Legal document: betrothal deed; letter T-S 8J5.21
- Holding institution:
- Cambridge University Library
- Data provider:
- Cambridge University Library
- Title:
- Legal document: betrothal deed; letter T-S 8J5.21
- Date:
- 1160 CE
- Description:
- Recto: betrothal deed written in 1471 of the Seleucid Era (= 1160 CE) in ‘the big Maḥalla close to Fusṭāṭ’, between Nathaniel b. Ephraim and Sitt al-Tujjār bat Isaac. Verso: letter in Arabic script, expressing hope of a speedy reunion.Condition: torn, holesLayout: 14 lines (recto); 8 lines (verso)
- Language:
- Judeo-Arabic
Hebrew
Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE); Imperial Aramaic (700-300 BCE)
Arabic - Type (Narrower):
- Manuscripts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Geographic region:
- Maḥalla
- 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: 14.4 cm, width: 16.5 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:
- T-S 8J5.21
- Is part of:
- The Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection