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In this context, these elders likely acted in a similar manner as amicus curiae ("friends of the court") do today, and who, despite not having official judicial appointments, nevertheless occupied important roles in relation to the court, due to their dignity and standing in the synagogue and community. Given the fairly intact nature of the fragment, it is improbable that those who signed were the court officials themselves, given that there are only two names (the court would have had three judges), though it may have been enough that only two judges signed, or there might have been more names at the bottom that were lost.
The ban comes as a result of congregation officials who, short on funds, pledged synagogue property to creditors, which resulted in these important objects being repossessed when they were unable to pay.
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