Legal document; halaḵa; alchemy Or.1080 15.62
- Holding institution:
- Cambridge University Library
- Data provider:
- Cambridge University Library
- Title:
- Legal document; halaḵa; alchemy Or.1080 15.62
- Date:
- 12th-13th century
- Description:
- Recto: question in Arabic to a jurisconsult asking whether a Jewish eye-doctor, who has received a certification from Muslim witnesses on his trustworthiness for practising in a Muslim family, can actually practise there. Recto (bottom) and verso: portion of halakhic text (the subject is not clear), and Judaeo-Arabic practical instructions for dealing with copper and iron (possibly alchemy or metallurgy). Ca. 12th-13th century.Condition: Slightly rubbedLayout: 15 lines (recto); 21 lines + marginalia (verso)
- Language:
- Arabic
Judeo-Arabic
Hebrew - Type (Narrower):
- Manuscripts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Provenance:
- Donated by Dr Solomon Schechter and his patron Dr Charles Taylor in 1898 as part of the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection
- Medium:
- paper
- 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 15.62
- Is part of:
- The Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection