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Or 2512
Title:
Fragments of Japhet ben Ali's Arabic commentary on the book of Job
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
[ii]+58+[ii]
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Languages:
Hebrew
Judeo-Arabic
Scripts:
Hebrew
Start Date:
1300
End Date:
1699
Date Range:
1300-1699
Era:
CE
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Material Type:
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Legal Status:
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Names:
Moses Wilhelm Shapira
ha-Levi, Japheth ben Ali, 0900-0999
ha-Levi, Japheth ben Ali, 0900-0999
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Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project

Or 2512

Fragments of Japhet ben Ali's Arabic commentary on the book of Job

Contents

Fragments of Japhet ben Ali's Arabic commentary on the book of Job.

Language(s): Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic

ff. 1r-58v
Title: Perush Iyov
Title: פרוש איוב

Physical Description

Composite paper codex of 14th to 17th century.
Form: codex
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: [ii]+58+[ii]

Binding

BM/BL in-house.

History

Origin: 14th-17th 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 (i)v.

I

Contents

Language(s): Judeo-Arabic, Hebrew

ff. 1r-7v
Author: Japhet ben Ali, ha-Levi,‏ active 10th century יפת בן עלי, הלוי
Title: Commentary on Job

An introduction and a fragment of Yefet's commentary on Job 1:1.

The pointed Hebrew text of Job 1:1 with an Arabic translation is embodied.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 7 folios
Dimensions (leaf): 205 × 148 mm.
Dimensions (written): 167 × 105 mm.
Foliation:

Folios 1-7

Collation

Part of a single quire, signed on the lower margin of the last page.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 19

Written lines: 19

Uniform layout.

Hand(s)

Square and semi-cursive script of 16th century.

II

Contents

Language(s): Judeo-Arabic, Hebrew

ff. 8r-9v
Title: Commentary on Job

Comprises fragments of Job 5:15-6:4.

Of the Hebrew text only the first words of verses are given.

The full Hebrew text, with an Arabic translation, has been added in the margin by a later hand.

Author: Japhet ben Ali, ha-Levi,‏ active 10th century יפת בן עלי, הלוי

Physical Description

Form: leaf
Material: paper
Support: Paper leaf
Extent: 2 folios
Dimensions (leaf): 195 × 140 mm.
Dimensions (written): 180 × 120 mm.
Foliation:

Folios 8-9

Collation

A small part of a single quire.

Condition

The latter portions are in a very bad condition and in many stances hardly legible.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 25

Written lines: 25

Uniform layout.

Hand(s)

Square script of the 14th century.

III

Contents

Language(s): Judeo-Arabic, Hebrew

ff. 10r-13v
Title: Commentary on Job
Author: Japhet ben Ali, ha-Levi,‏ active 10th century יפת בן עלי, הלוי

Comprises fragments of the commentary on Job 8:14-22, 9:9-17.

Of the Hebrew text only the opening words of each verse are given, an Arabic translation being added.

Physical Description

Form: leaf
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 4 folios
Dimensions (leaf): 196 × 142 mm.
Dimensions (written): 167 × 105 mm.
Foliation:

Folios 10-13.

Collation

Two single leaves.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 24

Written lines: 24

Uniform layout.

Hand(s)

Square script of the 14th century.

IV

Contents

ff. 14r-43v
Title: Commentary on Job

Comprises Yefet's commentary on Job 10:13-11:5, 12:22-13:20, 14:15-17:10, 18:1-21:23, 21:34-24:22.

Of the Hebrew text only the opening words of each verse are given, but the text has been added in full in a margin by a later hand, an Arabic translation following each verse, as in part II.

Filiation: A fragment of the same manuscript as in part II above.
Author: Japhet ben Ali, ha-Levi,‏ active 10th century יפת בן עלי, הלוי

Physical Description

Form: codex
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 29 folios
Dimensions (leaf): 195 × 142 mm.
Dimensions (written): 185 × 125 mm.
Foliation:

Folios 14 to 43

Condition

Gaps after folios 15, 17, 25, 35.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 25

Written lines: 25

Uniform layout.

Hand(s)

Square script of the 14th century.

V

Contents

ff. 44r-47v
Title: Commentary on Job

Comprises the commentary on Job 24:6-16, 26:4-14.

Of the Hebrew text only the opening words of each verse are given, an Arabic translation is added.

Author: Japhet ben Ali, ha-Levi,‏ active 10th century יפת בן עלי, הלוי

Physical Description

Form: leaf
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 4 folios
Dimensions (leaf): 191 × 140 mm.
Dimensions (written): 162 × 110 mm.
Foliation:

Folios 44-47

Collation

Four separate leaves.

Condition

There is a gap after folio 45.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 23 24

Written lines: 23 24

Uniform layout.

Hand(s)

Square script of the 14th century.

VI

Contents

ff. 48r-49v
Title: Commentary on Job

Comprises the commentary on Job 34:24-37.

There are marginal aditions similar to those in part II and IV of this codex.

Filiation: A part of the same manuscript as part II and IV of this volume.
Author: Japhet ben Ali, ha-Levi, active 10th century יפת בן עלי, הלוי

Physical Description

Form: leaf
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 2 folios
Dimensions (leaf): 191 × 150 mm.
Dimensions (written): 185 × 125 mm.
Foliation:

Folio 48-49

Collation

Two leaves of a single quire.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 25

Written lines: 25

Uniform layout.

Hand(s)

Square script of the 14th century.

VII

Contents

ff. 50r-50v
Author: Japhet ben Ali, ha-Levi, active 10th century יפת בן עלי, הלוי
Title: Commentary on Job

Comments on Job 35:13-15.

The pointed and accentuated Hebrew text and an Arabic translation are embodied.

Physical Description

Form: leaf
Material: paper
Support:
1
Dimensions (leaf): 257 × 150 mm.
Dimensions (written): 165 × 110 mm.
Foliation:

Folio 50

Collation

A single leaf, being the first in a quire, marked with a Hebrew letter on the upper margin.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 21

Written lines: 21

Uniform layout.

Hand(s)

Semi-cursive script of the 16th century.

VIII

Contents

ff. 51r-51v
Author: Japhet ben Ali, ha-Levi, active 10th century יפת בן עלי, הלוי
Title: Commentary on Job

The commentary on Job 36:20-30.

Has marginal notes as in part II.

Filiation: Part of the same manuscript as part II and IV above.

Physical Description

Form: leaf
Material: paper
Support:
1
Dimensions (leaf): × mm.
Foliation:

Folio 51

Collation

A single leaf.

Condition

Mutilated in the margin.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 25

Written lines: 25

Uniform layout.

Hand(s)

Square character of the 14th century.

IX

Contents

ff. 52r-52v
Author: Japhet ben Ali, ha-Levi, active 10th century יפת בן עלי, הלוי
Title: Commentary on Job

The commentary on Job 41:4-12.

Of the Hebrew text only the opening words of each verse are given, an Arabic translation is added.

Physical Description

Form: leaf
Material: paper
Support:
1
Dimensions (leaf): 191 × 150 mm.
Dimensions (written): 180 × 127 mm.
Foliation:

Folio 52

Collation

A single leaf.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 27 28

Written lines: 27 28

Uniform layout.

Hand(s)

Square script of the 14th century.

X

Contents

ff. 53r-58v
Author: Japhet ben Ali, ha-Levi, active 10th century יפת בן עלי, הלוי
Title: Commentary on Job

The commentary on Job 41:18-23, 42:6-10, 17.

The pointed Hebrew text of chapters 41:19-23, 42:7-11, with an Arabic translation, is embodied.

Physical Description

Form: other
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 6 folios
Dimensions (leaf): 257 × 150 mm.
Dimensions (written): 160 × 105 mm.
Foliation:

Folios 53-58

Collation

A part of the 14th quire of a manuscript, signed on the upper (inner) margin of the first page and on the lower margin of the last page.

Condition

A gap after folios 53 and 58.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 19

Written lines: 19

Uniform layout.

Hand(s)

Square and 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_2512 (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. 298.

Funding of Cataloguing

BL