Legal document: BL OR 12369.15

Legal document BL OR 12369.15

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BL OR 12369.15
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Hebrew

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Legal document mentioning Yaʿaqōv Shalōm the legal guardian (apotropos) of the unmarried orphan Sitūt bt. Moshe Maṣliaḥ. Dated: Adar II 5608 AM which is March 1848 CE. The scribe's and/or witness' signature may have been intentionally removed but an unidentified ink seal still appears beside it (at least part of which is in Arabic-script). The document deals with the orphan's inheritance and her prospective husband Yosef Ṣion. The verso lists funds Yaʿacōv Shalōm handled on behalf of Sitūt as 8,000 arayōt. MCD.

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In PGP since 2024
British Library, BL OR 12369.15. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/39553/, accessed November 23, 2024.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/39553/