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Esther Scroll
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The scroll (megillah) of Esther is read out loud on the holiday of Purim. This example, from Baghdad, is hand painted, with an ornate design in which bands of flowers frame the text. It is rolled on a…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Baghdad, Ottoman Empire (Baghdad, Iraq)

Date:

ca. 1850

Subjects:

Crafts, Art, Holidays, Ritual object, Purim

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Ritual Objects, Folklore, Literature
Scroll featuring Hebrew text and floral motifs.
Nursery Rhymes
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Text
[May] your mornings [be] blessed, [May] your life [be] long, [May] your enemies [be] shrouded, dead, [May] your [hot] breakfasts [be] poured, cooled.

Contributor:

The Jews of Zakho, Kurdistan

Places:

Zakho, Ottoman Empire (Zakho, Iraq)

Date:

17th Century

Subjects:

Children, Education, Parenthood, Food and drink, Leisure

Categories:

Literature, Popular Poetry, Folklore