Legal document: T-S Ar.51.113 + T-S Ar.51.103

Legal document T-S Ar.51.113 + T-S Ar.51.103

Shelfmark: T-S Ar.51.113 + T-S Misc.51.103 + T-S Ar.51.103

Document Date: Thursday, 9 Elul 1428 Seleucid (9 August 1117 CE)
Primary Languages: Aramaic; Judaeo-Arabic

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Prenuptial agreement written by Halfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi. Dated: Thursday, 9 Elul 1428 Seleucid = 9 August 1117 CE. The top part of the document is missing. Groom: Ṣedaqa b. Shelomo. Bride: Khulla bt. Yefet. The bill of divorce of the couple is found in T-S 8J35.12 (PGPID 18633), also written by Ḥalfon. So the marriage didn't end well. It was Ṣedaqa's second marriage. Published by Ashur, Engagement and Betrothal, p. 311–13. (AA) Description from PGPID 40092: Notes for the preparation of a marriage contract (right column) and the renewal of (a different) marriage after a divorce (left column and verso). This is the entry for the initial marriage contract, which includes information on the dowry, one half of a new house in Fustat. KSR Information from Weiss' PhD dissertation on Halfon b. Menashshe. Description from PGPID 40093: Notes for the renewal of marriage after a divorce (left column and verso). A bill of divorce was issued but after the husband agreed to an additional condition the marriage was renewed. Information from Weiss' PhD dissertation on Halfon b. Menashshe.

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Collection: Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks: TS Arabic Box 51, f. 113; TS Arabic Box 51, fol. 113; TS Box Misc. 51, f. 103; TS Box Misc. 51, fol. 103; TS Arabic Box 51, fol. 103; TS Arabic Box 51, f. 103
Input date: In PGP since 2019

How to cite this record:: Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.51.113 + Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Misc.51.103 + Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.51.103. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/21239/ (accessed November 8, 2025).