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Does the Lieberman Clause have precedent in the Cairo Genizah?

When the Agunah Problem is discussed, the two alternatives usually proposed are the Lieberman Clause (favored by Conservative Jews) and the Halakhic Pre-Nup (favored by some Orthodox Jews). Here is a clause from a Geonic-period ketubah found in the Cairo Genizah:

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According to Stack Exchange, the translation on that is:

This follows the halacha of both the Geonim and the Rambam, although what I find interesting is that it was included in the ketubah like the Lieberman Clause was. Does this create precedent? Is this a mistranslation? Discuss.

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