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[Prague community oath].
[שבועה דקהילת פראג].
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- Format:
- Book
- Manuscript
- Language:
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Beth din (Prague, Czech Republic).
- Oaths--Czech Republic--Prague--18th century.
- Oaths.
- Oaths (Jewish law)--18th century.
- Oaths (Jewish law).
- Jews--18th century--Taxation--Czech Republic--Prague.
- Jews.
- Local Subjects:
- Beth din (Prague, Czech Republic).
- Genre:
- loyalty oaths.
- oaths.
- Physical Description:
- 1 leaf : paper ; 14 x 9 cm (folio)
- Manufacture:
- [Prague], [1750?-1799?]
- [פראג], [1750?-1799?]
- Other Title:
- caption : Shevuʻah mi-ḳapiṭal
- caption : שבועה מקפיטאל
- Language Note:
- Text in Judeo-German.
- Summary:
- Prague community oath text, by investment of the municipal commissary (recto, line 10: "ועל דעת דענין גיגין וורטיגין קומיסערינען") to be taken in the presence of Beth Din and the chief rabbi (verso); oath was taken to verify tax dues and assets and liabilities.
- Contents:
- 1. [Oath for men]
- 2. Doz ṿayb ab zunderlikh [i.e., oath for women].
- Notes:
- Ornaments outside printed captions.
- Text vocalized.
- Shevuʻah mi-ḳapiṭal (meaning, oath from a printed text) on heading caption.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Barney and Eleanor Frommer Memorial Fund.
- Purchased from Winner's Auctions (Jerusalem), Auction 133 (January 5, 2022) lot 319.
- OCLC:
- 1379252392
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