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Or 17056
- Record Id:
- 032-004394692
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004394692
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100172363515.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 17056
- Title:
- Judaic Riddles and Pedagogical Devices
- Scope & Content:
- Or 17056 (1). Answers to educational / Torah riddles from the ‘Ose Pele / עושה פלא section of the work Imre bina / אמרי בינה by Rabbi Yosef Ḥayim ben Elijah of Baghdad (renown as the author of Ben Ish Ḥay / בן איש חי). On chapter 2, numbered 1 - 50; on chapter 3, numbered 1 - 87; on chapter 4, numbered 1 - 4; on 'Adam', numbered 1 - 6; on chapter 5, numbered 1 - 20; and on 'Shemot' / שמות (= names), numbered 1 - 6. Many numbers are left blank.
Or 17056 (2). From Maggid Mesharim / מגיד מישרים, year 11, 15th Ḥeshṿan [5]660 (AM = 19 October 1899 CE). List of 15 or 16 riddle items.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- The Hakham Ezra Reuben Dangoor Archive
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-004394692", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 17056: Judaic Riddles and Pedagogical Devices" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004394692
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-004394692
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 2 separate items, each consisting of a single sheet
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Hebrew
- Scripts:
- Hebrew
- Start Date:
- 1860
- End Date:
- 1930
- Date Range:
- 1860-1930
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- Unavailable as awaiting conservation
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Or 17056 (1). Black and grey ink on shiny translucent paper, approximately 275 mm x 209 mm.
Or 17056 (2). Black and grey ink on paper, approximately 103 mm x 98 mm.
- Custodial History:
- Dangoor Family
- Source of Acquisition:
- Dangoor Family (heirs of editor)
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)