Legal document: JRL A 220

Legal document JRL A 220

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Shelfmark
JRL A 220
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Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Deed of sale of an enslaved woman. In the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe (fl. 1100–1138 CE). Involves a woman named Sitt al-Kull and notably refers to Dār al-Dībāj (the "House of Brocade") in Cairo (cf. T-S Ar.42.174, an Arabic-script deed of sale for a female slave, also mentioning Dār al-Dībāj, but from at least 10 years earlier).

Related People

Scribe
Ḥalfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi

Related Places

Mentioned
Cairo

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Additional metadata

Collection
John Rylands Library, University of Manchester
Historical shelfmarks
JRL SERIES A 220;
Input date
In PGP since 2021
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Transcription
Translation

JRL A 220 1 / 1 leaf, recto

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1 / 1 leaf, recto

JRL A 220 1 / 1 leaf, verso

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1 / 1 leaf, verso
Image Permissions Statement
  • JRL A 220: Image rights: The University of Manchester Library. Access rights: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 None
John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, JRL A 220. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/28223/ (accessed June 5, 2026).