Penn CAJS: RAR MS 85.126.7 Dirges
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Penn CAJS: RAR MS 85.126.7(Philadelphia, United States, University of Pennsylvania, Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Library, Cairo Genizah Collection)
Publisher
Center for Advanced Judaic Studies LibraryLanguage
HebrewOrigin
12th-13th century
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Notes
- Each strophe begins a new line after indentation. One word is vocalized. The folio starts with at least six strophes from a poetic eulogy, הוי שוגים התמהמהו, by Joseph ben Sheshet ibn Latimi. A complete version was published by Dov Yarden: Sefer zikaron leha-Rav Yitsḥaḳ Nisim, zekher tsadiḳ li-verakhah, ha-Rishon le-Tsiyon, ha-Rav ha-rashi le-Yiśraʾel / ba-ʻarikhat Meʾir Benayahu, Jerusalem, 1985, vol. 5, pp. 231-232 (no. 42); Followed by, under the heading צדוק הדין, the first three verses of הצור תמים בכל פעול (Davidson, Thesaurus of Medieval Hebrew poetry 944ה).
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material applied: black ink
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- Cairo Genizah Collection (University of Pennsylania. Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Library). Cairo Genizah Collection (Dropsie College. Library).
Subjects topical
- Jewish mourning customs
- Judaism
- Dirges
- Eulogies
- Funeral rites and ceremonies, Jewish
- Liturgy
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