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Or 2581 B

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032-003314029
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Or 2581 B
Title:
Fragments of Arabic translations and commentaries on the Bible
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
(i)+64 folios+(i)
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Languages:
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Start Date:
1000
End Date:
1199
Date Range:
1000-1199
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CE
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Names:
Jeshua ben Judah, 1000-1099
Jeshua ben Judah, 1000-1099
Moses Wilhelm Shapira
ha-Levi, Japheth ben Ali, 0900-0999
ha-Levi, Japheth ben Ali, 0900-0999
Ḥasan of Baṣrah, 0641?-0729?,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000071448102,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/90045570
Ḥasan of Baṣrah, 0641?-0729?,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000071448102,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/90045570
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Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project

Or 2581 B

Fragments of Arabic translations and commentaries on the Bible

Contents

Several fragments of Arabic translations and commentaries on the Bible.

Language(s): Judeo-Arabic, Hebrew

ff. 1r-64v
Title: Perushim
Title: פרושים

Physical Description

Paper codex of 11th to 12th century.
Form: codex
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: (i)+64 folios+(i)

Hand(s)

Various Naskhi hands of 11th to 12th century.

Binding

BM/BL in-house.

Spine title: 'Karaitic Commentary on Prophets and Psalms. Arabic. Brit. Mus. Oriental MS. 2581B.'

History

Origin: 11th-12th century

Provenance and Acquisition

1882-07-08

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

I

Contents

Language(s): Arabic, Hebrew

ff. 1r-4r
Title: Commentary on Genesis

Contains parts of an Arabic commentary on Genesis (1:14-18).

Physical Description

Form: codex
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 5 folios
Dimensions (leaf): 180 × 138 mm.
Dimensions (written): 145 × 105 mm.
Foliation:

Folios 1-4

Collation

Part of 1 quire.

Condition

Partly damaged.

Worm-eaten.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 15

Written lines: 15

Visible hard-point ruling.

Hand(s)

A Naskhi hand of approximately 11th to 12th century.

History

Origin:

II

Contents

Language(s): Arabic, Hebrew

ff. 5r-6v
Title: Commentary on Genesis

Small portions of an Arabic commentary on Genesis 24:61-63 and 25:17-18.

Filiation: Cf. Or 2544, 2545, 2546, 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. 310, 311, 312..

Physical Description

Form: codex
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 2 folios
Dimensions (leaf): 177 × 133 mm.
Dimensions (written): 130 × 90 mm.
Foliation:

Folios 5-6

Collation

A part of a single quire.

Condition

Partly damaged.

Worm-eaten.

Stained, with parts of writing illegible.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 13 14

Written lines: 13 14

Hand(s)

A Naskhi hand of approximately 11th to 12th century.

History

Origin:

III

Contents

Language(s): Arabic, Hebrew

ff. 7r-8v
Title: Exodus

Contains an Arabic translation of Exodus 7:26-8:5, preceded by a portion of commentary on the previous parts of the text.

The beginnings of the Hebrew verses are given in a phonetic Arabic transcription, with vowel-points in red-ink.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 2 folios
Dimensions (leaf): 204 × 140 mm.
Dimensions (written): 170 × 105 mm.
Foliation:

Folios 7-8

Condition

Slightly worm-eaten.

Ink much faded.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 17

Written lines: 17

Hand(s)

A Naskhi hand of approximately 11th to 12th century.

History

Origin:

IV

Contents

ff. 9r-9v
Title: Commentary on Exodus

Contains part of a commentary on Ex. 15.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 1 folio
Dimensions (leaf): 170 × 128 mm.
Dimensions (written): 148 × 105 mm.
Foliation:

Folio 9

Condition

S;ightly stained..

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 17

Written lines: 17

Hand(s)

A small Arabic script of approximately 11th to 12th century.

History

Origin:

V

Contents

Language(s): Arabic, Hebrew

ff. 10r-10v
Title: Commentary on Exodus 20

A fragment of a commentary on the Ten Commandments (Ex. 20).

Physical Description

Form: leaf
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 1 folio
Dimensions (leaf): 140 × 89 mm.
Dimensions (written): 138 × 82 mm.
Foliation:

Folio 10

Condition

Stained.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 22

Written lines: 22

Hand(s)

A small Arabic script of approximately 11th to 12th century.

History

Origin:

VI

Contents

Language(s): Arabic, Hebrew

ff. 11r-12v
Title: Commentary on Exodus

Part of a commentary on Ex. 34:7-35, followed by the Hebrew text of chapter 35:1-2 in an Arabic phonetic transcription.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 2 folios
Dimensions (leaf): 175 × 116 mm.
Dimensions (written): 165 × 105 mm.
Foliation:

Folios 11-12

Condition

Partly damaged.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 22 25

Written lines: 22 25

Hand(s)

A small Arabic script of approximately 11th to 12th century.

History

Origin:

VII

Contents

Language(s): Arabic, Hebrew

ff. 13r-15v
Title: Commentary on Leviticus

Parts of the commentary on Lev. 11.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 3 folios
Dimensions (leaf): 226 × 150 mm.
Dimensions (written): 187 × 110 mm.
Foliation:

Folio 13-15

Condition

Worm-eaten.

Damaged.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 19 22

Written lines: 19 22

Hand(s)

An Arabic script of approximately 11th to 12th century.

History

Origin:

VIII

Contents

Language(s): Arabic, Hebrew

ff. 16r-25v
Title: Commentary on Leviticus

Parts of the commentary on Lev. 18:1-6, preceded by a commentary on the end of chapter 17.

A translation of chapter 18:1-6 is embodied.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 10 folios
Dimensions (leaf): 190 × 140 mm.
Dimensions (written): 147 × 116 mm.
Foliation:

Folios 16-25

Condition

Much damaged.

Worm-eaten.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 7 8

Written lines: 7 8

Hand(s)

A Naskhi hand of 11th to 12th century.

History

Origin:

IX

Contents

Language(s): Arabic, Hebrew

ff. 26r-27v
Title: Leviticus

Fragments of Yefet's Arabic translation of Lev. 21:1-9, preceded by a piece of commentary on Lev. 20:27.

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

Physical Description

Form: codex
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 2 folios
Dimensions (leaf): 170 × 130 mm.
Dimensions (written): 135 × 95 mm.
Foliation:

Folios 26-27

Collation

Part of a single quire.

Condition

Stained.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 15 16

Written lines: 15 16

Hand(s)

An Arabic script of approximately 11th to 12th century, with Hebrew punctuation.

History

Origin:

X

Contents

Language(s): Arabic, Hebrew

ff. 28r-35v
Title: Commentary on Numbers

Commentary on a part of Numbers 32.

Author: Abu al-Faraj Furḳan ibn ʿAsad, 11th century, Jeshua ben Judah ישועה בן יהודה
Filiation: Agrees with Or 2546, 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. 312., folio 91r.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 8 folios
Dimensions (leaf): 178 × 134 mm.
Dimensions (written): 130 × 92 mm.
Foliation:

Folios 28-35

Condition

Much stained.

Fading ink.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 14

Written lines: 14

Hand(s)

An Arabic script of approximately 11th to 12th century.

History

Origin:

XI

Contents

Language(s): Arabic, Hebrew

ff. 36r-36v
Title: Commentary on Joshua

A commentary on parts of Joshua 2:4-6:6.

Author: Ḥasan al-Baṣrī, Abu Saʿid al, 642-728 الحسن البصري
Filiation: Agrees with Or 2564, 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. 308., folio 3v.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 1 folio
Dimensions (leaf): 143 × 95 mm.
Dimensions (written): 125 × 78 mm.
Foliation:

Folio 36

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 19

Written lines: 19

Hand(s)

A small Arabic script of approximately 11th to 12th century.

History

Origin:

XII

Contents

Language(s): Arabic, Hebrew

ff. 37r-37v
Title: Commentary on Judges

A fragment commenting on Judges 5:21-6:26.

Author: Ḥasan al-Baṣri, Abu Saʿid al, 642-728 الحسن البصري

Physical Description

Form: codex
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 1 folio
Dimensions (leaf): 146 × 95 mm.
Dimensions (written): 125 × 75 mm.
Foliation:

Folio 37

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 19

Written lines: 19

Hand(s)

A small Arabic script of approximately 11th to 12th century.

History

Origin:

XIII

Contents

Language(s): Arabic, Hebrew

ff. 38r-43v
Title: Commentary on Isaiah

Parts of a commentary on Is. 43:9-56:9.

Author: Ḥasan al-Baṣri, Abu Saʿid al, 642-728 الحسن البصري
Filiation: Fragment of the same manuscript as parts 11 and 12 above.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 6 folios
Dimensions (leaf): 148 × 100 mm.
Dimensions (written): 120 × 80 mm.
Foliation:

Folios 38-43

Condition

Partially stained.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 19

Written lines: 19

Hand(s)

A small Arabic script of approximately 11th to 12th century.

History

Origin:

XIV

Contents

Language(s): Arabic, Hebrew

ff. 44r-49v
Title: Commentary on Hosea

A commentary on parts of Hosea 5:13-6:8.

An Arabic translation is given of the Hebrew text.

The first words of the Hebrew text are transcribed into the Arabic characters in the case of each verse, the Hebrew vowel-points being added in red ink.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 6 folios
Dimensions (leaf): 185 × 115 mm.
Dimensions (written): 130 × 75 mm.
Foliation:

Folio 44-49

Condition

Slightly stained.

Damaged margins.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 11 12

Written lines: 11 12

Hand(s)

A Naskhi hand of approximately 11th to 12th century.

History

Origin:

XV

Contents

Language(s): Arabic, Hebrew

ff. 50r-53v
Title: Commentary on Habakuk and Zephaniah
Author: Japheth ben Ali, ha-Levi, active 10th century יפת בן עלי, הלוי

Parts of the commentary on Habakuk and Zephaniah.

The Arabic translation is embodied.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 4 folios
Dimensions (leaf): 197 × 144 mm.
Dimensions (written): 166 × 110 mm.
Foliation:

Folios 50-53

Condition

Damaged.

Stained.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 16 18

Written lines: 16 18

Hand(s)

A Naskhi hand of approximately 11th to 12th century.

History

Origin:

XVI

Contents

Language(s): Arabic, Hebrew

ff. 54r-55v
Title: Commentary on Song of Songs

Parts of a commentary on the Song of Songs, containing chapter 3:6-8 (in translation), preceded by a piece of commentary on the preceding part; and chapter 4:8 (translation and commentary), and verses 9-10 (translation only, of verse 10 only the beginning).

Physical Description

Form: codex
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 2 folios
Dimensions (leaf): 162 × 113 mm.
Dimensions (written): 105 × 80 mm.
Foliation:

Folios 54-55

Condition

Stained.

Worm-eaten.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 8

Written lines: 8

Hand(s)

A Naskhi hand of approximately 11th to 12th century.

History

Origin:

XVII

Contents

Language(s): Arabic, Hebrew

ff. 56r-63v
Title: Commentary on Song of Songs

A fragment of a commentary on the Song of Songs, chapters 5:7-6:7.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 8 folios
Dimensions (leaf): 175 × 106 mm.
Dimensions (written): 142 × 70 mm.
Foliation:

Folios 56-63

Condition

Much stained.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 13

Written lines: 13

Visible ruling.

Hand(s)

A Naskhi hand of approximately 11th to 12th century.

History

Origin:

XVIII

Contents

Language(s): Arabic, Hebrew

ff. 64r-64v
Title: Commentary on Nehemiah

Fragment of a commentary on Nehemiah 7.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 1 folio
Dimensions (leaf): 208 × 137 mm.
Dimensions (written): 177 × 125 mm.
Foliation:

Folio 64

Condition

Much damaged.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 17

Written lines: 17

Hand(s)

A Naskhi hand of approximately 11th to 12th century.

History

Origin:

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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http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_2581_B (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. 330.

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