- Object Name:
- Torah Ark Fragment
- Place Made:
- Cairo (Egypt)
- Date:
- c. 1220
- Medium:
- Wood: carved
- Dimensions:
- 9 3/8 × 75 9/16 in. (23.8 × 191.9 cm)
- Credit Line:
- The Jewish Museum
- Accession Number:
- S 727d
Not On View
Half of this inscription, including the donor's name is in the British Library. This portion reads: "[I will bow down] toward Your holy Sanctuary in awe of You. [Psalm 5:8] And its arched room, beams, stones and their fabrication from the funds of the elder... [Obadiah ben Japhet, Abu 'l-Ma'âlî]. May he merit to live in the grace of God and to visit his Sanctuary, all of Israel being included in the blessing, Amen Selah." A newly discovered trial inscription, painted on the reverse, is similar in content.
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