Legal document: CUL Or.1080 5.17

Legal document CUL Or.1080 5.17

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CUL Or.1080 5.17
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Aramaic

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Marriage contract (ketubba). Written in a rudimentary hand (Goitein calls it a "most miserable script"). Location: Cairo. Dated: Av 1[3]82 Seleucid, which is 1071 CE. Groom: Yaʿaqov b. Yeshuʿa. Bride: Dawra (? דורה) bt. Yiṣḥaq. Marriage payments: 1 + 2 = 3. No dowry. The payment 12.5 is also mentioned, indicating that this is not her first marriage. (Information from Goitein’s index card.)

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Cairo

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Cambridge University Library, Oriental Manuscripts
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ULC Or 1080 Box 5 f. 17; ULC Or 1080 Box 5 fol. 17
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In PGP since 2017
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CUL Or.1080 5.17 1r

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CUL Or.1080 5.17 1v

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1v
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