Legal document: ENA 3811.2

Legal document ENA 3811.2

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Marriage document. A torn and damaged ketubah. Contains few lines from the dowry list, the monogamy clause, the trustworthiness clause and the stipulation regarding the bride's ritual bath after menstruation, enacted by Maimonides in 1176 (see M.A Friedman, "Social Realities in Egypt and Maimonides' Rulings on Family Law” Maimonides as Codifier of Jewish Law [N. Rakover ed., Jerusalem 1987], p. 230). On verso remnants of colored decoration. Hebrew, Aramaic, Judeo-Arabic. AA Dating: after 1176

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ENA 3811.2 recto

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ENA 3811.2 verso

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