Legal document Or.1080 J93
- Holding institution:
- Cambridge University Library
- Data provider:
- Cambridge University Library
- Title:
- Legal document Or.1080 J93
- Date:
- 11th century
- Description:
- Court record describing a case in which a Jewish woman was accused by two Muslims of being intimate with a Christian doctor. They reported seeing her loitering by his apothecary practice, and spied on her for 40 days before taking their suspicions to a judge. Although the document is written in Hebrew characters, the three Jewish witnesses sign their names in Arabic script.Condition: TornLayout: 15 lines (recto); 9 lines (verso)
- Language:
- Judeo-Arabic
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: 17.5 cm, width: 18.5 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 J93
- Is part of:
- The Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection