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Or 12377 S
- Record Id:
- 032-003450706
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003450706
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100076685199.0x000002
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- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 12377 S
- Title:
- Letter of accreditation, 1877
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003450706", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 12377 S: Letter of accreditation, 1877" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
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- 032-003450706
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- Hierarchy:
- 032-003450706
- Container:
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_12377_S (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Hebrew
Jewish Babylonian Aramaic - Scripts:
- Hebrew
- Start Date:
- 1877
- End Date:
- 1877
- Date Range:
- 1877
- Calendar:
- Hebrew
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
Or 12377 S
Letter of accreditation, 1877
Contents
Letter of accreditation dated 1877, Tiberias.
Language(s): Hebrew, Jewish Babalonia Aramaic
ff. 1r-1vTitle: אגרת מאת ראשי קהלת "טבריא" אל קהלות דרום רוסיה ("קירים" ו"קווקאז")Title: Igeret me-et rashe ḳehilat "Ṭeverya" el ḳehilot Derom Rusyah ("Ḳirim" ṿe-"Ḳaṿḳaz")The letter concerns raising donations for the institutions of Tiberias.
Mentions Rajasthan ראגיסתאן and Kyrgyzstan גורגיסתאן .
Numerous calligraphy signatures of Tiberian rabbis at the bottom, as well as two round stamps. The inscription on one of the stamps is hardly legible, the other stamp can be identified: 'Samuel Cohen Rabino Maggiore in Teberia - חיים שמואל הכהן ... חכם... בע"הק טבריא.
M. Gaster's note in his handlist:' Letter of acccreditation to messanger sent from Tiberian to Jewish communities of Kyrgistan, Degistan, and Caucasas, with all signatures of rabbis of Tiberias, of seals, unique document. Given to Haim Abulafya 1877 for the benefit of the Midrash of Abulafya.
Physical Description
Parchment sheet of the the 19th century.Form: leafMaterial: parchmentSupport:Extent: 1 sheetDimensions (leaf): 810 × 575 mm.Condition
Usage stains.
Layout
Columns:1
Ruling is visible.
Hand(s)
Oriental Hebrew semi-cursive and square script of the 19th century.
Decoration
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Binding
In melinex. In a box with 18 other documents.
History
Origin: 1877 Israel (Tiberias)Provenance and Acquisition
Moses Gaster (b. 1856, d. 1939), scholar and rabbi: his manuscript, Cod. G. 1645; purchased by the British Museum from him on 12 April, 1924.
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on the online catalogue of the National Library of Israel.Availability
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Surrogates
http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_12377_S (digital images currently unavailable)
Bibliography
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