Description of Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Library, Halper 178: Prayer book, Morning Blessings of the recitation of the Shemaʹ Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Library These images and the content of Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Library, Halper 178: Prayer book, Morning Blessings of the recitation of the Shemaʹ are free of known copyright restrictions and in the public domain. See the Creative Commons Public Domain Mark page for usage details, http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/. Metadata is ©2017 University of Pennsylvania Books & Manuscripts 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/. One marginal addition of a missing word, probably in the hand of the original scribe; The vocalization reflects, at some points, the phonetic character of Yemenite vocalization, where pataḥ is used for segol, e.g.: וַעַד; The folio includes most of the second Blessing of the Shemaʹ sequence אהבת עולם. The reading is similar to that in Sidur Rav Seʹadyah Gaʾon, 'ed. Davidson et al. 1963, p.14, but toward the end there is much expansion, close to that which is found in the Siddur of Solomon of Sujulmassa (in the published edition, from ms. Oxford Bodleian 899, S. Croizer, 1995, pp. 12-13). Condition: nearly complete. United States Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Library Cairo Genizah Collection Halper 178 https://franklin.library.upenn.edu/catalog/FRANKLIN_9940418623503681 Hebrew Prayer book, Morning Blessings of the recitation of the Shemaʹ

Paper

 11.7 X 10.4 cm Columns: 1; lines: 12; ruling method: "narrow"; left margin is justified, twice, by downward slanting of exceeding word. Hebrew Oriental semi-square vocalization (Tiberian) Material applied: black ink

12th century-13th century?

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