Legal document: ENA 3032.2

Legal document ENA 3032.2

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Legal document, in Arabic script. Fatimid-era. Begins with blessings upon the reigning Caliph who is al-Ẓāhir due to the year mentioned. May relate to an inheritance; discusses agriculture-related matters or Iqṭāʿ-related. Mentions land in Faddān and sugarcane fields (qaṣab). The document is reused for writing a piyyūt related to the Tefīllat Geshem (according to FGP), which is the "Prayer for Rain" commonly recited on the Jewish holiday Shemini ʿAṣeret.

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ENA 3032.2 2

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ENA 3032.2 1

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