Halper 273 Collected liturgical poems for mourners
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Collected liturgical poems for mournersCall number
Halper 273(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
Judeo-Arabic; HebrewOrigin
11th century-12th century?
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- Verse denoted by a punctus; marginal correction on fol. 2v; A. (fol. 1) A poetic Tsiduḳ ha-din. 7 strophes (א-ז), of 4 verses. Starts אל[ה]ים י'י בזממו מי יפר; Heading: ברכת המזון לאבל, a poetic supplement to Grace after meals in the house of the mourners, including allusions to the first three blessing of the Grace, where these paragraphs are to be inserted. 6 strophes of 4 verses (א-ששתת). Starts אדם נוצר מעפר; (fols. 1-2) Heading אחרת, another poetic supplement to Grace after meals, to be inserted to the third blessing, startsאברך לאל באמת\ ברוך דיין האמת; (fol. 2) Heading: משה מת. A poetic Tsiduḳ ha-din, constructed of 4 four-verse strophes with the acrostic signature יצחק. Starts יצורי שמיו וטפסרי מעוניו; Heading, in Judeo-Arabic: מתלה, another, 2 four-verse strophes, starting מלאכי מרום כעין הבדולץ; Under the same heading, another, 6 three-verse strophes, starting אזכיר אתכם אנשי תום. The acrostic signature in verses 2-5 reads מאיר. It is then suggested that this be followed by one of two dirges, assumed to be known to the user and mentioned here only by title: שאו קינה על בני אדם, or alternatively אחרית כל נשמה; A poetic eulogy, constructed of 4 four-verse strophes, starting עשו מספד שאו קינה. The fragment ends at the first verse of the fifth strophe.
- Condition: consecutive, nearly complete; fol. 2 unevenly cut along lower exterior corner; marginalia.
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17.4 X 11.5 cmSupport
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Material applied: black ink
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- Cairo Genizah Collection (University of Pennsylvania. Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Library).
- Cairo Genizah Collection (Dropsie College. Library).
- Adler.
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- Dirges
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