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Cairo Genizah : Legal document

Cairo Genizah

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Legal document in which an elderly woman, Sitt al-Riḍā bint Abū Saʿad, mother of the deceased Abū l-Mufaḍḍal b. Abū ʿImrān the doctor known as 'Ibn Simsima' (סמסמה), appointed by the court as guardian of her grandchildren, receives cash and items left by her son for his children and, as collateral, mortgages her home. Another son of hers agrees to be her guarantor. Dated Elul 1512 (= August-September 1201 CE) in Fusṭāṭ. A list of the items on recto includes books, cups, and cash.</p>

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