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Or 5560E

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032-003453926
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Or 5560E
Title:
Scientific, philosophical and polemical genizah fragments
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
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Record Type (Level):
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Extent:
23 folios
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http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=OR_5560E (digital images currently unavailable)
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Languages:
Hebrew
Judeo-Arabic
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Hebrew
Start Date:
1200
End Date:
1599
Date Range:
1200-1599
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CE
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Names:
Avraham Avigdor
Avraham rofeʾ
Bernardus Albertus, d 1360,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/171365542
Bernardus Albertus, d 1360,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/171365542
Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben Meïr, 1089-1164,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000118044667,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/90633023
Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben Meïr, 1089-1164,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000118044667,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/90633023
Ibn Shapruṭ, Shem Ṭov, fl 1375-1380
Ibn Shapruṭ, Shem Ṭov, fl 1375-1380
Ibn Tibbon, Shmuel ben Judah, 1150-1230
Ibn Tibbon, Shmuel ben Judah, 1150-1230
Levi ben Gershom, philosopher, Talmudist, mathematician and physician, 1288-1344
Moses ben Maimon, 1135-1204
Moses ben Maimon, 1135-1204
אברהם רופא (מחבר משוער)
TEI:

Or 5560E

Scientific, philosophical and polemical genizah fragments

Contents

Fragments of scientific, philosophical, and polemical works from the Cairo Genizah.

Language(s): Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic

Physical Description

Form: leaf
Material: mixed
Support: Paper and parchment fragments.
Extent: 23 folios

Hand(s)

Various Hebrew scripts.

History

Origin: 1200-1599 13th-16th century

Provenance and Acquisition

Cairo Genizah

I

Contents

ff. 1r-2v
Author: שפרוט, שם טוב בן יצחק אבן Ibn Shapruṭ, Shem Ṭov, active 1375-1380
Title: אבן בחן (קטע)
Title: Even boḥan (ḳeṭaʿ)

History

Origin: 1500-1599 16th century

II

Contents

ff. 3r-4v
Title: פרוש מורה נבוכים (קטע)
Title: Perush Moreh nevukhim (ḳeṭaʿ)

History

Origin: 1400-1499 15th century

III

Contents

ff. 5r-6v
Author: משה בן מימון Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204
Title: שמונה פרקים
Title: Shemonah peraḳim

Translated by Shmuel ibn Tibbon.

History

Origin: 1400-1499 15th century

IV

Contents

ff. 7r-8v
Author: ‫ אבן עזרא, אברהם בן מאיר Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben Meïr, 1089-1164
Title: ראשית חכמה (קטע)
Title: Reshit ḥokhmah (ḳeṭaʿ)

History

Origin: 1400-1499 15th century

V

Contents

ff. 9r-9v
Author: אברהם רופא (מחבר משוער) Avraham rofeʾ
Title: מקנה אברם (קטע)
Title: Miḳneh Avram (ḳeṭaʿ)

Attributed to Avraham rofeʾ.

History

Origin: 1500-1599 16th century

VI

Contents

ff. 10r-10v
Author: אלברטי, ברנרדוס Bernardus Albertus -1360
Title: מבוא במלאכה (קטע)
Title: Mavoʾ ba-melakhah (ḳeṭaʿ)

Translated by Avraham Avigdor.

History

Origin: 1300-1399 14th century

VII

Contents

ff. 11r-14v
Author: לוי בן גרשום Levi ben Gershom, 1288-1344
Title: מלחמות השם (קטע)
Title: Milḥamot ha-Shem (ḳeṭaʿ)

History

Origin: 1300-1399 14th century

VII

Contents

ff. 15r-15v
Title: עניני הכוכבים
Title: Inyane ha-kokhavim

History

Origin: 1300-1399 14th century

VII

Contents

ff. 16r-17v
Title: לוח למחזור רס"ה
Title: Luaḥ le-Maḥzor 265

History

Origin: 1200-1299 13th century

VII

Contents

ff. 18r-20v
Title: חבור בניחוש (קטע)
Title: Ḥibur ba-niḥus (ḳeṭaʿ)

History

Origin: 1400-1499 15th century

VII

Contents

ff. 21r-21v
Title: השבעות
Title: Hasbaʿah

History

Origin: 1300-1399 14th century

VII

Contents

ff. 22r-23v
Title: פרוש על חבור ברפואה
Title: Perush ʿal ḥibur ba-refuʾah

History

Origin: 1400-1499 15th century

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_5560E (digital images currently unavailable)

Bibliography

    Gottheil, Richard: An unknown Hebrew version of the sayings of Aesop in: Hebrew Union College Annual. 1928. 315., cf.page 316 note 3. Mentioned

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