08. Teschiera for the payment of 684 Spanish dollars

Wajhi taḥrîr’l-ḥurūf huwa annahu ‘indana etneyna Gibâ’il walad Mîkhâîl wa Mikhâ’il walad Shiḥadah elli naqlîn hathihi’l-wathîqah ash-shar’iyyah Alkhwâja Domikah Adamah wa’l-khawâja Petra Nikodîmî min tâ’ifat Alfransa, mablaghan qadruhu wa bayanuhu sittu-mi’at qirsh wa arba’ah wa thalâthîn qirsh wa nisf alqirsh, allatî nisfuha ḥifthan li’aslahiha thalâth-mi’a wa sab’at-‘ashar qirsh qa rub’I’l-qrish. Wa hiya mu’âmalati’sh-shâkilah fi’lbandar wa hiya ḥuwaj (/hoj)lithaman ma’lūm aldar’ wa’th-thaman. Wa hiya mu’ajjalah Alayna ila madiyyat sab’at ashhur, tamdî min tarîkhah badîla wa hiya mnhâ arb’ah wa ‘uddah wa thalâthah wafa wa qad etsallamana khoujatna almathkūr bit-tamâm. Wa ‘alâ hâtha’t-ta’jîl waqa’a arridâ wa’li-sh-hâd wa naḥnu almathkūr etneynâ mitkâflînah mâlan wa thimmah ay man hadar yadfa’ almablagh almathkūr, wa ‘alâ Allah alwafa wa’t-takâmul. Taḥrîr thâleka fi sitat ayyâm madat min shari Rabî’l-wwal mn shuhūri sanat 1118. Alf wa mi’ah wa thamnî ‘ashar, Alfaqîr Gibrâ’îl walad Mîkhâ’îl, Alfaqîr Mîkhâ’îl walad Shihâdah althimmî, Shuhūdu’l-ḥâl, Assayid Ḥussien ibn assayed Ḥussien, Bâkir Chorbajî Reslan Alqifil, Fatḥa’l-llah Abu alḥaj Muḥammad, Alḥaj Muḥammad abu Alḥaj [?], Alḥaj Abdu’l-jaleel Alkhânci. (Translation and transcription by Giancarlo Casale)

The reason for preparing this document is that both Gabriel son of Michael and Michael son of Shihadah, the bearers of this legal document, came before us with money from Hodja Domenico Adami and Hoca Pietro Niccodemi of the French nation [min ta’ifa frānça], reckoned and determined to be in the amount of 634.5 qurush, half being 327.25 qurush, confirming the total. And it is for certain business related to the port [muʿāmelet al-şākila fi’l-bender], and it is the known market price to be paid seven months after the agreement. Three months of this period have passed and four are left. And we have fully received from the aforementioned Hodjas the indicated amount of money and the remaining sum is mutually accepted and signed to be delayed, as confirmed by our witness. As we came to guarantee it and may God facilitate and help to complete this. Written on 6 Rabi’ul-Awwal, 1118 [18 June 1706]. The needy to God Gabriel son of Michael Aldami. The needy to God Michail son of Shihadah Althimi. Witnesses: Assayid Hussien ibn assayed Hussien, Bakir Chirbaji Reslan Al-qifil, Fatha’l-llah Abu al-hajj Muhammad, Al-haj Muhammad abu Alhaj [?], Al-haj Abdu’l-jaleel Al-khanci.
(Translation and transcription by Giancarlo Casale)