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Add MS 27096

Record Id:
032-003370320
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Add MS 27096
Title:
Collection of Mordecai Dato's liturgical poems
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
58 folios
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http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_27096 (digital images currently unavailable)
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Languages:
Hebrew
Scripts:
Hebrew
Start Date:
1575
End Date:
1599
Date Range:
1575-1599
Era:
CE
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Material Type:
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Names:
Dato, Mordecai ben Judah, rabbi, 1525-1601
Dato, Mordecai ben Judah, rabbi, 1525-1601
Mordekhai Dato
Mordekhai Rafael of Sezze
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Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project

Add MS 27096

Collection of Mordecai Dato's liturgical poems

Contents

A collection of liturgical poems, punctuated, accompanied by a commentary of Mordekhai Dato.

Language(s): Hebrew

ff. 1r-58v
Title: Shirim
Title: שירים
Author: Dato, Mordecai ben Judah דאטו, מרדכי בן יהודה

Folio [iv recto] contains the autograph title of Mordekhai Dato.

After the first poem (Mizmor shir yom Shabat) and its commentary (folios 1r-6v), there is a combination of sentences representing rashe tevot of Gen. 1:1, 1:3, Ex. 1:1, 21:1; Lev. 1:1 (folios 6v-8r), Piyuṭ le-motse Shabat (folios 8r-14r), and additional poetical pieces (beginning on folios 14r, 18v, 22v, 32r, 34v, 35r, 35v, 36v, 37r, 45v, 50r respectively). Each of the poems is headed by an explanation of the reasons that have prompted their composition. On some occasions also the date of composition is given by the author.

There are 9 homiletical entries, starting from folio 48v, and a note in a different handwriting, relating to certain homilies contained in the volume.

The manuscript is bound together with Add MS 27097.

Physical Description

Paper codex of the 16th century.
Form: codex
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 58 folios
Dimensions (leaf): 216 × 172 mm.
Dimensions (written): 195 × 168 mm.
Foliation:

58 folios (+ 4 unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning and 1 at the end).

Collation

Leaves on paper guards (modern restoration).

Condition

Stained.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 18 50

Written lines: 18 50

Non-uniform layout.

The main text written in square script (punctuated), the commentary given in cursive script (unpunctuated).

Numerous marginal notes and additions.

Some sections crossed out by the author.

Folios 38-44 left blank.

Hand(s)

Italian cursive and square script of the 16th century. Autograph of Mordekhai Dato: inscribed, folio [iv recto].

Additions:

Binding

BM/BL in-house.

Spine: 'Mordechai Dato. Hymns, Etc. Hebrew. Brit. Mus. Additional 27,096. 27,097.'

History

Origin: 1575-1599 Last quarter of the 16th century Italy

Provenance and Acquisition

Mordekhai Rafael of Sezze: inscribed, folio 58v.

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=Add_MS_27096 (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. 645.

Funding of Cataloguing

BL