Legal document: ENA 3748.13

Legal document ENA 3748.13

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ENA 3748.13
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Judaeo-Arabic

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Recto: Legal query with responsum. Dating: First half of the 11th century. Concerning a cantor who took an oath not to lead prayers in the synagogue or to slaughter for the congregation in the market. In order to release him from the vow, the heads of the congregation asked him questions such as, would he have taken this oath if he knew that people would say that he was an idiot? If he knew that his family would get mad at him? If he knew that people would say that he was a melancholic (sawdāwī) and therefore prone to taking many oaths? He responded that he would not have taken the oath. Thus, they released him from his oath. The responsum is damaged but appears to state that the release from the vow is invalid. (Information from Amir Ashur via FGP.)

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Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Historical shelfmarks
ENA 3748, f. 13; ENA 3748, fol. 13
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In PGP since 2017
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Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA 3748.13. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/6755/, accessed November 23, 2024.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/6755/