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Or 11656
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- 032-003418232
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- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 11656
- Title:
- Midrash ha-ḥefets by Zechariah ben Solomon ha-Rofe
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- Oriental Manuscripts
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- Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 140 folios (ii+140+ii)
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- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_11656 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Hebrew
Judeo-Arabic - Scripts:
- Hebrew
- Start Date:
- 1500
- End Date:
- 1599
- Date Range:
- 1500-1599
- Era:
- CE
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Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
Or 11656
Midrash ha-ḥefets by Zechariah ben Solomon ha-Rofe
Contents
Portions of a midrashic commentary on the Pentateuch.
Language(s): Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic
ff. 1r-140vTitle: מדרש החפץ (בראשית כא:כ-שמות כז:א)Title: Midrash ha-ḥefets (Be-reshit 21:20-Shemot 27:1)National Library of Israel: Midrash ha-Ḥefets by Zechariah ben Solomon; Catalogue of Hebrew Manuscripts in the Gaster Collection: midrashic commentary by Seʿadiah ben David (perhaps Saadiah ben David Adani?).
In Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic.
Arranged according to Parashiyot.
Beginning and end of the codex is fragmentary with lacunae. F. 1 seems to have part of Parashah Ṿa-yeraʾ.
With marginal notes.
Colophon:Physical Description
Paper codex of the 16th century.Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport:Extent: 140 folios (ii+140+ii)Dimensions (leaf): 295/305 × 197/214 mm.Dimensions (written): 225 × 142 mm.Foliation:Foliation in Arabic numerals in pencil.
Collation
15 quires: itwo (ff. 1-2), ii10-2 (ff. 3-10), iii-x10 (ff. 11-20, 21-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60, 61-70, 71-80, 81-90), xi12 (ff. 91-102), xii-xiv10 (ff. 103-112, 113-122, 123-132), xvseven.
Signatures in Hebrew characters.
Catchword on every verso.
Beginning of the manuscript is fragmentary: lacuna after ff. 1, 3; f. 3r is marked as the beginning of quire viii.
Condition
Many folios are damaged, loss of text, many of them have been fixed with silk gauze, and many of them mounted.
F. 140: only the stub of the leaf.
Usage stains, liquid damage, worm damage.
Layout
Columns:1
Ruled lines: 30
Written lines: 30
Dimensions: the first number is the size of the leaves, the second number is the size of the mount.
Section headings are in larger characters.
Ruling is visible in places.
Hand(s)
Yemenite square script of the 15th-16th century. Script is very similar to London BL Or 11652.
Decoration
Diagram on f. 96v.
Binding
BM in-house.
Title on spine: 'Midrashic Commentary on Pentateuch. Seʿadhyāh ben David. Hebrew & Judaeo-Arabic. Brit. Mus. Oriental 11,656.'
Accompanying Material
History
Origin: 1500-1599 16th century YemenProvenance and Acquisition
'Purchased from Messrs Bernard Quaritch Ltd. 12 April 1938': inscribed on back flyleaf (i)v. The Ltd was founded by the German-born bookseller Bernard Quaritch (1819-1899). Date of accession 7 May 1938.
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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Surrogates
http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_11656 (digital images currently unavailable)
Bibliography
Funding of Cataloguing
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