Description of Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Library, Penn CAJS: RAR MS 85.126.39: Sa'adia Gaon's translation of the Pentateuch, Exodus 2:1-14; 3:16-4:7

Description of Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Library, Penn CAJS: RAR MS 85.126.39: Sa'adia Gaon's translation of the Pentateuch, Exodus 2:1-14; 3:16-4:7 Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Library Images are ©2020 University of Pennsylvania Libraries and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License version 4.0 (CC-BY-4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. For a description of the terms of use see the Creative Commons Deed https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Metadata is ©2020 University of Pennsylvania Libraries and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License version 4.0 (CC-BY-4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. For a description of the terms of use see the Creative Commons Deed https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Hebrew lead word denoted by colons placed before and after, plus two dots above the word (EC: NS25 -missing?- was recognized as being from the same ms as NS 19, and was recorded as such. Please note this when you produce the images of these; SJ: "NS25" may be 85.313.39 - 02/06/2004). The first folio contains the translation of Exodus II 1-14 אלמצרי. The second starts in the translation of ibid. III 16 דכרכם to the end of IV 7. A Hebrew lead-word is provided at the beginning of each verse. Parallel to, in the edition published by Derenbourg: Version arabe du Pentateuque de r. Saadia ben Iosef al-Fayyoúmi / Joseph Derenbourg ed.. Paris : E. Leroux, 1893,pp. 82, 84-85 with a few minor variants. United States Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Library Cairo Genizah Collection Penn CAJS: RAR MS 85.126.39

Hebrew Sa'adia Gaon's translation of the Pentateuch, Exodus 2:1-14; 3:16-4:7

Paper

20.5 X 13.7 cm (RAR MS 85.126.39); 20.2 X 13.7 cm (RAR MS 85.313.39) Hebrew; Oriental; semi-cursive material applied: black ink

12th-13th century

Orient Cairo Genizah Collection (University of Pennsylania. Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Library). Cairo Genizah Collection (Dropsie College. Library).