Legal document: Yevr.-Arab. II 1595

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Legal document, Qaraite. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dated: Tuesday, 16 Tevet 5525 AM, which is 1764/65 CE. Venue: House of Shelomo Kohen nin Aharon Kohen known as Shāmī. Protagonists: Moshe b. Yosef known as Berakha and Eliyyahu b. Yashar al-Ḥakīm. The two were partners in אלסירגה, which it seems refers to the manufacture of sesame oil (sīraj); sesame (simsim) is mentioned again in line 5. The partners are breaking up and have divided everything evenly, except for the dūlāb, which is worth 54 reals. Eliyyahu purchases Moshe's share in the dūlāb for 27 reals. ASE.