Legal document: T-S 12.578

Legal document T-S 12.578

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T-S 12.578
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Fragment of a ketubba. Written and signed by Hillel b. ʿEli (fl. 1066–1108 CE) in an unusually large and beautiful script. The dowry includes a case decorated with tortoise shell. Signed by Yeḥezqel b. ʿEli he-Ḥaver and Yakhin b. Ḥotam. (Information from Goitein's index card.)

Related People

Witness
Hillel b. ʿEli, Yeḥezqel b. ʿEli ha-Kohen he-Ḥaver
Scribe
Hillel b. ʿEli

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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
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In PGP since 2017
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T-S 12.578 1r

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1r

T-S 12.578 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S 12.578. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/7274/ (accessed October 7, 2026).