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        <note>Verse endings denoted by a sof pasuḳ; A fragment, sporadically vocalized, from a prayer which is a series of complete biblical verses, all of which contain the divine name, characteristic of Karaite prayer texts, although such texts exist in the Rabbanite ritual as well, such as יהי כבוד.</note>
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              <p>10th century-12th century?</p>
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            <provenance>Cairo Genizah Collection (Dropsie College. Library).</provenance>
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