A divorced woman declares her legal terms

[Berber contract]. [Manuscript legal testimony following a divorce].

Morocco, Atlas Mountains, [1819 CE =] 1234 H.

4to (150 x 205 mm). 1 p. on a single leaf. Arabic manuscript on paper.

 800,00

A legal document written in Arabic by a member of the Berber tribes of the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. This document testifies that a woman named Raqiya has declared her separation from her legal representative (wakil) Muhammad, who had made an agreement with her divorced husband Ahmad. The manuscript is dated 1234 H, or 1819 CE.

Zustand

Faded French colonial administration stamp "Service des affaires indigènes - Contrôle des actes"; light edgewear and soiling. In good condition.

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