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

Title

Perushim

Funders

• The Polonsky Foundation

Call number

Or 2496
(London, United Kingdom, British Library, Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project)

Alternate identifiers

• http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_2496
• https://www.bl.uk/hebrew-manuscripts

Publisher

British Library

Language

Arabic

Origin

Summary

Fragments of Arabic commentaries on Numbers, Leviticus and Deuteronomy.

Notes

• Mounted on guards (modern restoration).
   
• Gaps after folio 31.
   
• All the leaves are more or less worm-eaten.
   

Extent

Part I: Folios 1-58 Part II: Folios 59-66 Part III: Folios 67-72;

Support

Paper

Binding

BM/BL in-house. Title on the spine: 'Numbers etc. with Comm. Hebr. & Arab. British Museum Oriental 1496.'

Layout

Part I: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 25; written lines: 25; The Hebrew biblical text is embodied. Part II: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 21; written lines: 21; The pointed Hebrew biblical text is embodied. Part III: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 21; written lines: 21;

Script

Three different Oriental square and semi-cursive scripts of approximately 13th to 14th century.Part I: Oriental square and semi-cursive script of approximately 14th century.Part II: Oriental square and semi-cursive script of approximately 13th century.Part III: Oriental square and semi-cursive script of 14th century.

Related resources

• Manuscript description based on Margoliouth, G.: Catalogue of the Hebrew and Samaritan Manuscripts in the British Museum, London 1965.

Licenses

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Table of contents

• fol. 1r — A commentary on Numbers
• fol. 59r — Commentary on Leviticus
• fol. 67r — Commentary on Deuteronomy