Description of Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Library, Halper 286: Piyuṭim for the third of Shevaṭ Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Library These images and the content of Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Library, Halper 286: Piyuṭim for the third of Shevaṭ 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/. In the ḳerovot, each strophe begins a new paragraph; in the seli.hot verse endings are denoted by a punctus, strophe endings by a caret(? guillemet?) or triangle; some words vocalized on fols 2-3 (Halper 287); Published from this source, with introduction and notes, by M. Zulay, Yediʹot ha-makhon le-ḥeḳer ha-shirah ha-'Ivrit, v. 3 (1937), p. 165-175; These ḳerovot commemorate the Third of Shevat, an event described by Jacob Mann (Hebrew Union College Annual v. 3, p. 258 with mention of the pertinent piyyutim, p. 261 n. 19; The Jews of Egypt, vol. II p. 34); Fol. 1r-v (Halper 286): A. The fragment starts in the piyyut for the seventh blessing of the ʹAmidah (גואל), and continues to the endרציפת שלום תרצוף לי מחשבות שלום לחשב (strophes ז-צ). The theme, appearing in the first verse of each strophe, is Psalm CII. The acrostic signature, formed by the every fourth verse, reads שמואל ה]שלישי בחבורה]; Fol. 2r 1 (Halper 287.1): B. Heading: אחרת\ י״ח לתענית שלושה בשבט על הצרה והישועה. Another ḳerovah le-Shemonah ʹeśreh that starts ארוממך י'י כי דליתני. Written in the same scheme as the preceding including the identical acrostic signature. Here the theme is Psalm XXX; Fol. 3r 10 (Halper 287.2): C. A seliḥah אילו פינו מלא שירה כים. Twenty-two two-verse strophes (א-ת); Fol. 3v 18 (Halper 287.2): D. The first two strophes (verses א-ז) of another seliḥah אזכרה אלהים ואהמיה. באחוז אותי. Condition: consecutive; losses upper exterior corners; stained, faded. United States Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Library Cairo Genizah Collection Halper 286 https://franklin.library.upenn.edu/catalog/FRANKLIN_9940419683503681 Hebrew Piyuṭim for the third of Shevaṭ Shemuʼel ben Hoshaʻna שמואל בן הושענא, פיטן Samuel ben Hoshana 09..-1012?

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 18.2 X 14.2 cm Lines: 19-21. Hebrew Oriental semi-square vocalization (Tiberian) Material applied: black ink

11th century-12th century?

Orient Cairo Genizah Collection (University of Pennsylvania. Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Library). Cairo Genizah Collection (Dropsie College. Library). Lederer. Amram. Piyutim