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Or 10214
- Record Id:
- 032-003391630
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003391630
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100053291395.0x000001
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- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 10214
- Title:
- Poem for Purim in Judeo-Greek
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
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- [{ "id" : "032-003391630", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 10214: Poem for Purim in Judeo-Greek" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
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- 032-003391630
- Is part of:
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- Hierarchy:
- 032-003391630
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 6 folios (i+6+i)
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_10214 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Hebrew
Judeo-Greek - Scripts:
- Hebrew
- Start Date:
- 1800
- End Date:
- 1899
- Date Range:
- 1800-1899
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Gaster, Moses, scholar, linguist and Hakham of the British Sephardic congregation, 1856-1939
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Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
Or 10214
Poem for Purim in Judeo-Greek
Contents
Language(s): Judaeo-Greek, Hebrew
ff. 1r-6rTitle: שיר לפורים ביוניתTitle: Shir le-Furim bi-YeṿanitTitle on f. 1r: לפורים, קינא גלוסא בלשון יונית.
At the end of the poem on f. 6r appears the name 'Menaḥem Shemuʾel', most probably the copyist and author(?).
Colophon:Physical Description
Paper codex of the 19th century.Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport: Paper without laid lines and chain lines.Extent: 6 folios (i+6+i)Dimensions (leaf): 144 × 100 mm.Foliation:Foliation in Arabic numerals in pencil.
Collation
A single quire of 6 leaves.
Condition
Usage stains, rodent damage, folding lines.
Layout
Columns:1
Ruled lines: 15
Written lines: 15
Hand(s)
Oriental Hebrew square script of the 19th century; vocalised.
Decoration
Simple ink decoration on ff. 1r and 6r.
Additions:Note in Oriental cursive script on f. 1v.
Binding
Post-1600, black cloth binding. In flap case.
M. Gaster's label on spine: 'קינה יונית 1403'.
Accompanying Material
History
Origin: 1800-1899 19th centuryProvenance and Acquisition
Moses Gaster (b. 1856, d. 1939), scholar and rabbi: his manuscript, Cod. G. 1403; purchased by the British Museum from him on 12 April, 1924; date of accession 6 February 1932.
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on the online catalogue of the National Library of Israel.Availability
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http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_10214 (digital images currently unavailable)
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