Legal document: Yevr. II A 1315

Legal document Yevr. II A 1315

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Yevr. II A 1315
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Hebrew

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Betrothal contract, Qaraite. Draft. Location: Cairo. Dated: Thursday, 5 Tishrei 5398 AM, which is 1637 CE. Groom: Yosef ha-Kohen b. Yiṣḥaq ha-Kohen b. Aharon ha-Kohen. Bride: Not named, a virgin. Basic marriage payment: 50 silver pieces + 650 medins + a gold ring. Early marriage payment: 200 medins. Delayed marriage payment: 800 medins. Conditions: The groom will not move away from Fustat/Cairo for 20 years, e.g., to Damascus or Istanbul or Jerusalem; he will not beat her when they are fighting, and if he does, he has to pay her 15 medins. On verso there is liturgical text.

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National Library of Russia, Firkovitch (Firk.); Antonin
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In PGP since 2021
National Library of Russia, Firkovitch (Firk.); Antonin, Yevr. II A 1315. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/27521/, accessed November 23, 2024.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/27521/