Publication Date
1083-84 CE
Publication Place
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Cambridge University Library
Type
Book
Language
ara,jrb
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
Leaf: (height: 11.5 cm, width: 28.5 cm)
Library
Digital Library of the Middle East
Library Asset ID
T-S 16.203
Record ID
cambridge_genizah-5163
Library Location
Cambridge University Library
Date
1083-84 CE
Notes
Court record in which Abū l-ʿAla ʿUlla b. Joseph ha-Levi al-Dimašqī makes a number of claims against his business partner Abū Zikrī Yaḥyā ha-Levi b. Joseph ha-Levi Ibn al-Hijaziyya, concerning shipments, partnerships and accounts, as well as about living expenses and profits made on a number of journeys including to Damietta and ‘the countries of the West’. The document notes that some of their agreements have written records to support their contractual obligations but that some have been purely verbal, and it is in these verbal agreements that misunderstandings have arisen. The disagreement between the parties is over which of their commercial endeavours were on a partnership basis (in which ʿUlla would contribute to expenses and profit would be shared equally) and which have been via commenda (in which Yaḥyā acts as an agent, being responsible for paying the expenses and receiving a third of the profit in return). Dated 1395 (= 1083-84 CE) in Fusṭāṭ. On recto the document is written around larger words in Arabic and Hebrew script. | Condition: Badly torn, holes, slightly faded | Layout: 12 lines (recto); 14 lines (verso) | more | less
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