Cairo Genizah : Legal document

Legal document (T-S 8J15.1)

Draft of a legal document in the hand of Solomon b. Elijah about a gift from his father which includes almost all his books and copper vessels. Solomon’s brother Elijah only receives a few books.

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Physical Location: Cambridge University Library
Classmark: T-S 8J15.1
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Scribe(s): Solomon b. Elijah
Date of Creation: 13th century
Language(s): Judaeo-Arabic; Hebrew; Aramaic
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Associated Name(s): Elijah b. Elijah the judge
Extent: 1 leaf. Leaf height: 17.7 cm, width: 12.7 cm.
Material: Paper
Condition: torn, rubbed
Layout: 12 lines (recto; verso is blank)
Provenance: Donated by Dr Solomon Schechter and his patron Dr Charles Taylor in 1898 as part of the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection
Funding: The digitisation of the Taylor-Schechter Cairo Genizah Collection has been sponsored by the Jewish Manuscript Preservation Society, the Friedberg Genizah Project Inc., and the Arts and Humanities Research Council, UK.
Author(s) of the Record: CUL

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Information about this document

Physical Location: Cambridge University Library
Classmark: T-S 8J15.1
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Scribe(s): Solomon b. Elijah
Date of Creation: 13th century
Language(s): Judaeo-Arabic; Hebrew; Aramaic
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Associated Name(s): Elijah b. Elijah the judge
Extent: 1 leaf. Leaf height: 17.7 cm, width: 12.7 cm.
Material: Paper
Condition: torn, rubbed
Layout: 12 lines (recto; verso is blank)
Provenance: Donated by Dr Solomon Schechter and his patron Dr Charles Taylor in 1898 as part of the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection
Funding: The digitisation of the Taylor-Schechter Cairo Genizah Collection has been sponsored by the Jewish Manuscript Preservation Society, the Friedberg Genizah Project Inc., and the Arts and Humanities Research Council, UK.
Author(s) of the Record: CUL