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Royal MS 16 A X

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040-003367012
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032-002105724
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Royal MS 16 A X
Title:
Collection of kabbalistic works
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Oriental Manuscripts
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040-003367012
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Royal MS 16 A X : Collection of kabbalistic works
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121 folios
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Start Date:
1400
End Date:
1599
Date Range:
1400-1599
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CE
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Names:
Abraham ben David, of Posquieres, c 1125-1198
Abraham ben David, of Posquieres, c 1125-1198
Abulafia, Todros ben Joseph, 1220-1298
Abulafia, Todros ben Joseph, 1220-1298
Donnolo, Shabbetai ben Abraham, 913-983
Donnolo, Shabbetai ben Abraham, 913-983
Eleazar ben Judah, of Worms, c 1176-1238
Eleazar ben Judah, of Worms, c 1176-1238
Gerondi, Perez ben Isaac, Cohen, fl 13th century
Gerondi, Perez ben Isaac, Cohen, fl 13th century
Gikatilla, Joseph ben Abraham, b 1248,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000435018569,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/51777166,
Gikatilla, Joseph ben Abraham, b 1248,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000435018569,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/51777166,
Isaac, the Blind, 1160?-1235,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/16791555,
Isaac, the Blind, 1160?-1235,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/16791555,
Na᾿um Asher bar Ya῾aḳov ha-Leṿi
Qalonymos ben Qalonymos ben Meʼir, 1286-1328
Qalonymos ben Qalonymos ben Meʼir, 1286-1328
ha-Kohen, Jacob ben Jacob, 1200-1270,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/97324044,
ha-Kohen, Jacob ben Jacob, 1200-1270,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/97324044,
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Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project

Royal MS 16 A X

Collection of kabbalistic works

Contents

A collection of kabbalistic works.

Language(s): Hebrew

ff. 1r-53v
Title: Sha῾are orah
Title: שערי אורה
Author: Gikatilla, Joseph ben Abraham ג'יקטיליה, יוסף בן אברהם

Beginning of the treatise is written in larger semi-cursive than the rest of the text. The chapter treating on the third and fourth divine names begins on folio 9v; fifth name, folio 14r; sixth name, folio 32v; seventh name, folio 37r; eighth name, folio 39v; ninth name, folio 45v; tenth name, folio 50v.

References

[Shaare_orah_1959]
ff. 53v-55v
Title: Sod Yom Kipur
Title: סוד יום כפור
Incipit: מצאתי בהרת טמאה. f. 55r

The commentary on the 42-Letter Divine Name. See further [Scholem_1934] 60.

Filiation: Cf. the contents of MS Milano - Biblioteca Ambrosiana & 31 SUP/2 (Milan Bern. 57), see [Ambrosiana_1933] 57.
ff. 55v-79v
Title: Ma῾arekhet ha-elohut
Title: מערכת האלהות
Author: Perets, active 13th century גרונדי, פרץ בן יצחק

The work is not followed by any commentary (contrary to the printed edition of Ferrara, 1557).

See further in [Masuot_1994] 357-369.

Filiation: Cf. the contents of Add MS 26919 (George Margoliouth, Catalogue of the Hebrew and Samaritan Manuscripts in the British Museum, 4 vols (London: British Museum, 1899-1935; vols I-III repr. 1965); IV, Introduction, Indexes, ed. by Jacob Leveen (London: British Museum, 1977), no. 750.) and Harley MS 5510/XV (George Margoliouth, Catalogue of the Hebrew and Samaritan Manuscripts in the British Museum, 4 vols (London: British Museum, 1899-1935; vols I-III repr. 1965); IV, Introduction, Indexes, ed. by Jacob Leveen (London: British Museum, 1977), no. 754.).

References

[Maarekhet_haelohut_1557]
ff. 79v-81r
Title: Sefer Mesharet Mosheh
Title: ספר משרת משה
Author: Kalonymos קלונימוס בן קלונימוס

The last two chapters are missing entirely, and of the third and fourth only small portions are given.

Filiation: Cf. the contents of [BL] Add MS 17057.
ff. 81r-82r
Title: Sefer yetsirah
Title: ספר יצירה

The recension of Sefer yetsirah in 6 chapters, accompanied with a commentary of Saadia Gaon.

ff. 82r-84v
Title: Sefer ḥakhmoni
Title: ספר חכמוני
Author: Donnolo, Shabbetai דונולו, שבתי בן אברהם

Contains chapters 1 to 3 and a half of chapter 4. Parts of the text are crossed out on folio 84v.

See further [Mancuso_2010] .

ff. 84v-87r
Title: Ma᾿amarim be-ḳabalah
Title: מאמרים בקבלה

Includes nine short pieces in the following order: ῾Inyan ḳeshet, Ḳabalat rabi Ya῾aḳov ha-Nazir, Sodot be-ḳabalah, Perush ῾eser sefirot, ῾Ilat ha-῾ilot, Sod ha-tefilin, Sod shem shel arba῾ otiyot, ῾Eser sefirot, Ha-shem be-ḥokhmah yasad ha-arets.

See Scholem, 'Mafteaḥ Le-Perushim' 1933, p. 510 and [Scholem_1948] 73-74.

ff. 87r-88r
Title: Perush agadot ῾al derekh ḳabalah
Title: פרוש אגדות על דרך הקבלה

From the end of page 87r (4 last lines) till the end there is a fragment of the commentary on Sefer ha-bahir.

Filiation: Cf. similar content in MS Milano - Biblioteca Ambrosiana P 47 SUP, folios 35r-37r, [Ambrosiana_1933] 30.
Incipit: שאל ר' נהוראי ודרש מפני מה מתחיל' התור' בב. f. 87r
ff. 88r-88v
Title: Perush ῾eser sefirot
Title: פרוש עשר ספירות
Incipit: ועתה אודיעך כל הדברי' שהיו מתנהג' בו בעלי המרכבה אמר' שהכתר הוא גג חופתו. f. 88r

See Scholem, 'Mafteaḥ Le-Perushim' 1933, p. 498 n. 2.

ff. 89r-90r
Title: Ḥidush sidur niḳud shem ha-meyuḥad
Title: חדוש סוד נקוד שם המיוחד
Filiation: Cf. also [BL] Harley MS 5510/XIII, folio 90r; Vatican - Borgiana ebr. 4; New York - Jewish Theological Seminary MS 1878; Cambridge - University Library Add. 645/1.
Author: Gikatilla, Joseph ben Abraham ג'יקטיליה, יוסף בן אברהם
ff. 90r-93v
Title: Ma᾿amarim be-ḳabalah
Title: מאמרים בקבלה

Contain six short pieces in the following order: Adam rishon Raziel, Ta῾alumot ḥokhmah, Perush mi kamokhah, Perush tefilah ῾al derekh ḳabalah, ῾Inyan tsuḳe ḳedarah, Birkat ha-levanah.

Filiation: Cf. the contents of MS Milano - Ambrosiana & 31 SUP., [Ambrosiana_1933] 57.
ff. 93v-94r
Title: Perush ῾eser sefirot
Title: פרוש עשר ספירות
Incipit: כתר עליון רז רום מעלה מפני שהחולם משובח. f. 93v

See Scholem, 'Mafteaḥ Le-Perushim' 1933, p. 506 n. 69.

ff. 94r-94v
Title: Perush ῾eser sefirot
Title: פרוש עשר ספירות
Author: Jacob ben Jacob, ha-Kohen יעקב בן יעקב, הכהן
Incipit: ישתבח מי שהוא חי וקיים לעדי עד [...] ראשון לכל דבר שהוא ראשון. f. 94r

See further [Scholem_1989] 227-230.

ff. 94v-97v
Title: Ta῾ame mitsṿot
Title: טעמי מצוות

Incomplete at the end.

ff. 98r-111v
Title: Sha῾ar ha-razim
Title: שער הרזים
Author: Abulafia, Todros ben Joseph, ha-Levi אבולעפיא, טודרוס בן יוסף

Incomplete at the beginning.

ff. 111v-112v
Title: Notes

A part of a leaf pasted on folio 111, which is otherwise blank, starts with remarks on the Throne and ends with Sod ha-sukah. On folio 112v there are some combinations of words and letters.

ff. 113v-116v
Title: Perush Sefer yetsirah
Title: פרוש ספר יצירה
Author: Abraham ben David, of Posquières (attributed to him) אברהם בן דוד מפוסקיר (מיוחס לו)

Contains a piece of the introduction only.

Incipit: ביאור ל"ב נתיבות. f. 113v
ff. 117r-118v
Title: Teshuvot
Title: תשובות
Author: Isaac, Sagi-Nahor יצחק בן אברהם, סגי נהור
Author: Eleazar ben Judah, of Worms אלעזר בן יהודה, מגרמיזה

Two short responses to the inquires on prayer, the first being of Eleazar of Worms authorship, the second, beginning on folio 118r, authored by Isaac ben ha-Rabad (i.e., Isaac Sagi-Nahor). On the latter see [Abramson_1965] 150-155.

Filiation: Cf. MS Strasbourg 3936, folios 338-339.

Physical Description

Paper codex of the 15th to 16th century.
Form: codex
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 121 folios
Dimensions (leaf): 215 × 145 mm.
Dimensions (written): 165 × 105 mm.
Foliation:

121 folios (+ 2 unfoliated paper flyleaf at the beginning and at the end). Folio 1* and 120 are vellum flyleaves originally from other manuscripts.

Collation

Quires of mostly 8 leaves each, marked with catchwords at the end.

Leaves on guards.

Condition

Stained.

Incomplete at the beginning.

Large lacuna after folio 97.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 42 52

Written lines: 42 52

Uniform layout.

Initial words in square characters.

Visible hard-point ruling.

Some additions and comments in the margin.

A number of blank leaves before folio 113.

Hand(s)

Ashkenazi small semi-cursive script of the 15th to 16th century.

Additions:

Binding

BM in-house. Boxed.

Spine: 'Joseph Gikatilla. Sha'are Orah, Etc. Hebrew. Brit. Mus. Reg. 16. A. X.'

History

Origin: 1400-1599 15th-16th century Italy?

Provenance and Acquisition

Na᾿um Asher bar Ya῾aḳov ha-Leṿi: inscribed in an owner's entry, folio 1r.

Parts of original binding with gold-tooled initials M.B. pasted on the front and back inner cover.

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on Margoliouth, G.: Catalogue of the Hebrew and Samaritan Manuscripts in the British Museum, London 1965.

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Surrogates

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Royal_MS_16_A_X (digital images currently unavailable)

Bibliography

    George Margoliouth, Catalogue of the Hebrew and Samaritan Manuscripts in the British Museum, 4 vols (London: British Museum, 1899-1935; vols I-III repr. 1965); IV, Introduction, Indexes, ed. by Jacob Leveen (London: British Museum, 1977), no. 755.

Bibliography

    [Shaare_orah_1959] גיקטליי"א, יוסף, and Joseph ben Abraham Gikatilla. 'Sefer Shaʻare Orah : Mafteaḥ Gadol u-Meʾir ʻenayim Ba-Ispaḳlarya Ha-Meʾirah Be-Ḥokhmat Ha-Ḳabalah / Matityah Delaḳraṭ Hotsi Taʻalumato ʻa.y Beʾur.'ירושלים: מעטייה 1959 or 1960, Yerushalayim, 1959.
    [Ambrosiana_1933] Biblioteca ambrosiana. 'Codices Hebraici Bybliothecae Ambrosianae. Descripti a Carolo Bernheimer.'Florentiae, 1933.
    [Maarekhet_haelohut_1557] Perets, active 13th century, and המאה ה-13 פרץ. 'Sefer Maʿarekhet Ha-Elohut / Meha-Gaʾon R. Perets ... ʿim Perush Lo Nodaʿ Shem Meḥabro Ṿa-ʿalaṿ Pe. R. Yehudah Ḥayaṭ Ḳeraʾo Minḥat Yehudah.'Ferrara, פירארא, רחקי, 1557.
    [Masuot_1994] אורון, מיכל, עמוס גולדריך, איתמר גרינולד, יוסף הקר, אליוט וולפסון, יורם יעקבסון, מיכאל מך, מנחם קלין, אברהם שפירא, and רבקה שץ-אופנהימר. 'משואות : מחקרים בספרות הקבלה ובמחשבת ישראל, מוקדשים לזכרו של אפרים גוטליב / עורכים - מיכל אורון, עמוס גולדרייך.'ירושלים: מוסד ביאליק, 1994.
    [BL] BL = British Library shelfmark
    [Mancuso_2010] Piergabriele Mancuso. 'Shabbatai Donnolo’s Sefer Ḥakhmoni : Introduction, Critical Text, and Annotated English Translation / by Piergabriele Mancuso.'Leiden ; Boston: Brill, 2010.
    Gershom Scholem. 'Mafteaḥ Le-Perushim ʿal ʿEser Sefirot'. Kiryat Sefer 10 (1933): 498-515.
    [Scholem_1948] שלום, גרשם. 'ראשית הקבלה : <1150-<1250 / מאת גרשם שלום.'ירושלים ותל אביב: שוקן, 1948.
    [Scholem_1989] שלום, גרשם. 'עוד דבר : פרקי מורשה ותחיה (ב) / גרשם שלום ; כינס וערך אברהם שפירא. [ספרית אפקים ]'. תל אביב: עם עובד, 1989.
    [Abramson_1965] אברמסון, שרגא. “ענינות בספרות הגאונים,” 1965.

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