Legal document: BL OR 10653.12

Legal document BL OR 10653.12

Metadata

Shelfmark
BL OR 10653.12
Primary Languages
Hebrew
Judaeo-Arabic

Description

Verso (primary use): Legal fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Regarding valuable items, including pearls and possibly a needle (ibra), and a dispute over whether they were a deposit (wadīʿa) or pawned (rahn). Mentions Meshullam, and somebody's sister who appointed Ṭahor as an agent. Recto (secondary use): good wishes for a groom and a bride, but mostly many lines of honorifics for the Nasi Daniel (b. ʿAzarya?).

Additional metadata

Collection
British Library
Historical shelfmarks
BM Or 10653, fol. 12; BM Or 10653, f. 12
Input date
In PGP since 2020
British Library, BL OR 10653.12. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/19104/ (accessed June 7, 2026).