Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Item Nature

One leaf document

Writing

Parchment
Brown (iron-gall)
Calamus

Ruling

No ruling can be seen
18

Date

1067
11th Century CE
Wednesday, 5 Shevaṭ 1378 Seleucid (24 January 1067 CE)

Place

Egypt, Fusṭāṭ

Language

Hebrew

Document Text

(Other)
Marriage contract (ketubba)
Written and signed by Hillel b. ʿEli. Groom: Wuḥaysh b. ʿAllūn. Bride: Rayyisa bt. ʿAmram, not a virgin. Marriage payments: 5 + 15 = 20 dinars. Witnesses include: the Spanish cantor Yaʿaqov b. Yosef; ʿAmram b. Peraḥya; Netanel b. Yefet.

Vowels and Signs

No vowels or accents

Other

From the Genizah, 1896.
990053386490205171
https://www.nli.org.il/en/discover/manuscripts/hebrew-manuscripts/itempage?vid=KTIV&scope=KTIV&docId=PNX_MANUSCRIPTS990053386490205171&SearchTxt=Heb.%20a.%203.38,AND (Date accessed: 2026-01-20)
https://genizah.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/catalog/volume_5 (Date accessed: 2026-01-20)
Gershon Weiss, "Documents Written by Hillel ben Eli: A Study in the Diplomatics of the Cairo Geniza Documents (MA Thesis)" (PhD diss., n.p., 1967).

Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/6329/ (accessed January 20, 2026).
20 Jan 2026, 1:54 p.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/items/1223/ on 2026-01-20.
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: 1r
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Abbreviation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Abbreviation - #38956
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Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Justification - #38937
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38967
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38914
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38910
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38944
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38950
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38912
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38958
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38942
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38957
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38963
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Yod

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38960
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38949
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38932
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38952
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38907
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38933
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38936
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38966
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38938
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38947
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38954
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38916
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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38961
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38935
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Ṣade: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38964
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38940
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38965
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38969
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38906
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38909
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Specimens
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
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