- Object Name:
- Synagogue Dedication Inscription
- Place Made:
- Cairo (Egypt)
- Date:
- 13th century
- Medium:
- Wood: carved
- Dimensions:
- 7 3/16 × 65 1/4 in. (18.3 × 165.7 cm)
- Credit Line:
- The Jewish Museum
- Accession Number:
- S 727e
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The inscription reads: “Enter His gates with thanksgiving, into His courts with praise, thank him, bless His name. (Psalm 100:4) Solomon ben Japhet, may God be with him and bless him."
Solomon was the brother of Obadiah ben Japhet referred to in the portion of the second inscription now in London.
Solomon was the brother of Obadiah ben Japhet referred to in the portion of the second inscription now in London.
Information may change as a result of ongoing research.