Inventory of Synagogue Objects and Donors (Fustāt, Egypt)
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This inventory details some of the possessions held by a synagogue in Fustāt (Old Cairo). It identifies many of the donors, but the final item on the list is of doubtful ownership. Many of the items owned by the synagogue are cloth; siqlatun is a term that can denote scarlet but was used for silk cloths more generally. The other side of this document held a Karaite marriage document. Ellipses indicate lacunae in the manuscript. The crossed-out word was struck out in the original.
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