ثيقة شرعيّة: L-G Ar. II.33 + L-G Misc. 23

الوصف

Release written by Ḥalfon b. Menashshe in Fustat. Using the standard formulae, the wife releases her husband, Abu al-'Ala, from all accusations and oaths in connection with her dowry, etc. except for 17 dinars he owes her. The husband stipulates what should be done should he predecease her or divorce her or should she initiate divorce. Signed by Menashshe ha-Kohen b. Yaʿaqov and Ḥalfon ha-Levi b. Menashshe. (Information from Goitein's index cards, and from Goitein's hand list.) Alternate description: Legal documents in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. Recto: after a history of abuse, a woman releases her husband, Abū l-ʿAlā, from all obligations to her in exchange for payment of 17 dinars. The formulae cover all possible future scenarios such as divorce, and the death of either party. Her children, Abū l-Khayr and Sitt al-Kull, are also mentioned. Verso: legal document concerning a debt resulting from the sale of a house; the parties being Nissan Abū Saʿd and Abū l-ʿAlā (possibly the same individual on recto). Written in Fusṭāṭ under the authority of Maṣliaḥ ha-Kohen, dated 14[4]1 of the Seleucid Era (= 1130 CE). Signed by Menashshe b. Yaʿaqov ha-Kohen and Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. (Information from CUDL.)