Legal document: T-S 24.5

Legal document T-S 24.5

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T-S 24.5
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Marriage contract (ketubba). Location: Fustat. Dated: Adar 1422 Seleucid, which is February–March 1111 CE, under the authority of the Nagid Mevorakh b. Seʿadya (who died in December of the same year). Groom: Salāma the freedman. Bride: name missing; a virgin. Marriage payments: 3 + 10 = 13 dinars. The marriage portion consisted of the price of half a house (in cash 14 dinars) and cloths, furniture, and household goods (at least 20 dinars); the total is not preserved. (Information from CUDL and Goitein's index card.)

Related People

Party
Salāma

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Location
Fustat

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Geniza
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
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In PGP since 2017
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T-S 24.5 1r

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1r

T-S 24.5 1v

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1v
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  • T-S 24.5: Provided by Cambridge University Library. Cambridge University Library This image may be used in accord with fair use and fair dealing provisions, including teaching and research. If you wish to reproduce it within publications or on the public web, please contact genizah@lib.cam.ac.uk.
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S 24.5. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/7554/ (accessed June 30, 2026).