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Type: Legal document
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Documentary; draft document appointing Joseph b. Benjamin as epitropos for a minor, named Abraham. (FGP)
Few fragments of rotolus, joined together. written by the scribe who is known to write many such rotolus for the owner known as Ibn al-Baqra (early 11th century).
On recto end of responsum on Gittin 32 regarding cancelation of get. On l. 19 a query on cancelation of sale, according to Baba Metzia 57a, numbered as '3'. From l. 28 the responsum. Published by Wertheimer, קהלת שלמה, p. 46-49. The joins identified by Dr. Ezra Shewat. AA
Agreement of Moses b. Solomon to remain in Modon, dated 1557, written on the empty page of a copy of the Mishna.
Very damaged and faded page, probably from a court record, regarding betrothal. From the various signatures preserved we can assume it was written between 1092-1132. Signed by Avraham b. Shema'aya ha-Haver, Shemuel b. Shemarya and Yefet. AA
Minute fragment: Arabic contract (FGP) - needs examination.
Fragment from a cheque written by Abu Zikri given to the sheikh Kalil. AA
Bill of divorce (geṭ). The names of husband and/or wife may be preserved in the first two lines, which are difficult to read. Location and date are not preserved. Witnesses: the ḥaver ʿEli b. ʿAmram; Mevorakh ha-Parnas b. [...].
Ketubba fragment.
Tiny fragment, probably from a legal document, perhaps in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. Consists entirely of formulary shared with CUL Or.1080 J189, referring to the court appointed by the Nagid (Mevorakh?): הנגיד הגדול... [כבוד תחת כ]סא הכבוד ומפי ה[דרת]... [ותפ]ארת[ם].
Legal document. Small fragment. In the hand of Yosef b. Shemuel b. Seʿadya. Mentions Abū l-Faḍāʾil.
Marriage document. A few lines from the bottom. The groom is named ʿEli. Witnessed by [...] b. Avraham and Yehuda b. Shelomo ha-Sofer.
Perhaps a small fragment from a ketubba. There are a few words here from a dowry list (e.g., jūkāniyya bayāḍ dabīqī mudhahhaba...).
Ketubba, probably. In the hand of Yosef b. Shemuel b. Seʿadya. Contains a menstrual purity clause. See also record for T-S AS 145.149.
Legal document. Fragmentary (lower left corner). Mentions a shop and a sum of 55[.] (dirhams? dinars?). Perhaps in the hand of [Shelomo] b. Eliyyahu whose name appears at the bottom.
Ketubba. May be late. Contains an elaborate dowry list, which mentions Indian goods and others with Persian-sounding names. Needs examination.
Legal document in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. Fragmentary (upper left corner). The names of the parties are deliberately erased. Mentions a sum of slightly over 47 dinars. Also mentions "[...] the West this year," probably referring to intended business travel.
Legal document in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. Fragment (lower left corner). The one name preserved on this fragment has been thoroughly rubbed out. Dated: 1436 Seleucid, which is 1124/25 CE.
Legal document. Fragmentary (left side). May be a contract of debt for 140 dirhams. Mentions a house, Sitt al-Nās (possibly the daughter of Abū Isḥāq), and her husband.
Legal document. Tiny fragment. In the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. Location: Fustat. Someone will not require an oath from somebody else.
An order from Abū Zikrī Kohen. Khalīl is to give the bearer 1 raṭl of linseed oil (zayt ḥār). Cf. T-S NS 31.11.
