Legal document: T-S J3.24

Legal document T-S J3.24

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T-S J3.24
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Arabic
Aramaic
Judaeo-Arabic

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Recto: Instructions for drawing up a bill of divorce. Hand of Shemuel b. Saʿadya ha-Levi? In Judaeo-Arabic. Listing various scenarios. Of note, Qūṣ and Aswān are listed as two potential cities and 1485 Seleucid = 1173/74 as a potential year. Verso: Formulary for a bill of divorce. The margins have accounts in Arabic script and Greek/Coptic numerals. Mentioning names such as Hiba and Bū Manṣūr, days of the week, ḥashshāshīn or jashshāshīn, and laborers (ṣunnāʿ).

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Aswān, Qūṣ

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Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS J, 3, fol. 24; TS Box J, 3, fol. 24; TS J, 3, f. 24; TS Box J, 3, f. 24
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In PGP since 2021
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T-S J3.24 1r

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T-S J3.24 1v

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1v
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  • T-S J3.24: No attribution or license noted.
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S J3.24. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/23184/ (accessed June 9, 2026).