ثيقة شرعيّة: T-S 16.151

الوصف

Legal document in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe. Dated: Ṭevet 1441 Seleucid, which is 1130 CE. Acknowledging the deposit of an inheritance. Abū l-Ḥusayn Shemarya ha-Kohen had deposited items with Abū l-Faḍl Shela before traveling abroad, but his return home was overdue and no one was sure whether the man was still alive. In this document, Shemarya’s brother, Abū Naṣr Elʿazar ha-Kohen, receives the items deposited with Shela and releases him from any responsibility. Signed by Ḥalfon b. Menashshe, Natan b. Shelomo, Moshe b. Yehuda, and ʿEli b. Eliyya. Written under the jurisdiction of Maṣliaḥ Gaʾon, and, unusually, he also signs the validation giving his full name. (Information from CUDL.)