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Or 2557
- Record Id:
- 032-003313068
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- 032-003313068
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100031481854.0x00000c
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- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 2557
- Title:
- Collection of Karaite biblical commentaries
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
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- [{ "id" : "032-003313068", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 2557: Collection of Karaite biblical commentaries" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
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- Hierarchy:
- 032-003313068
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 43 folios (+ 2 paper flyleaves at the beginning and 3 at the end).
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_2557 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Hebrew
Judeo-Arabic - Scripts:
- Hebrew
- Start Date:
- 1100
- End Date:
- 1299
- Date Range:
- 1100-1299
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
Or 2557
Collection of Karaite biblical commentaries
Contents
Summary of Contents: A Judeo-Arabic commentary on Genesis of Abu Yusuf Yaʻaḳov Alḳirḳisani, a Karaite commentary on Leviticus, and Japhet's commentary on the book of Daniel.Language(s): Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic
ff. 1r-43vTitle: PerushimTitle: פרושיםPhysical Description
Composite paper codex of approximately the 12th to 13th century.Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport:Extent: 43 folios (+ 2 paper flyleaves at the beginning and 3 at the end).Binding
BM/BL in-house.
History
Origin: 12th-13th centuryProvenance and Acquisition
1882-07-08
Moses Wilhelm Shapira (b. 1830, d. 1884), an antiquities dealer of Jerusalem: purchased by the British Museum from him on 08 July 1882: inscribed, back flyleaf (i)v.
I
Contents
Language(s): Arabic, Hebrew
ff. 1v-12vTitle: Introduction to commentary on GenesisFiliation: Cf. a shorter recension of this text in George Margoliouth, Catalogue of the Hebrew and Samaritan Manuscripts in the British Museum, 4 vols (London: British Museum, 1899-1935; vols I-III repr. 1965); IV, Introduction, Indexes, ed. by Jacob Leveen (London: British Museum, 1977), no. 251..Imperfect at the end.
Physical Description
Form: codexMaterial: paperExtent: 12 foliosDimensions (leaf): 260 × 145 mm.Dimensions (written): 230 × 130 mm.Foliation:Folios 1-12.
Condition
All folios partially damaged and/or mutilated.
Layout
Columns:1
Ruled lines: 24 28
Written lines: 24 28
Hebrew punctuation is given in red ink.
Biblical quotations are written in Hebrew characters.
Hand(s)
Arabic script of the 13th century.
II
Contents
Language(s): Arabic, Hebrew
ff. 13r-24vTitle: Karaite commentary on LeviticusConcerns Leviticus 28:6.
Quotes or refers to several Karaite authorities.
Physical Description
Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport:Extent: 11 foliosDimensions (leaf): 250 × 163 mm.Dimensions (written): 195 × 115 mm.Foliation:Folios 13-24.
Layout
Columns:1
Ruled lines: 21
Written lines: 21
Hebrew punctuation is given in red ink.
Biblical quotations are written in Hebrew characters.
Hand(s)
Arabic script of the 13th century.
III
Contents
Language(s): Arabic
ff. 25r-43vTitle: Fragments of the commentary on DanielContains chapters: 2:27, 20-23; 8:21-9:10; 10:7-11:4.
Physical Description
Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport:Extent: 18 foliosDimensions (leaf): 250 × 163 mm.Dimensions (written): 195 × 115 mm.Foliation:Folios 25-43.
Layout
Columns:1
Ruled lines: 17
Written lines: 17
All the folios are partially damaged and/or mutilated, of various size.
Hebrew text is given in Arabic characters.
Hebrew punctuation supplied in red ink.
Additional Information
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on Margoliouth, G.: Catalogue of the Hebrew and Samaritan Manuscripts in the British Museum, London 1965.Availability
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Surrogates
http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_2557 (digital images currently unavailable)
Bibliography
George Margoliouth, Catalogue of the Hebrew and Samaritan Manuscripts in the British Museum, 4 vols (London: British Museum, 1899-1935; vols I-III repr. 1965); IV, Introduction, Indexes, ed. by Jacob Leveen (London: British Museum, 1977), no. 250.Funding of Cataloguing
BL