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Cairo Genizah : Legal document: ketubba

Cairo Genizah

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Part of a decorated ketubba for Rachel bat [...] the widow and [...] b. Michael Viroṭi (בר מיכאל וירוטי [...]). Dated 2[.]th Kislev 5327 (= 1567 CE) in Cairo. The lower part of the document and names of witnesses are not preserved. Dowry lists values in בנאדקה (bunduqs, Venetian sequins). The border of the document is highly decorated and illuminated with green, gold, and red ink.</p>

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