Halper 312 Ethical poem, Ashre adam, matsa ḥokhmah
Title
Ethical poem, Ashre adam, matsa ḥokhmahAuthors
- Elhanan ben Shemariah,d. 1026
Call number
Halper 312(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
11th century-12th century?
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Orient
Notes
- Recto had 39 lines (Halper); the poem ends in the middle of the verso, the remainder is blank. Each verse starts a new line, verse endings are signified by a period; some words vocalized; A complete copy of Elḥanan ben Shemaryahu's Ethical poem אשרי אדם מצא חכמה (Davidson, Thesaurus of Medieval Hebrew poetry, v.1 n. 8358). Sixty verses that rhyme רים-. The acrostic signature of the first fifteen verses reads אלחנן בירבי שמריה; On the author, see E. Bareqet, Shafrir Mitsraim, 1995, p. 153-164 (Fustat on the Nile, Leiden, 1999, p. 220).
- Condition: complete, folded widthwise at center.
Extent
29.4 X 11.4 cmSupport
ParchmentLayout
Decoration
Material applied: black ink
Script
Provenance
- Cairo Genizah Collection (University of Pennsylvania. Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Library).
- Cairo Genizah Collection (Dropsie College. Library).
- Adler.
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