Legal document Or.1080 9.21
- Holding institution:
- Cambridge University Library
- Data provider:
- Cambridge University Library
- Title:
- Legal document Or.1080 9.21
- Date:
- 1821 CE
- Description:
- Ketubba for the marriage of Ḥay Dayyan b. David Dayyan and Mazzal Ṭov bat Judah Dayyan, dated Monday 14th Nisan 5581 (= 16th April 1821 CE). The couple are likely paternal cousins. The document is cut in the shape of a dome, with a heading depicting birds, trees, and a building structure overseen by a sun and an eye. The bride and groom sit in one room, holding hands. The border of the document is decorated with the twelve signs of the zodiac.Condition: HolesLayout: 13 lines (recto); 14 lines (verso)
- Language:
- Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE); Imperial Aramaic (700-300 BCE)
Judeo-Arabic - Type (Narrower):
- Manuscripts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Geographic region:
- Egypt
- Provenance:
- Donated by Dr Solomon Schechter and his patron Dr Charles Taylor in 1898 as part of the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection
- Medium:
- Paper
- Extent:
- Leaf: (height: 51.3 cm, width: 37.1 cm)
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Library
- Rights:
- This image may be used in accord with fair use and fair dealing provisions, including teaching and research. If you wish to reproduce it within publications or on the public web, please contact genizah@lib.cam.ac.uk.
This metadata is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. - Identifier:
- Or.1080 9.21
- Is part of:
- The Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection