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032-003399491
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Or 5557N
Title:
Miscellaneous genizah fragments
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
51 folios
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Languages:
Hebrew
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Hebrew
Start Date:
0900
End Date:
1099
Date Range:
0900-1099
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CE
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Material Type:
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Names:
Efraim ben Shemarya, c 0980-1060
Efraim ben Shemarya, c 0980-1060
Sa'adia ben Joseph, Gaon, 882-942,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/95159227
Sa'adia ben Joseph, Gaon, 882-942,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/95159227
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Or 5557N

Miscellaneous genizah fragments

Contents

A collection of liturgical fragments and fragments of letters from the Cairo Genizah.

Language(s): Hebrew

ff. 1r-51v
Title: Liturgical fragments, letters

Physical Description

Form: leaf
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 51 folios

History

Origin: 0900-1099 10th-11th century

Provenance and Acquisition

Cairo Genizah

XII

Contents

Language(s): Hebrew

ff. 12r-12v
Author: אפרים בן שמריה Efraim ben Shemarya, approximately 980-approximately 1060
Title: איגרות תנחומים על מות טוביה בן דניאל
Title: Igeret tanḥumim ʿal mot Ṭoviah ben Daniʾel

Draft of letter of condolences from Ephraim b. Shemarya on the death of Tovia (Tobias) b. Daniel, February 1043.

Autograph; draft.

Physical Description

Form: leaf
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 1 folios (f. 12)

History

Origin: 1043

Provenance and Acquisition

Cairo Genizah

XIII

Contents

Language(s): Hebrew

ff. 13r-13v
Author: סעדיה בן יוסף, אלפיומי Saʿadia ben Joseph, 882-942
Title: אשא משלי ואחוד
Title: Eśaʾ mishlei ṿe-ʾiḥud

‫ שאר השיר בקמברידג’ קמברידג’ Lewis & Gibson Liturgy 3.40; קמברידג’ T-S H5.131; שם Misc 35.80; ניו יורק ביהמ"ל ENA 2779.12.

Letters to Elijah Hakkohen b. Ebyatar Gaon and Nathan Ab b. Abraham.

Physical Description

Form: leaf
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 1 folio (f. 13)

History

Origin: 0900-1099 10th-11th century

Provenance and Acquisition

Cairo Genizah

Additional Information

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on the TEI records received from the Friedberg Genizah Project and the online catalogue of the National Library of Israel. For more a detailed record, consult the Friedberg Genizah Project catalogue (https://fjms.genizah.org/).

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Surrogates

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=OR_5557N (digital images currently unavailable)

Bibliography

    G. Margoliouth, Catalogue of the Hebrew and Samaritan manuscripts in the British Museum (London, 1899-1935, 4 vols), vol. IV, p. 154.
    Marmorstein, Arthur: Mitteilungen zur Geschichte und Literatur aus der Geniza (8.) Ein talmudisches Onomastikon in: Monatsschrift fur Geschichte und Wissenschaft des Judenthums. 1926. 24-32. , cf.28-32; 28-32. Discussion
    אלוני, נחמיה: תלוף תלף לרס"ג in: סיני: ירחון לתורה ולמדעי היהדות. תשיא. קמד-קסא. , cf.קנד-קנח; קנה. Discussion
    הורביץ, אלעזר: קטלוג קטעי גניזת קאהיר: בספריית ווסטמינסטר קולג' כרך: 2. תשס"ו. , cf.137. Mentioned

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