Halper 229 Seliḥot
Title
SeliḥotCall number
Halper 229(Philadelphia, United States, University of Pennsylvania, Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Library, Cairo Genizah Collection)
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Center for Advanced Judaic Studies LibraryLanguage
Hebrew; Judeo-ArabicOrigin
12th century-14th century?
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Notes
- Each Piyyut is followed by the shorthand allusion to the recitation of the 13 attributes אל מלך, the common format for Seliḥot. Fol. 1 A. Starts אנא שמע שועתינו\ אל נא תעזוב אותנו, in 22 alphabetized strophes, four verses per letter; The first six verses (א-ו of the alphabetic acrostic), of אנוסה לע[זרא פצ]תי (Thesaurus of Medieval Hebrew poetry / Israel Davidson. New York : JTS, 1924-1933, 6398; Leḳet piyuṭe Seliḥot / Ernst Daniel Goldschmidt. Yerushalayim : Meḳitse nirdamim, 1993, no. 54), attributed to Eleazar ben Judah of Worms (the author of Rokeaḥ), which functions as a Sheniyah (Second Piyyut in the Seliḥot sequence); Fol. 2 recto contains A. B: all but the first verse (א) of the R. Ḥai Gaʾon's אנה עזב אל המון מעיו, one verse per letter and 2 additional verses of the acrostic signature האיי. Published from this source by H. Brody: Yediʹot ha-Makhon le-ḥeḳer ha-shirah ha-ʹIvrit, V. 3 (1937), p. 23-25; Verso B: Starts אך בך לדל מעוז בצר, possibly attributed to Solomon ha-Bavli, two letters per verse; C: The Aḳedah איתן לימד דעת בטרם ידעך כל (Thesaurus of Medieval Hebrew poetry / Israel Davidson. New York : JTS, 1924-1933, 3206).
- Condition: non-consecutive, nearly complete.
Extent
15.8 X 11 cmSupport
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Material applied: black ink
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Provenance
- Cairo Genizah Collection (University of Pennsylvania. Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Library).
- Cairo Genizah Collection (Dropsie College. Library).
- Amram.
Subjects topical
- Piyutim
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