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Bidding Information
Lot #    4432
Auction End Date    4/29/2003 1:50:00 PM (mm/dd/yyyy)
          
Title Information
Title (English)    Karaite Marriage Contract Form
Title (Hebrew)    טופס כתובה קראית מקהיר
Author    [Kariate - Egypt - Ms.]
City    Cairo
Publication Date    13th cent.
          
Collection Information
Independent Item    This listing is an independent item not part of any collection
          
Description Information
Physical
Description
   [1] f., 350:258 mm., extended on margins, some text loss.
          
Paragraph 1    Ink on paper, Eastern square block letters.
          
Detailed
Description
   A sample form for Kariate marriage contracts. The form states "On such ans such date of this monthe in the year 16-- to the count of the Greeks in the city of Elkairo" this would place the document between the years 1289-1388.
          
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Listing Classification
Period
Pre-15th Century:    Checked
  
Location
Other:    North Africa
  
Subject
Customs:    Checked
Other:    Kariate
  
Characteristic
Language:    Hebrew
  
Manuscript Type
  
Ketubot:    Checked
  
Kind of Judaica