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Cairo Genizah : Legal document

Cairo Genizah

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Legal document involving a family dispute. A woman, Maḥfūẓa from the Ḥātimiyya family, had her inheritance from her father taken by her husband, and domestic strife ensued. In this document, the court orders him not to beat or curse his wife, but rather to honour her and provide her with anything that she was rightfully due. In the hand of the court scribe Ḥalfon b. Manasseh (active 1100-1138 CE).</p>

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