Legal query or responsum: T-S 12.199

Legal query or responsum T-S 12.199

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T-S 12.199
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Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Recto: Legal query in the hand of Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi addressed to Maimonides, who was active in Egypt ca. 1168–1204 CE. Concerning partners in a business venture; the traveling partner returned with safflower (ʿuṣfur) but there was no market for it, so it was kept for a time until there should be a market for it. During this period, the traveling partner died without a will in the Jewish courts, leaving minor children. The case is quite convoluted and there follow more details.

Related People

Sender
Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi
Recipient
Moshe Maimonides
Scribe
Moshe b. Levi ha-Levi

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Geniza
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
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In PGP since 2024
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S 12.199. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/40187/ (accessed October 13, 2026).