Legal document: JTS MS 8229.1

Legal document JTS MS 8229.1

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Prenuptial agreement. In Judaeo-Arabic. In the hand of Natan b. Shemuel ha-Ḥaver (dated documents 1128–64 CE). This document begins with a dowry list. Groom: Yeshuʿa b. Shabbat. Bride: Baqiyya bt. Avraham, who is the divorcee of the groom. The groom commits to supporting his mother-in-law. She will live in the same house as the couple, and he cannot insult her, or hit her, or disrespect her, or act domineering. There is unrelated text on verso, including titles for Elʿazar ha-Sar b. Shelomo ha-Kohen (ZL).

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