Manuscript, "Reasons for laws of shechita and terefot, and the customs of Marrakesh" with "The Book of Goralot [lots] by Rabbenu Saadia Gaon". [Marrakesh], 1844.
Decorated title page on the first leaf, with the scribe's signature (partially deleted): "by the smallest of the group… [Machlouf son of Moshe], known as [Shabbat] and it was completed… on Thursday, 1st Kislev 1844".
At the end of the reasons for the laws of shechita (p. 46b), scribe's colophon with his calligraphic signature: "The reasons were completed by me, youngest of the young… on Sunday, 5th Av… 1844…".
From leaf 54 until the end of the manuscript, transcript of the Book of Goralot. On p. 53b, a decorated title page, with the name of the owner in the center: "Baruch son of Eliyahu Ohayon", and the scribe's colophon: "by the smallest of the group… Machlouf son of Shabbat, and the book was completed on 22nd Kislev 1844…".
An additional colophon on the final leaf of the manuscript, with the scribe's calligraphic signature: "Completed… by the youngest of the group… Machlouf son of Moshe known as Shabbat".
15, 18-46, 48-49, 51-54, [9] leaves (lacking several leaves in middle). 16.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, wear and tears. Tears to some leaves, affecting text. Worming. Significant worming to a few leaves, affecting text, with loss. New binding, slipcased.