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Parchment

 14 x 8.8 cm Columns: 1 1; lines: 7 (recto); 17 (verso); ruling method: recto (original document), drypoint, stylus lines visible, large margin on interior side; verso, secondary inscription fills fragment widthwise, lines poorly ruled. Hebrew Oriental square semi-square Black ink

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Orient Cairo Genizah Collection (University of Pennsylvania. Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Library). Cairo Genizah Collection (Dropsie College. Library). Amram. Ketubah