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Or 11625

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032-003374523
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Or 11625
Title:
Esther scroll
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
3 membranes, 18 columns.
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http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_11625 (digital images currently unavailable)
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Languages:
Hebrew
Scripts:
Hebrew
Start Date:
1800
End Date:
1895
Date Range:
1800-1895
Era:
CE
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Material Type:
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TEI:

Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project

Or 11625

Esther scroll

Contents

The Book of Esther.

Language(s): Hebrew

ff. 1r-1r
Title: Megilat Ester
Title: מגלת אסתר

Physical Description

Parchment scroll of the 19th century.
Form: scroll
Material: parchment
Support:
Extent: 3 membranes, 18 columns.
Dimensions (leaf): 245 × 2400 mm.

Collation

3 membranes.

Condition

Dirt at edges and ends.

Slight mould-spotting.

No roller.

Ink slightly flaky on largest letters.

Layout

Columns:18

Ruled lines: 23

Written lines: 23

Uniform layout.

Ruling by hard point, membrane by membrane.

Visible pricking.

Three tagin on שעטנזגץ, and one tag on בדהחיק.

Majuscular and minuscular letters in accordance with the rules.

The names of the sons of Haman arranged in 11 lines, in accordance with the rule.

Hand(s)

Square script of the 19th century.

Binding

BM in-house. Boxed.

History

Origin: 1800-1895 19th century Unknown

Provenance and Acquisition

Unknown

1894-07-16

Acquired by the British Museum in 1937.

Record Sources

Lists of Oriental Manuscripts, Asian and African Studies reading room.

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Surrogates

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_11625 (digital images currently unavailable)

Funding of Cataloguing

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