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Silver Purim Cup
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On this silver Purim cup from Augsburg, Germany, a quotation from the Talmud (b. Megillah 7b) inscribed around the rim advises its bearer to drink in celebration of Purim until unable to distinguish…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Augsburg, Holy Roman Empire (Augsburg, Germany)

Date:

ca. 1690

Subjects:

Holidays, Purim, Food and drink, Humor, Folklore, Ritual objects

Categories:

Ritual Objects, Decorative arts
Silver cup engraved with a person in profile wearing a jester hat drinking out of a barrel.
Nursery Rhymes
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[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, Folklore, Poetry

Categories:

Popular Poetry, Folklore