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Or 10682
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- Or 10682
- Title:
- Kabbalistic miscellany
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- Oriental Manuscripts
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- Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 14 folios (ii+14+ii)
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- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_10682 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Hebrew
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- Hebrew
- Start Date:
- 1600
- End Date:
- 1699
- Date Range:
- 1600-1699
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- CE
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Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
Or 10682
Kabbalistic miscellany
Contents
A collection of kabbalistic texts.
Language(s): Hebrew
Physical Description
Paper codex of the 17th century.Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport:Extent: 14 folios (ii+14+ii)Additions:M. Gaster's note on front flyleaf (i)r in pencil about the content.
Binding
Post-1600.
M. Gaster's label on spine: 'ס' העיון 199'.
Accompanying Material
History
Origin: 1600-1699 17th centuryProvenance and Acquisition
Moses Gaster (b. 1856, d. 1939), scholar and rabbi: his manuscript, Cod. G. 199; purchased by the British Museum from him on 12 April, 1924; date of accession 4 February 1928.
I
Contents
Language(s): Hebrew
ff. 1r-6vTitle: ספר העיוןTitle: Sefer ha-ʿiyunIncipit: ספר העיון שחבר רב רחמאי(!) זצול"א אמ'Book of Contemplation; on the existence and unity of God, ascribed to Rav Hamai Gaon (939-1038 CE).
Incomplete at the end. In this MS he is called Raḥmai.
Cf. Add MS 15299, ff. 112v-114v.
Colophon:Physical Description
Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport: Paper with laid lines and chain lines, watermark: jug (ff. 3-4)Extent: 6 foliosDimensions (leaf): 216 × 153 mm.Dimensions (written): 160 × 115 mm.Foliation:Foliation in Arabic numerals in pencil.
Collation
A single quire of 6 leaves.
Catchword on every verso.
Condition
Usage stains; f. 1 is nearly detached.
Fragile leaves, worm damage, iron gall ink corrosion.
Layout
Columns:1
Ruled lines: 24
Written lines: 24
Uniform layout.
Section headings are in larger, often square script.
Ruling is visible.
Marginal notes.
Hand(s)
Sefardi semi-cursive and square script of the 17th century.
II
Contents
Language(s): Hebrew
ff. 7r-10vTitle: כונות לספירת העמרTitle: Kaṿanot li-sefirat ha-ʿomerIncipit: בתוכם וא"כ חסד גבורה כלולים משבע לכד ולזה מתפשטים בז' של חסד גבורה ת"תFragment of an exposition of the kabbalistic significance of the ʿomer nights.
Incomplete at the beginning and at the end; lacuna between ff. 9v and 10r.
Colophon:Physical Description
Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport:Extent: 4 folios (ff. 7-10)Dimensions (leaf): 215 × 151 mm.Dimensions (written): 158 × 110 mm.Foliation:Foliation in Arabic numerals in pencil; continuous with previous part.
Collation
Catchword on the verso sides.
Condition
Usage stains, worm damage, fragile leaves.
Layout
Columns:1
Ruled lines: 27
Written lines: 27
Uniform layout.
Section headings are in larger, often square script.
Ruling is visible.
Hand(s)
Oriental semi-cursive and square script of the 17th century.
III
Contents
Language(s): Hebrew
ff. 11r-14vTitle: קבלת האר"י (קטעים)Title: Ḳabalat ha-Ari (ḳeṭaʿim)F. 12r: astrological fragment; f. 13r: בענין הגלגול; f. 14v: חידושי’ מהרב הקדוש האלהי הר' יצחק לוריא זלה"ה
F. 12r by a different hand: העתקתי ... אני יוסף רחמים ... שנת תר"ט.
F. 11v: calculations.
Colophon:Physical Description
Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport: Paper with laid lines and chain lines.Extent: 4 folios (ff. 11-14)Dimensions (leaf): 206 × 146 mm.Foliation:Foliation in Arabic numerals in pencil; continuous with previous part.
Collation
Condition
Usage stains, worm damage, water damage.
Layout
Columns:1
Not uniform layout.
Hand(s)
Oriental Hebrew cursive scripts of the 17th century.
Additional Information
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
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http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_10682 (digital images currently unavailable)
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