Cairo Genizah : Piyyuṭ; legal document

Cairo Genizah

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Recto: liturgical work in Hebrew with the refrain ועד אן וג׳ והיאך. Verso: two fragments of a legal document that have been glued together after having being written. The lower fragment precedes the upper fragment. In the lower fragment, Moses ha-Kohen b. Ḡalib and Ḡalib b. Ḥalfon dissolve a partnership in an olive oil shop and release each other from their oaths. A sum of 7 dinars owed to Ḡalib will be paid by him to Mešullam b. Furqan in monthly instalments of 1/2 dinar. The upper fragment confirms the formal release between the three. Dated Ševat 1390 (= 1079 CE).</p>

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