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Or 2499

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Or 2499
Title:
Two fragments of 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):
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Extent:
[ii]+89+[ii]
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Languages:
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Judeo-Arabic
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Start Date:
1300
End Date:
1599
Date Range:
1300-1599
Era:
CE
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Names:
Abu al-Faraj Harun ibn al-Faraj, active 11th century
Moses Wilhelm Shapira
ha-Levi, Japheth ben Ali, 0900-0999
ha-Levi, Japheth ben Ali, 0900-0999
ibn al-Faraj, Abu al-Faraj Harun, 1000-1099
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Or 2499

Two fragments of Judeo-Arabic biblical commentaries

Contents

Two fragments of Judeo-Arabic commentaries, on the Pentateuch, Joshua, Judges, and on 1Samuel.

Language(s): Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic

ff. 1r-89v
Title: Ḳoṿets ba-parshanut ha-miḳra
Title: קובץ בפרשנות המקרא

Physical Description

Paper codex of approximately 14 and 16th century, respectively.
Form: codex
Material: paper
Support: Oriental paper.
Extent: [ii]+89+[ii]

Binding

BM/BL in-house.

Spine: 'Com. on Samuel. etc. Mus. Brit. Oriental 2499.'

History

Origin: 14th-16th century

Provenance and Acquisition

Moses Wilhelm Shapira (b. 1830, d. 1884), an antiquities dealer of Jerusalem: purchased by the British Library from him on 08 July 1882, back flyleaf [iii]v.

I

Contents

Language(s): Judeo-Arabic, Hebrew

ff. 1r-21v
Author: Abu al-Faraj Harun ibn al-Faraj, active 11th century אבו אל-פרג' הרון אבן אל-פרג'
Title: Grammatical notes on the Pentateuch, Joshua, and Judges (fragment)

This fragment is probably Abu al-Faraj's work entitledתפסיר אלאלפאט’ אלעצבה.

In the Pentateuch, the beginning of a weekly section is usually indicated in the margin by the word פרש enclosed within a pen and ink design.

ff. 1r-7v
Title: Exodus
ff. 7v-9r
Title: Leviticus
ff. 9r-14r
Title: Numbers
ff. 14r-18v
Title: Deuteronomy
ff. 18v-20v
Title: Joshua
ff. 20v-21v
Title: Judges

Physical Description

Fragment of a paper codex of 14th century.
Form: codex
Material: paper
Support: Oriental paper.
Extent: 21 folios
Dimensions (leaf): 190 × 142 mm.
Dimensions (written): 155 × 105 mm.
Foliation:

Folios 1-21. An unfoliated modern sheet inserted between folios 8 and 9. Folio 15v is blank.

Collation

Leaves on guards.

Condition

All folios partially damaged, numerous attempts to stabilize the paper.

Lacuna after folio 8.

Iron gall ink corrosion.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 24 27

Written lines: 24 27

The biblical text is embodied, followed by an Arabic translation.

Hand(s)

Oriental square script of 14th century.

History

Provenance

K. no.47 (numbered by M. Shapira?).

II

Contents

Language(s): Judeo-Arabic, Hebrew

ff. 22r-89v
Title: Commentary on 1Samuel 9:25-27, 11:5-14:23, 31-33:9.

The Hebrew text of 1Sam. 10:1-4, 11:7-14:28, 14:36-18:12 is embodied, each verse being followed by an Arabic translation.

Part of the verses is punctuated and accentuated.

Parts of the Arabic translation is written in red ink.

Some masoretic notes are marked in the margin.

Lacunae after folios 22 and46.

Author: Yefet ben ʿEli ha-Leṿi,‏ active 10th century יפת בן עלי, הלוי

Physical Description

Fragment of a paper codex of 16th century.
Form: codex
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 68 folios (folios 22-89)
Dimensions (leaf): 215 × 155 mm.
Dimensions (written): 175 × 110 mm.
Foliation:

Folios 22-89.

Collation

Quires of various sizes.

Quires signed with Hebrew letters on the upper margin of the first page (no. 8-15), but these signatures do not seem to reflect present quire system.

Catchwords on every verso.

Condition

Water-damaged.

The upper part of folios 22 and 23 is torn off.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 22 26

Written lines: 22 26

Hebrew text is embodied, the translated words being partially given in red ink.

Hand(s)

Oriental semi-cursive script of 16th century.

History

Provenance

K. no.15 (numbered by M. Shapira?).

Additional Information

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on Margoliouth, G.: Catalogue of the Hebrew and Samaritan Manuscripts in the British Museum, London 1965.

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Surrogates

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_2499 (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. 276.

Funding of Cataloguing

BL