Halper 362 Court document
Title
Court documentCall number
Halper 362(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
Mon., July 28, 1626
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Cairo
Notes
- Content covers upper third of recto(?); A court document in Hebrew, declaring that Malkah, the widow of R. Yair Abidar'a has collected her Ketubah of 9,200 silver pieces, with an oath (as in Mishnah Ḳetubot IX 8). The oath was witnessed by the judges, the appointed trustee of the orphans, Judah Tamim, and the brother Abraham and Solomon; The judges sign at opposite ends of the page, Moses Reuven (ha-sofer(?), decorative signature), and Moses ibn Saḥwan "the younger"; This document appears to be copied by the same court scribe who copied Halper 370 (dated 1609) and Halper 371 (1624).
- Condition: damaged, faded; folded widthwise beneath signatures; verso is blank.
Extent
40.5 X 30.5 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).
- Amram.
Subjects topical
- Widows , Legal status, laws, etc. (Jewish law)
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