Halper 119 Ethical will
Title
Ethical willCall number
Halper 119(Philadelphia, United States, University of Pennsylvania, Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Library, Cairo Genizah Collection)
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Publisher
Center for Advanced Judaic Studies LibraryLanguage
HebrewOrigin
13th century-14th century?
- Place
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Byzantium
Notes
- Text breaks denoted by a punctus, plus 2-5 spaces; The fragment contains an essay on the merits of charity. The author often opens a paragraph with the address: בניי. The author relies heavily on Talmudic and Midrashic texts, introduced as א[מרו] חז"ל, or נמצא באגדה.
- Condition: complete, attached (forming outer sheet of fasc. [Halper]); damage.
Extent
20.4 X 14.3 cmSupport
PaperLayout
Decoration
Material applied: black ink
Script
Provenance
- Cairo Genizah Collection (University of Pennsylvania. Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Library).
- Cairo Genizah Collection (Dropsie College. Library).
- Adler.
Subjects topical
- Wills, Ethical
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