Legal document: ENA 2558.19

Legal document ENA 2558.19

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ENA 2558.19
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Judaeo-Arabic

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Deed of lease. Dating: The year-long lease begins on [Ṭevet] 1525 Seleucid = [Shaʿbān] 610 and ends on Kislev 15[26] Seleucid = Rajab 611 AH. So the document was drawn up in December 1213 CE or shortly before then, under the authority of Avraham Maimonides. Lessor: A woman, unclear if her name is preserved. Lessee: Abū l-Baqāʾ b. Yefet al-Kohen. The terms of the rent are laid down. The house is in the alleyway of the domed mosque (Darb Masjid al-Qubba). On verso there are pen trials and jottings.

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Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Historical shelfmarks
ENA 2558, f. 19; ENA 2558, fol. 19
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In PGP since 2017
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