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Or 2505
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- Or 2505
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- Fragments of Japhet ben Ali's Judeo-Arabic biblical commentaries
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- Oriental Manuscripts
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- Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 99 folios (+ 2 paper flyleaves at the beginning and at the end).
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- Languages:
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Judeo-Arabic - Scripts:
- Hebrew
- Start Date:
- 1400
- End Date:
- 1599
- Date Range:
- 1400-1599
- Era:
- CE
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Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
Or 2505
Fragments of Japhet ben Ali's Judeo-Arabic biblical commentaries
Contents
Five fragments of Japhet ben Ali's Judeo-Arabic commentaries on various biblical books.
Language(s): Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic
ff. 1r-99vTitle: PerushimTitle: פרושיםPhysical Description
Composite paper codex of approximately 15 to 16th century.Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport:Extent: 99 folios (+ 2 paper flyleaves at the beginning and at the end).Binding
BM/BL in-house.
Spine: 'Yefet. Com. on Prophets. Arabic. Brit. Mus. Oriental 2505.'
History
Origin: 15th-16th centuryProvenance and Acquisition
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 (ii)v.
I
Contents
Language(s): Judeo-Arabic, Hebrew
ff. 1r-30vTitle: Commentary on the book of IsaiahFragments of the commentary on Is. 47:14-48:14, 57:15-58:7, 59:20-60:18.
The pointed Hebrew text of Is. 48:1-14, 57:15-58:7, 59:21-60:18 is embodied, each verse being followed by an Arabic translation.
Some masoretic notes are marked in the margins.
Physical Description
Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport:Extent: 30 foliosDimensions (leaf): 182 × 130 mm.Dimensions (written): 146 × 100 mm.Foliation:Folios 1-30
Collation
3 quires (nos. 5, 16, 19) of 10 leaves each; signed with Hebrew letters on the upper (inner) margin of the first page.
Condition
Imperfect.
Several folios mutilated.
Layout
Columns:1
Ruled lines: 16
Written lines: 16
The pointed biblical text is embodied, followed by an Arabic translation.
Catchwords on every verso.
Hand(s)
Semi-cursive script of the 16th century.
ff. 1r-30v- the Hebrew text is indicted in the margins by the word נץ by a later hand.II
Contents
Language(s): Judeo-Arabic, Hebrew
ff. 31r-80vTitle: Commentary on Ezekiel 1:25-6:13.The pointed and accentuated Hebrew text of Ez. 1:26-6:13 is embodied, each verse being followed by an Arabic translation.
Some masoretic notes are marked in the margin.
Physical Description
Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport:Extent: 49 foliosDimensions (leaf): 181 × 131 mm.Dimensions (written): 137 × 105 mm.Foliation:Folios 31-80.
Collation
5 quires (nos. 3-7) of 10 leaves each; signed with Hebrew letters and Arabic words on the upper margin of the first page.
Condition
Several leaves damaged.
Layout
Columns:1
Ruled lines: 16
Written lines: 16
The Hebrew biblical text is embodied.
Hand(s)
Square and semi-cursive scripts of the 15th century.
III
Contents
ff. 81r-87vTitle: Commentary on HoseaA fragment of the commentary, concerning Hosea 1:2, 6:5-7, 7:6, 9-11, 8:6-7, 12:4-7.
Contains the pointed Hebrew text of Hosea 6:6-7, 7:10-11, 8:7, 12:6-7, each verse being followed by an Arabic translation.
Physical Description
Form: leafMaterial: paperSupport:Extent: 7 foliosDimensions (leaf): 182 × 135 mm.Dimensions (written): 147 × 103 mm.Foliation:Folios 81-87.
Collation
Two detached and two consecutive leaves.
Condition
Most folios severely damaged.
Layout
Columns:1
Ruled lines: 16
Written lines: 16
Uniform layout.
Hand(s)
Square and semi-cursive scripts of the 15th century.
IV
Contents
Language(s): Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic
ff. 88r-97vTitle: Commentary on Amos 6:7-7:13The pinted Hebrew text of Amos 6:8-7:5 is embodied, each being followed by an Arabic translation.
Contains some masoretic notes.
Physical Description
Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport:Extent: 10 foliosDimensions (leaf): 182 × 133 mm.Dimensions (written): 133 × 90 mm.Foliation:Folios 88-97.
Collation
A single quire, no.6, marked with a Hebrew letter on the upper margin of the first page.
Condition
Stained.
Fading ink.
Layout
Columns:1
Ruled lines: 16
Written lines: 16
The pointed Hebrew text is embodied.
Catchwords on every verso.
Hand(s)
Square and semi-cursive scripts of approximately the 16th century.
V
Contents
Language(s): Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic
ff. 98r-99vTitle: Commentary on AmosFragments of the commentary on Amos 8:5-6, 8-10.
The pointed Hebrew text of Amos 8:6 and 9-10 is embodied, each verse being followed by an Arabic translation.
Filiation: Apparently written by the same hand as folios 81r-87v.Physical Description
Form: leafMaterial: paperSupport:Extent: 2 foliosDimensions (leaf): 182 × 135 mm.Dimensions (written): 138 × 90 mm.Foliation:Folios 98 and 99.
Collation
Two detached leaves.
Condition
Stained.
Fading ink.
Layout
Columns:1
Ruled lines: 16
Written lines: 16
The pointed Hebrew text is embodied.
Catchwords on every verso.
Hand(s)
Square and semi-cursive scripts of appoximately the 15th century.
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_2505 (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. 282.Funding of Cataloguing
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