Cairo Genizah : Legal document: geṭ

Legal document: geṭ (T-S 10J2.37)

Geṭ in which Abraham b. Joseph divorces his wife, Naṣr bat Yešuʿa. Dated Monday, 10th Adar I 1537 (= 1226 CE) in Fusṭāṭ. The bottom of the document is torn off, removing any names of potential witnesses.

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Physical Location: Cambridge University Library
Classmark: T-S 10J2.37
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Origin Place: Fusṭāṭ
Date of Creation: 1226 CE
Language(s): Aramaic
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Associated Name(s): Abraham b. Joseph; Naṣr bat Yešuʿa
Note(s): A new divorce document was drawn up for the couple one month later by the same scribe (T-S 10J2.38).; Associated manuscripts: T-S 10J2.38
Extent: 1 leaf. Leaf height: 14.3 cm, width: 14.7 cm.
Material: Paper
Condition: torn
Layout: 14 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 10J2.37
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Origin Place: Fusṭāṭ
Date of Creation: 1226 CE
Language(s): Aramaic
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Associated Name(s): Abraham b. Joseph; Naṣr bat Yešuʿa
Note(s): A new divorce document was drawn up for the couple one month later by the same scribe (T-S 10J2.38).; Associated manuscripts: T-S 10J2.38
Extent: 1 leaf. Leaf height: 14.3 cm, width: 14.7 cm.
Material: Paper
Condition: torn
Layout: 14 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