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Aramaic Proverbs: The Words of Ahiqar
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The Words of Ahiqar are the teachings that Ahiqar, the wise scribe who was chief counselor to the kings of Assyria, imparted to his nephew and adopted son Nadin.

Places:

Elephantine, Egypt (Jazīrat Aswān, Egypt)

Date:

Fifth Century BCE

Subjects:

Wisdom, Monarchy, Politics, Family, Ethics

Categories:

Wisdom Literature
Mourning Activities
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Mourning activities, Thebes, Egypt, ca. 1380 BCE. Sitting on the ground and putting dust on the head are expressions of mourning, as in this mural showing a widow with the mummy of her husband…

Places:

Thebes, Egypt (Luxor, Egypt)

Date:

ca. 1380 BCE

Subjects:

Mourning, Family, Archaeology

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Painting
Mural of crouching woman with hand on her head next to upright mummy held up by figure in tunic, as another figure in tunic raises arms above woman, with hieroglyphic text in background.
Ohale Ya‘akov (The Tents of Jacob): On a Betrothal
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Question: The following incident occurred: The gentlemen, R. Abraham Vidal, may he rest in peace, was married to the modest lady, Estrella, sister of the fine young man, R. David Pinto, may God…

Contributor:

Jacob Castro

Places:

Cairo, Ottoman Empire (Cairo, Egypt)

Date:

End of the 16th Century

Subjects:

Marriage, Justice system, Betrothal, Family, Writing

Categories:

Law, Responsa
Print engraving of crowd of people outside of building gathered around couple under wedding canopy.
Letter to His Mother
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May the Lord who dwells in Zion protect you from any grief and sorrow. To my beloved mother, the crown of my head, the pious Mrs. Rachel, may she live long. [ . . . ] You should know, my dear mom…

Contributor:

Moses Sussman Zarit

Places:

Cairo, Ottoman Empire (Cairo, Egypt)

Date:

ca. 1560

Subjects:

Family, Children, Parenthood, Plague, Education

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters