מסמך משפטי: BL OR 4684.11

Document 1

1. Admission of this was made before me. It was written by
2. Ḥasan ibn ʾIbrāhīm ibn Rizq in his (own) handwriting.
3. In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
4. This is what Marqūrah and Buṭrus, the sons of Rabābīl ibn Mīnā, have bought from Baqām ibn Kayl and they are all (numbered)
5. among the inhabitants of Ṭuṭūn, one of the villages in the district of Fayyūm. They bought from him the room and the portico which is on the second floor
6. and that is the portico which is over the bashṭām and the room that is north of this portico which is
7. the room that is over the western storage room of this large house known as the [house] of Qūrīl ibn Kayl
8. to its limits and boundaries. Its first boundary and that is the southern extends to the door to the first staircase.
9. Its second boundary and that is the northern one extends to the thoroughfare. The third boundary
10. that is the western one extends to the alley. Its fourth boundary that is the eastern one extends to the living room known as
11. the living room of ʾAbū Thaydar to which the door (of the room) gives access. The entrance and exit are through this (living room and not the staircase). The room does not have access to the staircase from the first floor.
12. Marqūrah and his brother Buṭrus the sons of Rabābīl ibn Mīnā bought this portico and the room as well as the
13. the rooftop that is to the north of the large rooftop for (a sum of) money which amounts in Muʿizzī coins of full weight to thirteen dīnārs
14. of gold coins of full weight which are used as currency in Egypt and its administrative districts. Baqām ibn Kayl ibn Qūrīl received
15. this price completely and in full and he released himself from the (ownership) of the property (by means of a receipt acknowledging) that he has received and taken over (the price) fully and he has handed over to Marqūrah and his brother
16. Buṭrus, this aforementioned property. They received it and acquired it and owned it and passed into their holding
17. In his property and possession. If they wish they may sell and if they wish they may give it away as gift and if they wish they may dwell in it. There is no claim for Baqām ibn Kayl
18. Bin Qūrīl over this property after this conveyance little nor big, nor is there any or any cause for an action or claim. Whatever arises by way of an attachment
19. or if someone should suddenly appear with a debt or make a claim on the basis of any inheritance, its clearing is incumbent upon Baqām ibn Kayl from his own
20. money whatever it may amount to. This [sale] is according to the condition of sale of Islam and its contract, [performed while] being in sound mind and body, and legally capable
21. of conducting their affairs, acting voluntarily, not forced or coerced while being pleased with it. And this was written in Muḥarram of the year four hundred and fifty-four.

Witness clauses (doc 1)

1. ʿAbd al-‘Azīz ibn ‘Ali ibn Muḥammad testified to all that is contained in this document. He wrote this in his (own) handwriting on its date.
2. ʾIsmāʿīl ibn Dāwūd testified to all that is contained in this document. This was written by ʿAbd al-Raḥmān on his behalf by his instruction and in his presence on its date.
3. Muḥammad ibn Mūsā ibn ʿUbayd testified to the acknowledgement by the seller and the buyers and the collection of the aforementioned price. This was written by his son, Ṣāliḥ, on his behalf by his instruction and in his presence on its date.
4. ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʾIsmāʿīl to all of what is in this document and wrote in his handwriting on its date.
5. Abū al-Ḥasan ibn ‘Isā testified to the acknowledgement of the acknowledger of what is in this document. This was written by Ṣāliḥ on his behalf by his instruction and in his presence.
6. Ṣaliḥ ibn Muḥammad ibn Mūsā testified to the acknowledgement by the seller and the buyers and collection of the aforementioned price. He wrote this in his (own) handwriting on its date.
7. Muḥammad ibn ʾAbū al-Ṭayyib testified to what is herein and wrote in his (own) handwriting.

Document 2

1. Admission of this was made before me and it was written by
2. Ḥasan ibn ʾIbrāhīm ibn Rizq in his handwriting.
3. In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
4. This is what Marqūrah and his brother, Buṭrus, the sons of Rabābīl ibn Mīnā have bought from Baqām ibn Kayl and they are both (numbered)
5. among the inhabitants of Ṭuṭūn, one of the villages in the district of Fayyūm. They bought from him a room south of the living room of ʾAbū Thaydar and that is the room which is
6. in the middle-floor of the large house known as the house [of Qūrīl ibn Kayl]. (They bought this property) to its limits and boundaries and with its timbers.
7. The first door of the room that faces west is closed and access is possible through the door facing north that opens to the living room of ʾAbū Thaydar. [They bought this room] for (a sum of) money which amounts in Muʿizzī coins
8. of full weight to thirteen and a half dīnārs of gold coins of full weight and of good alloy which are used as currency in Egypt and its administrative districts.
9. Baqām ibn Kayl ibn Qūrīl received the full price from Marqūrah and his brother, Buṭrus. Baqām ibn Kayl ibn Qūrīl released himself of the (ownership)
10. of this room by means of a receipt (acknowledging that) he has received and taken over (the price) fully and he has handed over the room described in this document to Marqūrah and his brother, Buṭrus, sons of
11. Rabābīl ibn Mīnā. They received this room, acquired it, owned it, and it passed into their possession and in their holding as his property. If they wish they may sell.
12. If they wish they can give it away as gift and if they wish they may dwell in it. There is no claim for Baqām ibn Kayl ibn Qūrīl over this room after this conveyance nor little nor much
13. Nor is there any cause for an action or claim. Whatever arises by way of an attachment, or right due, or if someone should suddenly appear with a debt or make a claim on the basis of any inheritance, its execution and its clearing
14. is incumbent upon Baqām ibn Kayl from his own money whatever it may amount to. This (purchase was performed) according to the conditions of sale in Islam and its contract.

15. After the writing of the specification they bought this room from Baqām ibn Kayl ibn Qūrīl. God and his angels are testifiers and God is sufficient as a witness.

16. This was written in the fourteenth of the month of Ṣafar in the year four hundred and fifty-six.

Witness clauses (doc 2)

1. Ṣāliḥ ibn Muḥammad ibn Mūsā testified to the acknowledgement by the seller and the buyers and collection of the aforementioned price and wrote in his (own) handwriting on its date.
2. Muḥammad ibn Mūsā ibn ‘Ubayd testified to the acknowledgement by the seller and the buyers and the collection of the aforementioned price. This was written by his son, Ṣaliḥ, on his behalf by his instruction and in his presence on its date.
3. The [person] bearing the patronymic ʾAbū al-Ḥasan ibn ‘Isā testified to all that is contained in this document. This was written by ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʾIsmāʿīl on his behalf by his instruction and in his presence.
4. ʾIsmāʿīl ibn Dāwūd testified to all that is contained in this document. This was written by his son, ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, on his behalf by his instruction and in his presence.