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Title
Rachila, widow of Vita de Chalifi: Sciacca, 1470
Subject
Rachila, widow of Vita de Chalifi
Description
Rachila names as her universal heir her daughter Bullara, the wife of Sabuto de Sagictono. She also leaves bequests to her granddaughters Sutayla and Perna (daughters of her late son Muxa de Chalifi), and to her grandson Sadia (son of her late daughter Gaudiosa). She also leaves oil for the synagogue ("mischita," as is typical in Sicilian Jewish sources), for the sake of her soul.
The will is signed by three Jewish witnesses (signing in Hebrew characters) and four Christian witnesses (signing in Latin characters)
The will is signed by three Jewish witnesses (signing in Hebrew characters) and four Christian witnesses (signing in Latin characters)
Creator
Sciacca, Sicily
Date
10 December 1470
Source
Sezione di Archivio di Stato, Sciacca
SASS, not. Gerardo Randazzo, reg. 24, cc. 35r-v
SASS, not. Gerardo Randazzo, reg. 24, cc. 35r-v
See Scandaliato, "Haec est eius ultima voluntas..."
See Perani, "Le firme in ebraico e in giudeo-arabo dei Bulfarag, parenti di Guglielmo Raimondo Moncada, in atti dei notai di Sciacca e Caltabellotta e nella ketubbah di Giv'at Lot," 141-142.
Language
Latin
Coverage
Italy