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Or 10486
- Record Id:
- 032-003355690
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- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100038001124.0x000001
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- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 10486
- Title:
- Prayer for the dead
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
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- Hierarchy:
- 032-003355690
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 10 folios (10+i)
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_10486 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Hebrew
- Scripts:
- Hebrew
- Start Date:
- 1700
- End Date:
- 1899
- Date Range:
- 1700-1899
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
Or 10486
Prayer for the dead
Contents
Prayer for the dead.
Language(s): Hebrew
ff. 1r-10rTitle: תפלה על הקברTitle: Tefilah ʿal ha-ḳeverFiliation: Same prayer in London, BL, Or 10492, which says to be composed in Ferrara (fol. 1r).Physical Description
Paper codex of the 18th-19th century.Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport: Paper with laid lines and chain lines; no traces of watermark.Extent: 10 folios (10+i)Dimensions (leaf): 185 × 132 mm.Dimensions (written): 150 × 100 mm.Foliation:Foliation in Arabic numerals in pencil.
Fol. 10v is blank.
Collation
A single quire of 10 leaves.
Catchword on every page.
Condition
Usage stains, worm damage.
Corrosive ink.
Layout
Columns:1
Uniform layout.
Even left margins.
Ruling in pencil is visible, and slightly diagonal.
Hand(s)
Italian Hebrew square script of the 18th-19th century, partially vocalised.
Binding
White cardboard cover; with title at the front: תפלה על הקבר. Boxed.
History
Origin: 1700-1899 18th-19th century Italy (Ferrara)?Provenance and Acquisition
Moses Gaster (b. 1856, d. 1939), scholar and rabbi: his manuscript, Cod. G. 538: inscribed with his name on fols. 1r, 10r; purchased by the British Museum from him on 12 April, 1924; date of accession 8 April 1929: inscribed on fol. 10v.
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http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_10486 (digital images currently unavailable)
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