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Or 2476
- Record Id:
- 032-003313074
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- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 2476
- Title:
- Two fragments of Judeo-Arabic commentary of Japheth ben Ali on Numbers
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 124 folios (+ 2 paper flyleaves at the beginning and at the end).
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- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_2476 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Hebrew
Judeo-Arabic - Scripts:
- Hebrew
- Start Date:
- 1500
- End Date:
- 1699
- Date Range:
- 1500-1699
- Era:
- CE
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Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
Or 2476
Two fragments of Judeo-Arabic commentary of Japheth ben Ali on Numbers
Contents
Two fragments of Judeo-Arabic commentary of Japheth ben Ali on Numbers.
Language(s): Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic
ff. 1r-124vTitle: Perush Ba-midbarTitle: פרוש במדברPhysical Description
Paper codex of approximately 16-17th century.Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport:Extent: 124 folios (+ 2 paper flyleaves at the beginning and at the end).Binding
BM/BL in-house.
Spine title: 'Yefet. Com. on Numbers. Arabic. Brit. Mus. Oriental 2476.'
History
Origin: 16th-17th 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): Judeo-Arabic, Hebrew
ff. 1r-50vTitle: Commentary on Numbers 26-29Includes the unpointed text of Numbers 26:2-27:4, 27:12-14, 27:22-29:39; each verse is followed by an Arabic translation.
Filiation: Cf. a similar handwriting 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. 261. part II and 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. 264. part I and II.Physical Description
Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport:Extent: 50 foliosDimensions (leaf): 215 × 150 mm.Dimensions (written): 155 × 100 mm.Foliation:Folios 1-50.
Collation
The quires are not numbered.
Condition
All folios partially water-damaged.
Lacunae after folios 20, 21, 22 and 50.
Layout
Columns:1
Ruled lines: 22
Written lines: 22
The unpointed biblical text is embodied, followed by an Arabic translation.
Hand(s)
Square and semi-cursive script of the 16th century.
II
Contents
Language(s): Judeo-Arabic, Hebrew
ff. 51r-124vTitle: Commentary on Numbers 31-36The unpointed Hebrew text of 31:7-36:13 is embodied, each verse being followed by an Arabic translation.
Some verses are pointed and accentuated.
Physical Description
Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport:Extent: 73 foliosDimensions (leaf): 215 × 150 mm.Dimensions (written): 165 × 110 mm.Foliation:Folios 51-73.
Collation
8 quires (nos. 3-10), of 10 leaves each, except the last which has only 4 leaves.
Quires signed with Hebrew letters in the right-hand upper corner of the first page.
Condition
Water-damaged.
Layout
Columns:1
Ruled lines: 21
Written lines: 21
Hebrew text is embodied, the commented words being given in red ink.
Hand(s)
Semi-cursive script of the 17th 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_2476 (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. 272.Funding of Cataloguing
BL