Halper 296 Collected liturgical poems
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Collected liturgical poemsCall number
Halper 296(Philadelphia, United States, University of Pennsylvania, Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Library, Cairo Genizah Collection)
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16th century-17th century?
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- Verse endings denoted by a sof pasuḳ; Four folios, numbered 117-120, each bears the header פזמונים (the type) סאבה (the maḳam, usually fitting for lamentations). The fragment contains 13 piyyutim, numbered in the margin ד]-טו], as this is probably not the first collection in the codex. Where there is an acrostic signature, it appears in the heading of the piyyuṭ; (fol. 1) the last line of an unknown piyyuṭ, ends כאשור על יד גבריאל; יתעלה שמך על עמך ויגדל כח (Davidson, Thesaurus of Medieval Hebrew poetry 4355י) by Israel Najara, as in the acrostic signature ישראל בן משה. Eight verses; יתחמץ יום יום לבבי (Thesaurus of Medieval Hebrew poetry 4330י) by Israel Najara, as in the acrostic signature ישראל בן משה. Two strophes of alternating rhyme; אמר ה׳ צבאות\ במקום זה אתן שלום (Thesaurus of Medieval Hebrew poetry 5796א) by Avtalion. Eight short verses of alternating rhyme, forming the acrostic signature אבטליון; (fols. 1-2) אנא צור גואלי אל רם by Abraham, as in the acrostic signature א[ב]רהם. יפה ברה אשר אורה (Thesaurus of Medieval Hebrew poetry 3318); ישיבוני כל סעיפי (Thesaurus of Medieval Hebrew poetry 4037י) by Israel Najara. Nine verses of alternating rhyme, forming the acrostic signature ישראל בן משה; (fols. 2-3) מיוחד מלך מהולל (Thesaurus of Medieval Hebrew poetry, 1310מ) by Israel Najara. Each word starts with , the next letter in the first word of each verse, form the acrostic signature ישראל בן משה; יהי שלום בחלינו ושלום בישראל (Thesaurus of Medieval Hebrew poetry 1440) by Joshua, commonly found as a Pizmon for a circumcision feast. This is a short version, containing only two strophes (י-ה) of eight verses with an alternating rhyme. The complete version forms the acrostic signature יהושע; ירעו עמי בטוב מרעם (Thesaurus of Medieval Hebrew poetry 3904י) by Isaac, Four strophes (יצחק)̇ of two verses with alternating rhymes; (fols. 3-4) ימליכו [מלאכי אל] באימה ופחד by Israel [Najara]. Four strophes verses of alternating rhyme (verses 1-3,4-5) the final verses rhyme דן-. The acrostic signature reads ישראל; Another Pizmon whose acrostic signature reads ישראל. The beginning is missing, ends ושם נעדרת בהדרת; יאות לתת הוד (Thesaurus of Medieval Hebrew poetry 33י) by Israel Najara, as in the acrostic signature ישראל בן משה. The suggested melody is איהו אל מוסבי; None of the eight piyyutim here by Israel Najara appear in his published anthology, Zemirot Yisrael (Salonika 1599).
- Condition: consecutive; fols 3-4 damaged, losses at center.
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- Cairo Genizah Collection (University of Pennsylvania. Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Library).
- Cairo Genizah Collection (Dropsie College. Library).
- Amram.
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- Piyutim
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