Deed of land purchase, Buqeiʻa [Pekiʻin], Israel, 1873, to Ḥayim ʻEzra, son of Avraham Ha-kohen Doṿekh : manuscript.
שטר קנין חצר, פקיעין, ישראל, לחיים עזרא בן אברהם הכהן דוויך, תרל"ג.

Format:

Book

Manuscript

Contributor:

Elis & Ruth Douer Endowed Fund.

Sithon, Ḥayim Daṿid, 1836 or 1837-1906, signer.

Ibn Susan, Avraham, signer.

Dovekh, Avraham, Ha-kohen, signer.

Dovekh, ʻEzra, Ha-kohen, signer.

Tsabboun, Mosheh, 1806-1888, signer.

סתהון, חיים דוד

ן' סוסן, אברהם

דוויך, אברהם, הכהן.

דוויך, עזרא, הכהן.

צבעון, משה.

Language:

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

Jews, Syrian--Israel--Buqeiʻa--19th century.

Jews, Syrian.

Jewish deeds--Israel--Buqeiʻa--19th century--Specimens.

Jewish deeds.

Genre:

Deeds.

tuǧras.

Manuscripts, Hebrew -- 19th century.

Penn Provenance:

Sold by Refa'eli Auctions (Jerusalem), 2022.

Autograph of Reʼuven Leib ha-Kohen (Ashkenazic cursive script, verso; circa early 20th century).

Physical Description:

1 bifolium (2 leaves) : paper ; 20 x 29 cm

Production:

Buqeiʻa, Israel, 1873 August 19

פעיה"ק פקיעין (בוקייא, ישראל), נכתב ששה ועשרים יום לחודש אב ותחזינה עינינו שנת הת"ר ושלושים ושלש...

Other Title:

text begins: Li-hiyot sheha-ḥatser ṿeha-batim she-betokham...

text begins: להיות שהחצר והבתים שבתוכם...

Language Note:

In Hebrew.

Summary:

Document of purchase of houses within a (paved, or cobbled) courtyard in Buqeiʻa [Pekiʻin], Israel, by Ḥayim ʻEzra, son of Avraham Ha-kohen Doṿekh with financing and partnership with Mosheh Tsabboun, whom were to live in the enclosed courtyard. Four tuǧra signatures: Ḥayim ben Daṿid Siṭhon (1837?-1907, of Tiberias, who traveled to Buqeiʻa and Shefarʻam), Avraham ibn Susan (originally of Fés, Morocco), Avraham and ʻEzra Ha-kohen Doṿekh (originally of Aleppo, Syria), and Mosheh Tsabboun (1806-1888; originally of Oran, Algeria, who built a library in Buqeiʻa). Earlier in 1873 the synagogue in Buqeiʻa was completed and consecrated (today known as the Old Synagogue of Pekiʻin; 30 Nisan 5633, or 27 April 1873).

Notes:

Title supplied by cataloger.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Elis & Ruth Douer Endowed Fund.

Cited as:

Deed of Land Purchase, Buqeiʻa [Pekiʻin], Israel, 1873 (UPenn CAJS Rar Ms 759). Library at the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, University of Pennsylvania.

OCLC:

1485484310