Betrothal Agreement (Fustāt, Egypt)

Joseph ben Eli Ibn Qashqūsh and Sitt al-Jamī‘ bat Solomon

1132

Damaged fragment of fabric with decorative patterns and symbols in dark ink and faded color, mainly red, toward the top and in one additional stripe at the bottom.
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This document marks the betrothal of Joseph ben Eli and Jamī‘ bat Solomon, a young woman of little means. A postscript, written on the same piece of paper, records their divorce the following year. The unbracketed ellipsis indicates a lacuna in the manuscript.

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Joseph ben Eli Ibn Qashqūsh and Sitt al-Jamī‘ bat Solomon

12th Century

Joseph ben Eli and Sitt al-Jamī‘ bat Solomon were married in Fustāt (Old Cairo) around the year 1132. Records found in the Cairo Geniza attest to their divorce as well.

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