Legal document: T-S 12.121

Legal document T-S 12.121

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Engagement (shiddukhin) and betrothal (qiddushin) contract. Location: Fustat. Dated: 10 Nisan 1554 Seleucid, which is 1243 CE. Groom: Yosef b. Avraham. Bride: Rivqa bt. Avraham ha-Parnas, virgin. The marriage proper (dukhūl) will take place in the upcoming Tishrei. Early marriage payment: 10 dinars ("with the well-known conditions concerning henna and strings &c."). Delayed marriage payment: 50 dinars. Witnesses: ʿImmanuel b. Yeḥiel; Yehuda b. Sar Shalom ha-Kohen. (Information in part from Goitein notes and index card linked below.)

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T-S 12.121 1r

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T-S 12.121 1v

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