Legal document: T-S 13J4.22
Legal document T-S 13J4.22Description
Recto: Legal document in Hebrew. Unsigned. Mentioning the following individuals: Jacob Bonsenior (בונשיניור), Nissim Noah and his brother-in-law Raḥamim b. Avraham Noah. Nissim bought books for the other two men to sell to the Jewish community in Yemen. Jacob collected money for Ḥevron from the Jewish community in Yemen. Dated: First decade of Tammuz 5495 AM, which is 1735 CE. Verso: three legal drafts. The first is a list of names documenting marriages and dowries: Nissim b. Mordekhay Sevili (סבילי) betrothed Ḥabiba bt. Elʿazar ha-Kohen, dated 5496 AM (= 1736 CE). The second is part of a legal deed in which Avraham b. Moshe Levi דכאכני receives money from the woman Raḥma bt. Elʿazar תלגאס, to invest in his business. The third is a draft of a letter from the sage in Cairo to the sage in Jerusalem concerning Moshe ha-Kohen Ṣedaqa who is in conflict with his wife Miriam bt. Eliyya Shami. The Jerusalem sage is asked to ensure Moshe returns to Cairo and gives a geṭ to Miriam. (Information from CUDL)