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Or 17097

Record Id:

032-004378276

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-004378276

MDARK:

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LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Or 17097

Title:

ביאור עה”ת [= על התורה] (על פרשיות בראשית, נח, ויחי)

Additional Titles:

Be'ur 'al ha-Tora ('al parshiyyot Bereshit, Noaḥ, Ṿayeḥi)y

Explanation on the Torah (on pericopes Bereshit, Noaḥ, Ṿayeḥiy)

Scope & Content:

Running commentary on the Torah. The particular feature of this commentary is that it incorporates discussion of philosophical topics. Covers Pericopes Be-reshit and Noaḥ (quires 1 - 3), then jumps to mid Ṿa-yeḥi (quire 4), all in Genesis. Seems to have been compiled by Hakham Ezra Reuben Dangoor. Written in his handwriting, using his 'commentary' style of giving the biblical words in square letters, and the commentary in semi-cursive.

The exact relationship of quire 3 to quires 1, 2, and 4 is questionable. Quire 2, which seems to be intact, ends (folio 24b) in the middle of a comment on word ‘arum / ערום = 'crafty', in the phrase 'The snake was more crafty', Genesis 3:1. The quire ends mid-sentence, with the catchword שאינו. However, although the next quire does pick up with discussion of the same verse, it does not begin with that word, it does not continue that sentence, and it discusses a different topic. Furthermore, the physical dimensions of quire 3 are larger than those of quires 1, 2, and 4.

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

The Hakham Ezra Reuben Dangoor Archive

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-004378276

Is part of:

not applicable

Hierarchy:

032-004378276

Container:

not applicable

Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

4 quires; 60 folios

Digitised Content:

Languages:

Hebrew

Scripts:

Hebrew

Start Date:

1860

End Date:

1930

Date Range:

1860-1930

Era:

Access:

Unavailable as awaiting conservation

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User Conditions:

Physical Characteristics:

Quire 1: folios 1 - 8, black ink on yellowing, acidic paper, approximately 171 mm x 105 mm, hand-bound with string. Some bifolia separated on fold.

Quire 2: folios 9 - 24, black ink on yellowing, acidic paper, approximately 171 mm x 105 mm, hand-bound with string.

Quire 3: folios 25 - 53, black ink on yellowing, acidic paper, approximately 184 mm x 120 mm, hand-bound with string.

Quire 4: folios 54 - 60, black ink on yellowing, acidic paper, approximately 171 mm x 105 mm, not bound. Some bifolia separated on fold.

Custodial History:

Dangoor Family

Source of Acquisition:

Dangoor Family (heirs of the author)

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Dangoor, Ezra Reuben, Ḥakham Bashi = Chief Rabbi, 1848-1930