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Or 8070

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032-003359587
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Or 8070
Title:
Samaritan Pentateuch (fragment)
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
4 folios (i+4+xxxvii)
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http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_8070 (digital images currently unavailable)
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Languages:
Samaritan
Scripts:
Samaritan
Start Date:
1300
End Date:
1399
Date Range:
1300-1399
Era:
CE
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Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project

Or 8070

Samaritan Pentateuch (fragment)

Contents

A fragment of a Samaritan Pentateuch.

Language(s): Samaritan

ff. 1r-4v
Author:
Title: תורה שומרונית (שמות לו:ה-לט:לג)
Title: Torah Shomronit (Shemot 36:5-39:33)

Contains Ex. 36:5-39:33.

Physical Description

Parchment codex of the 14th century.
Form: codex
Material: parchment
Support:
Extent: 4 folios (i+4+xxxvii)
Dimensions (leaf): 317 × 248 mm.
Dimensions (written): 230 × 180 mm.
Foliation:

Foliation in Arabic numerals.

Collation

A single quire of 4 leaves.

No catchwords.

Condition

Fragile, damaged leaves.

Usage stains.

Water damage.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 30

Written lines: 30

Uniform layout.

Even left margins.

Flesh side and hair side are distinguishable.

Hand(s)

Samaritan script of the 14th century.

Decoration

Additions:

Binding

BM in-house.

Spine: 'Fragment of Samaritan Exodus. Hebrew. Brit. Mus. Oriental 8070.'

History

Origin: 1300-1399 14th century West Bank (Shechem)

Provenance and Acquisition

1914-08

Acquired in August 1914 (fol. 4v).

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on the online catalogue of the National Library of Israel and Crown, Alan David:A catalogue of the Samaritan manuscripts in the British Library (London: British Library, 1998).

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Surrogates

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_8070 (digital images currently unavailable)

Bibliography

    Crown, Alan David, A catalogue of the Samaritan manuscripts in the British Library (London: British Library, 1998), no. 136.

Funding of Cataloguing

BL