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Or 13564
- Record Id:
- 032-004515229
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004515229
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100178690126.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 13564
- Title:
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Bible
- Additional Titles:
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The Old Testament
- Scope & Content:
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This volume contains the Old Testament, including the historical books, wisdom, and deuterocanonical books.
Content:
Old Testament books.
Joshua, fols. 11r–40v
(2 folios unfoliated)
Song of Songs, fols. 41r–47r
(2 folios unfoliated)
Judges, fols. 48r–88r
Ruth, fols. 88r–94r
(Fol. 94v blank)
Ezra, fols. 95r–109v
Nehemiah, 109v–130v
Job, fols. 130v–168v
Proverbs, fols. 169r–200r
(Fol. 200v blank)
Wisdom of Solomon, fols. 201r–223v
(one folio unfoliated)
Ben Sira, fols. 224r–290r
(Fol. 290v blank)
Ecclesiastes, fol. 291r–306r
1 Maccabees, fols. 306r–366v
(Fol. blank between 365–366)
2 Maccabees, fols. 366v–402r
The text contains colophons on ff 40v, 47r; 88r; 94r; 200r; 402v. These are dated between 1639-1956 "according to the Christian [era]". The year is given in Garshuni as alef-semkat-nūn–hē, which equates to 1655 CE.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-004515229", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 13564: Bible" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004515229
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-004515229
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- Codex, 402 ff
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Arabic
- Scripts:
- Syriac
- Start Date:
- 1639
- End Date:
- 1655
- Date Range:
- 1639-1655
- Calendar:
- Gregorian
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Material: Oriental paper.
Dimensions: 210 mm x 150 mm leaf [100–110 mm x 150–160 mm written]. Written in two columns [each ca 50 mm x 160].
Foliation: British Museum foliation in pencil.
Lines per page: ca 19–22 lines/column/page
Script: Karshūni
Ink: Black ink, with rubricated headings and dots in red.
Decoration: Red and black dots arranged in a diamond to mark text division.
Binding: British Museum binding. An older binding is preserved.
Condition: Generally good, yet some folios water stained, and partly restored.
Catch words: Lower left margin of a verso.
- Finding Aids:
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Baker, Colin F. Subject Guide to the Arabic Manuscripts in the British Library (London: The British Library, 2001), 400.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Related Archive Descriptions:
- Or 6486