Cairo Genizah : Legal document: geṭ

Legal document: geṭ (T-S 10J2.3)

Recto: geṭ in which Manasseh b. Samuel divorces his wife, Ḥusn bint Joseph. Dated Adar 4786 (= 1026 CE) in Ramla. Witnessed by Abraham he-Ḥaver b. Samuel the Third and Judah ha-Mumḥe b. Šilo. Verso: brief text in Arabic.

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Physical Location: Cambridge University Library
Classmark: T-S 10J2.3
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Origin Place: Ramla
Date of Creation: 1026 CE
Language(s): Aramaic; Arabic
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Associated Name(s): Manasseh b. Samuel; Ḥusn bint Joseph; Abraham he-Ḥaver b. Samuel the Third; Judah ha-Mumḥe b. Šilo
Extent: 1 leaf. Leaf height: 18.3 cm, width: 12.9 cm.
Material: Parchment
Condition: rubbed
Layout: 25 lines (recto); 3 lines (verso)
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 10J2.3
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Origin Place: Ramla
Date of Creation: 1026 CE
Language(s): Aramaic; Arabic
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Associated Name(s): Manasseh b. Samuel; Ḥusn bint Joseph; Abraham he-Ḥaver b. Samuel the Third; Judah ha-Mumḥe b. Šilo
Extent: 1 leaf. Leaf height: 18.3 cm, width: 12.9 cm.
Material: Parchment
Condition: rubbed
Layout: 25 lines (recto); 3 lines (verso)
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