan; Shemaʿya ha-Ḥaver nin Shemaʿyahu Ga'on.

Fragment of a legal document.

Recto: A few words in very large Arabic script, perhaps from a chancery document. Verso: dowry list that was probably attached to a marriage document. The groom: Avraham b. Yosef. The marriage gifts and conditions are enumerated.

Opening of a legal deed from Aleppo. Published by Frenkel, קהלת יהודי חלב בתקופת הגניזה

Bill of release scribed by Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. Dated: 1428 Seleucid, which is 1116/17 CE.

Long strip from a ketubah written by Hillel b. Eli, and probably by Ishaq b. Shmuel (the Spaniard, see the join TS NS 324.87c), The groom's name is probably Michael and the bride [Sitt al S]ada d. Eli. AA

Only one line: agreement by Shemuel Sabio. Late

Order of payment (FGP)

Fragment of a bill of acknowledgement of a debt by Yehezkel Halevi b. Netan'el to Abu 'Ala. Written by Halfon b. Menashshe Halevi (Date: 1100-1138). See India Book, IV/A, p. 42, n. 128. AA

Fragment of a court record written by Halfon b. Menashshe Halevi (Date: 1100-1138). Regarding 20 dinars and involving Perahya the elder, Avraham b. Sasson, Abu al-Hasan b. Asad, Abu Ishaq and Yosef Hakohen.

On recto bottom line of a court record, signed by [Avraham] b. Shema'ya ha-Haver, [Ishaq b. Shemuel] the Spaniard, Menashshe b. Shemuel, Halfon b. Ghalib, [...] b. Yehezkel Hakohen ha-Haver. On verso torn and damaged court record written by Halfon b. Menashshe Halevi dealing with inheritance of daughters. Might be related to recto. AA