Halper 250 Piyutim for rain
Title
Piyutim for rainCall number
Halper 250(Philadelphia, United States, University of Pennsylvania, Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Library, Cairo Genizah Collection)
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Publisher
Center for Advanced Judaic Studies LibraryLanguage
HebrewOrigin
12th century-14th century?
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Notes
- Some verse endings denoted by a sof pasuḳ; Fol. 1 contains piyyutim for rain, recited on Shemini ʹatseret, probably by Joseph ibn Abitur; (recto) The last two verses of ישבעון ידידך מאוצרות שמים (Thesaurus of Medieval Hebrew poetry / Israel Davidson. New York : JTS, 1924 3983), which appears elsewhere as the end of the Miḥayeh segment; Under the heading רשות, starts אואל לפתוח אמרות, three strophes, seven rhyming verses each, the last of which starts וענני בגשמי . The acrostic: א-ת יוסף; (verso) Starts אזי בארבע יסודות צרת חוג שמים two strophes, four verses each. The monorhyme: מים-. The acrostic: א-ד יוסף. Four rhyming verses per strophe, the last is a biblical phrase; Fol. 2, in a different hand, probably from a Shivaʹta for Shemini ʹatseret. Starts וארץ איששת אדניה על מים. Every third verse begins with מים. The monorhyme: מים-.
- Condition: non-consecutive, nearly complete; fol. 2v blank; 2r in different hand.
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17.8 X 14.1 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
- Prayers for rain, Jewish
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