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Or 10548
Title:
Sefer derushim
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Record Type (Level):
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Extent:
489 folios (no flyleaves)
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Hebrew
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Start Date:
1600
End Date:
1699
Date Range:
1600-1699
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Names:
Gaster, Moses, scholar, linguist and Hakham of the British Sephardic congregation, 1856-1939
Luria, Isaac ben Solomon, 1534-1572
ibn Ṭabūl, Joseph, fl 16th 17th century
ibn Ṭabūl, Joseph, fl 16th 17th century
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Or 10548

Sefer derushim

Contents

Collection of kabbalistic discourses based on the teachings of Isaac Luria.

Language(s): Hebrew

Physical Description

Composite paper codex of the 17th century.
Form: codex
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 489 folios (no flyleaves)
Foliation:

Foliation in Arabic numerals in pencil.

Collation

Condition

Collation is falling apart, some loose leaves.

Binding

Quarter-bound: cardboard cover with leather binding. Front cover is missing.

M. Gaster's label on spine: '508 דרושים כונות? קבלה'.

Boxed.

Accompanying Material

History

Origin: 1600-169917th century

Provenance and Acquisition

Moses Gaster (b. 1856, d. 1939), scholar and rabbi: his manuscript, Cod. G. 508; purchased by the British Museum from him on 12 April, 1924; date of accession 30 August 1928.

I

Contents

Language(s): Hebrew

ff. 1r-354v
Title: ספר הדרושים
Title: Sefer ha-derushim

Partially if not wholly, in the recension of Ḥayyim Vital.

The discourses include one by Moses Najara (ff. 130v-146r.

Incomplete at the beginning: according to Hebrew foliation, 9 leaves are missing. Lacuna between ff. 350 and 351: according to Hebrew foliation, one leaf is missing.

Ff. 7-14 are written by a different hand. Ff. 6 should be followed by f. 15. Both ff. 1-6, ff. 7-14, and ff. 15-46v are Derush on Adam Ḳadmon.

With commentaries in the margins by א"א (Avraham Azulai or Avraham Atzban), and with notes by Joseph Ibn Ṭabūl.

Includes Derush Mati ve-Lo Mati, and Derush ha-Melakhim, Isaac Luria's (ha-Ari's) commentary on Safra de-Tsni'uta and Ḥayyim Vital's commentary on Idra Zuṭa, homiletic commentaries on reincarnations, Ḥayyim Vital's abridgment of Kanfe Yonah, and other homiletic commentaries. The list of discourses below is not complete.

ff. 1r-46v
Title: דרוש אדם קדמון
ff. 46v-52r
Title: כבר ידעת
ff. 52v-64v
Title: ביאור מציאות המלכים דמיתו
ff. 65r-101r
Title: פ' ספרא דצניעותא
ff. 101v-121v
Title: אדרת האזינו
ff. 122r-126r
Title: ענין חטא אדה"ר
ff. 126r-128r
Title: ד' חכמים שנכנסו לפרדס
ff. 128r-130v
Title: ענין קין והבל
ff. 130v-146r
Title: להרם נג'ארה זלה"ה
ff. 146r-156v
Title: כאשר עלה בחפץ הא"ס
ff. 157r-163r
Title: דרוש השמות
ff. 163r-166r
Title: הפרט בין אצילות לבי"ע
ff. 166r-174r
Title: ענין בריאת המלכות וסדר תיקונה
ff. 175v-184r
Title: סוד דרוש א"ט כ"ח
ff. 184r-185v
Title: ענין הנשיקין
ff. 186r-192r
Title: ענין המוחין דקטנות
ff. 192v-197r
Title: יוסף ופרעה והחלומות
ff. 197r-198r
Title: ענין גלות ישראל למצרים
ff. 198r-201r
Title: ענין מה שאז"ל כי א"ה חלתו
ff. 201r-202r
Title: ענין נדב ואביהו
ff. 202r-205v
Title: דרוש א"ה ומעלתו
ff. 205v-209v
Title: ענין פרצוף לאה
ff. 210r-211v
Title: סדר ירידת החסדים והגבורות והתפשטותם תוך ז"א
ff. 211v-214r
Title: ענין ביאור ז'ו'ן
ff. 214v-217r
Title: דרוש הצלם
ff. 217v-219r
Title: ענין חטא נדב ואביהו
ff. 219v-223v
Title: מצות שלוח הקן
ff. 223v-228r
Title: מצות שביעית
ff. 228r-230v
Title: ענין נתינת התורה
ff. 230v-239v
Title: ענין המטות
f. 239v
Title: אפרים בן יוסף
ff. 240r-241r
Title: ענין ג' מתנות מן ובאר וענני כבוד
f. 241r
Title: ענין משה ואהרן
ff. 241v-244r
Title: פ' עקב ענוה
ff. 244r-245v
Title: ענין יחזקאל הנביא
ff. 245v-248v
Title: ענין האומה יתירה על קין
ff. 248v-251r
Title: ענין י"ח נשים
ff. 251r-252r
Title: סוד יתרו חותן משה
ff. 252r-253v
Title: סוד משקל
ff. 253v-259v
Title: ענין ז"א
ff. 259v-261r
Title: עיבור ב' של ז"א
ff. 261r-264r
Title: ענין המוחין דז"א
ff. 264r-266v
Title: סוד הז"א
ff. 266v-267v
Title: סוד רחל
ff. 267v-277v
Title: סוד לאה ויעקב
ff. 278r-278v
Title: גלות מצרים
ff. 279r-280v
Title: סוד גלות בבל
ff. 280v-281r
Title: סוד חרבן ראשןם
ff. 281r-288r
Title: ענין רפ"ח
ff. 288v-290r
Title: ענין המקיפים של האצילות
ff. 290r-292r
Title: ענין מלאכים ונשמות
ff. 292r-292v
Title: סוד העיבור הב'
ff. 292v-294r
Title: ענין ירושה ונחלה ומתנה
ff. 294r-297r
Title: ענין אותיות מ' וס'
ff. 297r-297r
Title: ענין אבי"ע ופרטיו
ff. 300v-303r
Title: סדר אצילות בקיצור
ff. 331v-350r
Title: ענין נר"ן
ff. 350r-352r
Title: ענין הנבואה ורוח הקדש
ff. 352r-352v
Title: ענין שיחת העוצות

Physical Description

Paper codex of the 17th century.
Form: codex
Material: paper
Support: Paper with laid lines and chain lines; among others tre-lune watermark (e.g. ff. 344, 352).
Extent: 354 folios (ff. 1-354)
Dimensions (leaf): 198 × 149 mm.
Dimensions (written): 150 × 115 mm.
Foliation:

Foliation in Arabic numerals in pencil. Parallel Hebrew foliation in ink.

Collation

Quires of mostly 8 leaves. Catchword on every page; sometimes at the end of each column.

Condition

Usage stains, liquid damage.

Layout

Columns:1 2

Written lines: 29

Text in two columns except ff. 7-14.

Running titles.

Ruling in hard point is visible.

Hand(s)

Ff. 7-14: hand different from the rest, brown ink.

II

Contents

Language(s): Hebrew

ff. 355r-489v
Title: ספר הדרושים
Title: Sefer ha-derushim
Incipit: סוד החלה היא שם הפנימי השלישי שבחכמת טקבא דז"א והוא עולה מ"ח ולכן החלה
Explicit: המלכות כמו שכתבתי בהקדמה הוא שם א' אד' אדנ' אדני' והנה הם ד' מצאיות וזהו

Incomplete at the beginning and end.

Partially if not wholly, in the recension of Ḥayyim Vital.

Colophon:

Physical Description

Paper codex of the 17th century.
Form: codex
Material: paper
Support: Paper with laid lines and chain lines; watermark: anchor in circle (e.g. ff. 358-359).
Extent: 135 folios (ff. 355-489)
Dimensions (leaf): 200 × 148 mm.
Dimensions (written): 160 × 110/120 mm.
Foliation:

Foliation in Arabic numerals in pencil; continuous with previous part.

Collation

Catchword on every verso.

Condition

Usage stains, liquid damage, mould.

Layout

Columns:1

Written lines: 28

Uniform layout.

Hand(s)

Oriental Hebrew semi-cursive script 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).

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