Legal document: T-S Misc.34.50

Legal document T-S Misc.34.50

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Legal document. In the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe ha-Levi (1100–38 CE). Probably from a prenuptial agreement, stipulating that the wife can force the husband to sell any female slave she dislikes, and that the man will not take a second wife ([wa-lā] yatazawwaj ʿalayhā] or concubine (wa-lā yatasarrā).

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T-S Misc.34.50 1r

1r

T-S Misc.34.50 1v

1v
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