Hard-coded id of currently selected item: . JSON version of its record is available from Blacklight on e.g. ??
Metadata associated with selected item should appear here...
Or 10338
- Record Id:
- 032-003376644
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003376644
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100044267448.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 10338
- Title:
- Masoretic notes
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003376644", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 10338: Masoretic notes" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003376644
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003376644
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 116 folios (ix+116+ix)
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_10338 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Hebrew
- Scripts:
- Hebrew
- Start Date:
- 1600
- End Date:
- 1799
- Date Range:
- 1600-1799
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
Please request the physical items you need using the online collection item request form.
Digitised items can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.
Readers who have registered or renewed their pass since 21 March 2024 can request physical items prior to visiting the Library by completing
this request form.
Please enter the Reference (shelfmark) above on the request form.If your Reader Pass was issued before this date, you will need to visit the Library in London or Yorkshire to renew it before you can request items online. All manuscripts and archives must be consulted at the Library in London.
This catalogue record may describe a collection of items which cannot all be requested together. Please use the hierarchy viewer to navigate to individual items. Some items may be in use or restricted for other reasons. If you would like to check the availability, contact our Reference Services team, quoting the Reference (shelfmark) above.
- User Conditions:
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- TEI:
-
Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
Or 10338
Masoretic notes
Contents
A collection of masoretic notes on the Pentateuch.
Language(s): Hebrew
ff. 1r-116vTitle: חבור במסורהTitle: Ḥibur be-MasorahAccording to the order of the weekly Torah portions.
Includes: from the middle of Parashat Bereshit to Parashat Balaḳ.
Authorities cited include: Aaron ha-Levi, Abraham ibn Ezra (e.g. f. 3r), David ibn Abi Zimra (e.g. ff. 55v, 56r), David Kimhi (e.g. ff. 1v, 10v), Elijah Mizrahi, Jacob ben Hayim, Menahem Meiri (e.g. f. 80r, Menahem da Recanati, Menahem Lonzano (e.g. f. 55r), Mordekhai Jaffe, Moses de Leon, Meir ben Todhros ha-Levi Abulafia (רמ"ה) (e.g. ff. 4r, 11v, 54v), Shimshon ha-Nakdan, Solomon ibn Adret (e.g. f. 55v), the "Wise Men of Burgos", Codex of Portugal (e.g. f. 20r), etc.
Incomplete at the beginning and end.
Colophon: כתבתי אני דוד ן' אבי זמרא. f. 56rff. 1r-56rTitle: Genesisff. 57r-92vTitle: Exodusff. 93r-92vTitle: LeviticusPhysical Description
Paper codex of the 17th-18th century.Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport: Paper with laid lines and chain lines; watermark: a crown (e.g. ff. 56, 78).Extent: 116 folios (ix+116+ix)Dimensions (leaf): 152 × 101 mm.Dimensions (written): 127 × 80 mm.Foliation:Foliation in Arabic numerals in pencil.
Ff. 1-54: parallel Hebrew foliation: f. 2 = f. יו, which shows that at least 14 leaves are missing at the beginning.
F. 56v is blank.
11 unfoliated blank leaves after f. 56, 12 unfoliated blank leaves after f. 92.
Collation
Indeterminable.
Catchword on most of the pages.
Condition
Usage stains, worm damage.
Rodent damage? (ff. 86-101 upper corner)
Layout
Columns:1
Ruled lines: 21
Written lines: 21
Not uniform layout.
Running title: name of the parashiyot.
Marginal notes.
Ruling is visible.
Hand(s)
Oriental semi-cursive and cursive scripts of the 17th-18th century. Various hands.
Ff. 1-19, 54v-56r, 57r- 79v: semi-cursive script (20-22 lines per page).
Ff. 20-54r and 93r-116v: more cursive script (22 lines per page).
Ff. 80r-92v: semi-cursive script, more space between lines (17 lines per page).
Decoration
Additions:Binding
Post-1600. Black cloth binding, gold-tooled.
Spine: 'מסורה על התורה COD. HEB. Gaster 123 M.G.'
History
Origin: 1600-1799 17th-18th centuryProvenance and Acquisition
Ownership inscription on f. 56r: ...שמשון בן עמרם ורע הכוהנים אני הצעיר שמשון הכהן זגיביה יצ"ו...
Erased note of previous catalogue number (?) on f. 1r: 'No. 49'.
Moses Gaster (b. 1856, d. 1939), scholar and rabbi: his manuscript, Cod. G. 123; purchased by the British Museum from him on 12 April, 1924; date of accession 20 September 1927.
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on the online catalogue of the National Library of Israel and the Catalogue of Hebrew Manuscripts in the Gaster Collection, the British Library, London; preface by Brad Sabin Hill; reproduced from the MS and typescript blue-slips prepared by Jacob Leeven, Joseph Rosenwasser and David Goldstein (London: Hebrew Section. Oriental and India Office Collection, 1996) (unpublished copy is available in the AAS reading room).Availability
WARNING: Under current circumstances, not all items are available for consultation and orders can only be placed within Reading Rooms. Please contact Reading Room staff at the British Library for information on availability and for help with placing orders.
Surrogates
http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_10338 (digital images currently unavailable)
Bibliography
Funding of Cataloguing
BL