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Papyrus, Rolled, Folded, and Sealed
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Papyrus, rolled, folded, and sealed, Elephantine, Egypt, 5th century BCE. See also Papyrus, Rolled and Sealed. The Elephantine papyri provide historical documentation about the members of a Jewish…

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Elephantine, Egypt (Jazīrat Aswān, Egypt)

Date:

Persian Period, 5th Century BCE

Subjects:

Writing, Economic life, Justice system

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Visual & Material Culture, Legal Documents, Seals, Law
Bundle of folded papyrus tied with string and seal.
Papyrus, Rolled and Sealed
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Papyrus, rolled and sealed, Samaria, 4th century BCE. This legal document had multiple seals affixed to it, apparently from different individuals (see the translation of this document, Slave Sale)…

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Samaria, Land of Israel (Samaria, Israel)

Date:

Persian Period, 4th Century BCE

Subjects:

Writing, Economic life, Justice system

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Legal Documents, Seals, Law
Strip of papyrus with circular seals.
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…

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Jacob Castro

Places:

Cairo, Ottoman Empire (Cairo, Egypt)

Date:

End of the 16th Century

Subjects:

Marriage, Justice system, Betrothal, Family, Writing

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Law, Responsa
Print engraving of crowd of people outside of building gathered around couple under wedding canopy.