Cairo Genizah : Calendrical; astrology

Cairo Genizah

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Recto: instructions for calculating the tequfot, mentioning the signs of the zodiac (Leo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces) that pertain to the different tequfot. Verso: calendar reckoning for the 12th year of the 263rd cycle, 4990 of the Era of Creation (= 1229-1230 CE). The calendar is dated according to the Era of Creation, the Seleucid Era, the Era of the Destruction of the Second Temple and by its position in the 19-year cycle and the Sabbatical cycle. The calendar gives moladot of all months, the day of the week of beginnings of months, festivals and fasts, the time and date of the tequfot and the time of prayer for rain. Moladot of each month in 4990 of the Era of Creation (= 1229-1230 CE) and 4991 (= 1230-1231 CE) are given in the margins of recto and verso. </p>