Inscription: S 727b

Inscription S 727b

Metadata

Shelfmark
S 727b
Inferred Date
Primary Language
Hebrew

Description

Wooden fragment of a panel decorating the interior of the Ben Ezra synagogue. Installed below inscription by Obadiah ben Japhet, but above the Torah ark. Translation: "...a just reward from God, His deliverer. Such is the generation of those who turn to Him." [Psalm 24:5-6]. Information from Ariel Fein.

Related Places

Location
Fustat

Additional metadata

Provenance
Geniza
Material support
Wood
Collection
Jewish Museum, New York
Input date
In PGP since 2025
Jewish Museum, New York, S 727b. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/40690/ (accessed March 7, 2026).