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When the heads of the holy nation were assembled together—the holy communities here in the village of Magnesia—and they saw that the power of the testimony was dissipated and there was none remaining…
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The Jewish Community of Magnesia (Manisa)
Places:
Magnesia, Ottoman Empire (Manisa, Turkey)
Date:
1555
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Now I will give instructions concerning how to look after me from the beginning of my final illness—when the day of judgment comes, during all the period of my illness, and the time of my death, when…
Contributor:
Naphtali ha-Kohen Katz
Places:
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)
Date:
ca. 1718
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On the ban pronounced at a gathering of some members of the community in the city of Constantinople, together with some town representatives, in the synagogue of the community of Constantinople. It…
Contributor:
Elijah Mizraḥi
Places:
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)
Date:
ca. 1500
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Vassal Treaty of Esarhaddon, King of Assyria (reigned 681–669 BCE). This copy of the treaty was found in the inner sanctum of the Assyrian temple in Tell Tayinat (in southeastern Turkey), where it was…
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Kinalua, Assyria (Kıyıbucak, Turkey)
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Iron Age IIC, 7th Century BCE