Legal query or responsum: CUL Or.1080 J68

Legal query or responsum CUL Or.1080 J68

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CUL Or.1080 J68
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Hebrew
Judaeo-Arabic

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Beginning of the draft of a legal query to the judge Yeḥiel (b. Elyaqim) concerning the trousseau of a woman in levirate status, most of which had been lost. It was local custom to return to such a woman the trousseau in full. Dating: Early 13th century. (Information from Goitein’s index card)

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Cambridge University Library, Oriental Manuscripts
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ULC Or 1080 J 68
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CUL Or.1080 J68 1r

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1r

CUL Or.1080 J68 1v

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1v
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