Halper 268 Dirges for the Ninth of Av
Title
Dirges for the Ninth of AvCall number
Halper 268(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
HebrewOrigin
12th century-13th century?
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Orient
Notes
- Strophe endings denoted by a sof pasuḳ; A. (fol. 1) the end of an unknown ḳinah constructed mostly of phrases from Lamentations; last strophe has at least 4 rhyming verses; ends תבוא כל [רע]תם לפניך; B. (fols. 1-2) fully vocalized; after the lead verse רדי עיני רוב דמעה, the alphabetized strophes start אכף ראש וגם קומה. The fragment reaches strophe ט. Four verses per strophe, the first three rhyme with each other, the fourth is rhymed עה-. Strophes א-ע are in a fragment from a different ms., found in Philadelphia NS 5.
- Condition: consecutive; losses in lower and exterior edges.
Extent
12 X 8.5 cmSupport
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Material applied: black ink
Script
Provenance
- Cairo Genizah Collection (University of Pennsylvania. Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Library).
- Cairo Genizah Collection (Dropsie College. Library).
- Amram.
Subjects topical
- Ninth of Av , Liturgy , Texts
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