COLLECTION NAME:
Genizah Collection
Record
Reference number:
Ar. 100 - 1
Obverse:
Ar. 100 - 2
Image Number:
JRL0909017dc
Image Title:
Arabic document
Subject:
Deeds
Subject:
Commercial documents
Description:
A commercial contract between al-rais Isma'il and al-mu'allim Musa Na'im in Bulaq. The date - Monday, 17 Muharram 1242 (= Monday, 21 August 1826 CE) - is written at the head of the page. The contract is on the sum of 7500, written both in numerals and in words. Three men are signed on this contract as witnesses.
Time period covered:
19th Century CE
Place covered:
Egypt: Bulaq
Language:
Arabic
Script:
Arabic
Support material:
Paper
Folio:
1 / 1 leaf, recto
Technique used:
Handwriting
Discovery site:
Egypt: Cairo: Ben Ezra synagogue
Current repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Former repository:
Moses Gaster
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Fragments
Image rights:
The University of Manchester Library
Work rights:
The University of Manchester Library
Access rights:
Image sequence number:
PAR00100-1
Image technique:
Digital capture by JRUL Imaging Services
Date image captured:
23/01/2009
Date: added:
2009-11
Metadata language:
eng-GB
