(3) Printed documents of 'היתר עיסקא' (transaction permits) . Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic. Egypt (?) 19th century

(3) Printed documents of 'היתר עיסקא' (transaction permits) . Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic. Egypt (?) 19th century

This document designated for the borrower - in this document the loan is defined as a partnership in which the borrower undertakes to give to the lender, after he bought merchandise which is likely to earn from, half of all his earnings from this merchandise.

בניכוי שכר טורחה בגושה של 4 קרוש ראייג.

Forbidding the borrower to sell on credit, to send money out of the country, to retrieve for himself or to pay his debts, and also forbids him to mix this money with his other. If the borrower wants to claim a loss in his commerce he must swear that he stood by the requirements defined on the document, a swear that he lost and bring two witnesses about the loss. In addition the borrower must put down a collateral for the lender.

ו'וזמנה כפי זמן שטר זה בדקדוק כדי שאם עשיתי לו כאמור הוא יגבה כל הסך ממני בנקל בפמפייאלה שבידו.

[1] Official page, 21cm, form printed with space to fill in the personal information, and details of the deal. Stained, good-very good condition.

*This document as the previous one, but with no title, and added in hand writing the details of the borrower –Ben Tzion Levi, Lender –Amus [?], amount – 20 Egyptian pound. Collateral – 'gold watch and necklace', and the date – 1 Elul 1882. Small damage at the side of the page with no damage to the text, good-very good condition.

* אעלאן שרוט אל דהנייה כפי הדיין'''שטר אל נכוי'

This document in Judeo-Arabic presenting the prohibition of Ribit (interest) ('אם ישלם ראובן לשמעון 90 לירה ויכתב שמעון שיגבה ממנו מאה לירה זוהי ריבית האסורה מן התורה')

And also the way of fulfilling the loan without prohibition of Ribit (interest). Part of the year is partially printed at the bottom of the document 'שנת הת"ר' In this way the document was useable until the year תרצ"ט 1939.

[1] page, 20cm very good condition