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 10087
- Record Id:
- 032-003429048
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003429048
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100065935448.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 10087
- Title:
- Halakhical miscellany on ritual slaughter
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003429048", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 10087: Halakhical miscellany on ritual slaughter" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003429048
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003429048
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 88 folios (iii+88+ii)
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_10087 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Hebrew
- Scripts:
- Hebrew
- Start Date:
- 1700
- End Date:
- 1799
- Date Range:
- 1700-1799
- 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 10087
Halakhical miscellany on ritual slaughter
Contents
Summary of Contents: A digest of the laws relating to the slaughter of animals for food, according to the rite of the communities of Fez preceded and followed by epistles and responsa on the same subject.Language(s): Hebrew
ff. 1v-18vTitle: שאלות ותשובות, פסקים והלכות טרפותTitle: Sheʾelot u-teshuvot, pesaḳim ṿe-hilkhot ṭerefotCompiled from the works of Maimonides, Jacob ben Asher and Nisim ben Reuben Gerondi.
Includes among others: טופס אגרת ששלחו חכמי פאס יע"א לא"א זלה"ה signed by סעדיה אבן דנאן זלה"ה ור’ מימון פלאלו(f. 4r); a certificate authorising Jacob Aboab to practice Sheḥiṭah: נדרשנו אנחנו החתומים לבקשת החכם כה"ר יעקב אבוהב י"צ לכתוב מה שנראה לנו בענין הטחול ... ... וכן נעשה מעשה פה עמנו לראיה חתמנו היום יום רביעי בשבת(!) ס' ולתת עליכם היום ברכה בפאס יע"א with four calligraphical signature; f. 7r is the copy of the latter document, and the names of those who signed the document are more legible here: סעדיה אבן דנאן ... יהודה עוזיאל ... וידאל הצרפתי ... מנים סירירו ; responsum by Ḥananiah ibn Zikhri (ff. 8r-12r); טופס אגרת א' ששלח החכם השלם ... מנחם סירירו (f. 12v); responsum by Yosef Tsarfati.
The compiler often starts the paragraph as מצאתי כתוב
Colophon:ff. 19r-45rTitle: הלכות טרפות כפי מנהג פאסTitle: Hilkhot ṭerefot kefi minhag FesF. 19r: אתחיל לכתוב הלכות טריפות כמנהג פיס יע"ה כפי דעת הרמב"ם ז"ל ובעל הטורים ז"ל והר"ן ז"ל ...
Colophon:ff. 45v-58rTitle: דין מחודש על מנהג פאסTitle: Din meḥudash ʿal minhag FesColophon:ff. 58v-64vTitle: הלכות בדיקת הריאהTitle: Hilkhot bediḳat ha-reʾahColophon:ff. 67r-77rTitle: משנה תורה (ספר קדושה)Title: Mishneh Torah (Sefer Ḳedushah)With the commentary Perush Kesef Mishneh.
Colophon:ff. 77v-80rTitle: פסק על הטחולTitle: Pesaḳ ʿal ha-teholF. 77v: פסק על הטחול של אדוני דודי ... אברהם אלמושנינו.
Colophon:ff. 81r-87vTitle: הלכות שחיטה על דרך שאלות ותשובותTitle: Hilkhot sheḥitah ʿal derekh sheʾelot u-teshuvotColophon:Physical Description
Paper codex of the 17th-19th century.Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport:Extent: 88 folios (iii+88+ii)Dimensions (leaf): 199 × 150 mm.Foliation:Foliation in Arabic numerals in pencil.
Collation
Leaves, bifolios are on guards.
Condition
Usage stains.
Layout
Columns:1
Several blank pages, both foliated and unfoliated.
Hand(s)
Oriental Hebrew (North-African) cursive script of the 18th century.
Decoration
Additions:Binding
BM in-house.
Title on spine: 'Hilkhōth Ṭerēphōth. Rules of Sheḥītāh According to the Rite of Fez. Brit. Mus. Oriental 10,087.'.
Accompanying Material
History
Origin: 1700-1799 18th century Morocco (Fes)Provenance and Acquisition
Ownership inscriptions: יצחק הכהן (f. 1r); יוסף ברוך (f. 88v).
Moses Gaster (b. 1856, d. 1939), scholar and rabbi: his manuscript, Cod. G. 55; purchased by the British Museum from him on 12 April, 1924; date of accession 20 July 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_10087 (digital images currently unavailable)
Bibliography
Funding of Cataloguing
BL