Cairo Genizah : Legal document

Legal document (T-S 13J5.6)

End of a legal document involving Moses, Mordechai, Reuben and Zikrī. Dated 20 Iyyar 5320 of the Era of Creation (= 1560 CE) in Cairo, and witnessed by the scribe, Joseph b. Meʾir Someḵ ha-Kohen, and signed by Aaron b. Re[uben].

Information about this document

Physical Location: Cambridge University Library
Classmark: T-S 13J5.6
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Scribe(s): Joseph b. Meʾir Someḵ ha-Kohen
Origin Place: Cairo
Date of Creation: 1560 CE
Language(s): Hebrew
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Associated Name(s): Moses; Mordechai; Reuben; Zikrī; Aaron b. Reuben
Extent: 1 leaf. Leaf height: 7 cm, width: 9.9 cm.
Material: Paper
Condition: torn, slightly rubbed
Layout: 9 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

Want to know more?

Under the 'More' menu you can find metadata about the item, and information about sharing this image.

No Contents List Available

Information about this document

Physical Location: Cambridge University Library
Classmark: T-S 13J5.6
Subject(s): Cairo Genizah
Scribe(s): Joseph b. Meʾir Someḵ ha-Kohen
Origin Place: Cairo
Date of Creation: 1560 CE
Language(s): Hebrew
Donor(s): Schechter, S. (Solomon), 1847-1915; Taylor, Charles, 1840-1908
Associated Name(s): Moses; Mordechai; Reuben; Zikrī; Aaron b. Reuben
Extent: 1 leaf. Leaf height: 7 cm, width: 9.9 cm.
Material: Paper
Condition: torn, slightly rubbed
Layout: 9 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