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Collection ID: 0047 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

Or 11625 Megilat Ester (מגלת אסתר)

Title

Megilat Ester (מגלת אסתר)

Funders

The Polonsky Foundation

Call number

Or 11625
(London, United Kingdom, British Library, Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project)

Alternate identifiers

Publisher

British Library

Language

Hebrew

Origin

Between 1800 and 1895

Summary

The Book of Esther.

Notes

Dirt at edges and ends.
Slight mould-spotting.
No roller.
Ink slightly flaky on largest letters.

Extent

3 membranes, 18 columns.; 3 membranes, 18 columns.

Support

Parchment

Binding

BM in-house. Boxed.

Layout

Columns: 18; ruled lines: 23; written lines: 23; Uniform layout. Ruling by hard point, membrane by membrane. Visible pricking. Three tagin on שעטנזגץ, and one tag on בדהחיק. Majuscular and minuscular letters in accordance with the rules. The names of the sons of Haman arranged in 11 lines, in accordance with the rule.

Script

Square script of the 19th century.

Provenance

Acquisition: Acquired by the British Museum in 1937.

Related resources

Lists of Oriental Manuscripts, Asian and African Studies reading room.

Licenses

Text

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URL

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Text

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