Cairo Genizah : Legal document

Legal document (T-S 16.214)

Legal agreement between spouses on the issue of a second wife, in the hand of Nathan b. Samuel he-Ḥaver (active 1128-1153 CE), in Fusṭāṭ. The groom, Saʿadya b. Siman Ṭov, known as Abū l-Ḥasan, states that if his wife permits him to marry another woman, if she should then desire a divorce, he will divorce her, and she will have access to her delayed settlement throughout the marriage. The document also states ‘Her mother is present and hears all this’. Witnessed by Elʿazar ha-Levi b. Zadoq he-Ḥaver.

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Physical Location: Cambridge University Library
Classmark: T-S 16.214
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Scribe(s): Nathan b. Samuel he-Ḥaver
Origin Place: Fusṭāṭ
Date of Creation: 1128-1153 CE
Language(s): Judaeo-Arabic
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Associated Name(s): Abū l-Ḥasan Saʿadya b. Siman Ṭov; Elʿazar ha-Levi b. Zadoq he-Ḥaver
Extent: 1 leaf. Leaf height: 32 cm, width: 13 cm.
Material: Paper
Condition: Torn, holes, faded
Layout: 28 lines (recto; verso is blank)
Provenance: Donated by Dr Solomon Schechter and his patron Dr Charles Taylor in 1898 as part of the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection
Funding: The digitisation of the Taylor-Schechter Cairo Genizah Collection has been sponsored by the Jewish Manuscript Preservation Society, the Friedberg Genizah Project Inc., and the Arts and Humanities Research Council, UK.
Author(s) of the Record: CUL

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Information about this document

Physical Location: Cambridge University Library
Classmark: T-S 16.214
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Scribe(s): Nathan b. Samuel he-Ḥaver
Origin Place: Fusṭāṭ
Date of Creation: 1128-1153 CE
Language(s): Judaeo-Arabic
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Associated Name(s): Abū l-Ḥasan Saʿadya b. Siman Ṭov; Elʿazar ha-Levi b. Zadoq he-Ḥaver
Extent: 1 leaf. Leaf height: 32 cm, width: 13 cm.
Material: Paper
Condition: Torn, holes, faded
Layout: 28 lines (recto; verso is blank)
Provenance: Donated by Dr Solomon Schechter and his patron Dr Charles Taylor in 1898 as part of the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection
Funding: The digitisation of the Taylor-Schechter Cairo Genizah Collection has been sponsored by the Jewish Manuscript Preservation Society, the Friedberg Genizah Project Inc., and the Arts and Humanities Research Council, UK.
Author(s) of the Record: CUL