Inscription: S 727d
Inscription S 727dDescription
Wooden fragment of a panel that once decorated the interior of the Ben Ezra Synagogue. Translation: "...[I will bow down] toward Your holy Sanctuary in awe of You. [Psalm 5:8] And its arched room, beams, stones and their fabrication from the funds of the elder... to live in the grace of God and to visit his Sanctuary, all of Israel being included in the blessing, Amen Selah." Other half of inscription is in the British Library. Trial inscription (same content) on the reverse. Placed above the Torah ark. Information from Ariel Fein.