Legal document: ENA 972.6

Legal document ENA 972.6

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Shelfmark
ENA 972.6
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Primary Language
Aramaic

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Description

Bill of divorce. Dated: 7th Tishrei 1421 Seleucid, which is September 1109 CE. Written and signed by Yiṣḥaq b. Shemuel the Spaniard. Husband: Ḥasan b. Hiba. Wife: Fāḍila bt. Ḥusayn. Also signed by Berakhot b. Shela ha-Kohen (this might be a different person than the Berakhot b. Shela who signed many documents later in the 12th century). On verso there is confirmation of receipt. On verso there are also accounts in Arabic script and Greek/Coptic numerals listing items such as lemon syrup (murammal laymūn sāʾil) and mastic.

Related People

Witness
Yiṣḥaq b. Shemuʾel ha-Sefaradi

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Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Historical shelfmarks
ENA 972, fol. 6; ENA 972, f. 6
Input date
In PGP since 2017
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ENA 972.6 recto

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recto

ENA 972.6 verso

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verso
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Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA 972.6. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/11091/ (accessed November 17, 2025).