Legal document: JRL Genizah Ar. 60

Legal document JRL Genizah Ar. 60

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JRL Genizah Ar. 60
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Primary Language
Arabic

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Beautifully preserved legal document dated 21 September 1621 CE. The opening line identifies the court as having been held at the gate of the Qawṣūn mosque in Cairo. Mentions the distinguished judge Muṣṭafā Effendi. Involves Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-ʿAẓīm b. Aḥmad al-Azharī(?) al-Sukkarī(?) and a certain Dāʾūd. May refer to "jamāʿat al-gharb" (the Maghribī Jewish community?). There is an addendum on verso from 5 years later. Merits examination.

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Location
Cairo

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Collection
John Rylands Library, University of Manchester
Historical shelfmarks
JRL Gaster ar. 60; John Rylands Library, Manchester, Gaster Collection, Arabic Series 60
Input date
In PGP since 2021
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JRL Genizah Ar. 60 1 / 1 leaf, recto

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1 / 1 leaf, recto

JRL Genizah Ar. 60 1 / 1 leaf, verso

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1 / 1 leaf, verso
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John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, JRL Genizah Ar. 60. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/32840/ (accessed June 5, 2026).