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

Title

Perushim

Funders

• The Polonsky Foundation

Call number

Or 2520
(London, United Kingdom, British Library, Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project)

Alternate identifiers

• http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_2520
• https://www.bl.uk/hebrew-manuscripts

Publisher

British Library

Language

Judeo-Arabic; Hebrew

Origin

Summary

Several fragments of Judeo-Arabic commentaries on the Hagiographa.

Notes

• Much damaged. All folios restored, stuck on paper.
   
• Partly damaged.
   
• Stained.
   
• Damaged.
   
• Damaged.
   
• Ink partly fading.
   
• Partly damaged.
   
• All the leaves are slightly worm-eaten and/or stained.
   
• Partially mutilated.
   
• Stained.
   
• Damaged.
   
• Damaged/partially mutilated.
   
• Stained.
   
• Folio 34 torn.
   
• One leaf missing after folio 43 and 45 respectively.
   
• Fading ink.
   
• Damaged.
   
• Damaged.
   
• Damaged.
   
• Stained.
   
• Damaged.
   
• Stained.
   
• Slightly worm-eaten.
   
• Damaged margins.
   
• Fading ink (partly).
   
• Partly damaged.
   
• Stained.
   
• Stained.
   
• Slightly worm-eaten.
   
• Stained.
   
• Fading ink.
   
• Worm-eaten.
   
• Stained.
   
• Water-damaged margins.
   
• Damaged.
   
• Damaged.
   
• Damaged.
   
• Worm-eaten.
   
• Stained.
   
• Damaged.
   
• Stained.
   
• Worm-eaten.
   
• Stained.
   
• Slightly stained (margins).
   

Extent

199 folios (+ 1 modern paper flyleaf at the beginning and at the end). Part I: Folio 1 Part II: Folios 2-3 Part III: Folios 4-5. Part IV: Folios 6-11. Part V: Folios 12-21 Part VI: Folio 22. Part VII: Folios 23-30. Part VIII: Folios 31-32. Part IX: Folio 33. Part X: Folio 34-38. Part XI: Folios 39-67. Part XII: Folios 68-75. Part XIII: Folios 76-77. Part XIV: Folio 78. Part XV: Folios 79-80. Part XVI: Folio 81. Part XVII: Folios 82-93. Part XVIII: Folios 94-96. Part XIX: Folios 97-139 Part XX: Folio 140-141. Part XXI: Folios 142-145. Part XXII: Folios 146-155. Part XXIII: Folios 156-157. Part XXIV: Folios 158-172. Part XXV: Folio 173. Part XXVI: Folios 174-175. Part XXVII: Folios 176-179. Part XXVIII: Folios 180-181. Part XXIX: Folios 182-191. Part XXX: Folios 192-199.;

Support

Paper

Binding

BM in-house. Spine title: 'Karaitic Commentary on the Hagiographa. Arabic. Brit. Mus. Oriental MS. 2520.'

Layout

Part I: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 24; written lines: 24; Visible hard-point ruling. Part II: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 16; written lines: 16; Part III: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 38; written lines: 38; Visible hard-point ruling. Part IV: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 24; written lines: 24; Visible hard-point ruling. Part V: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 16; written lines: 16; Part VI: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 21; written lines: 21; Visible mastara ruling. Vowel-points and single words in red ink. Part VII: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 22-24; written lines: 22-24; Visible hard-point ruling. Part VIII: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 19; written lines: 19; Part IX: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 19; written lines: 19; Part X: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 21; written lines: 21; Visible hard-point ruling. Part XI: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 17; written lines: 17; Visible mastara ruling. Part XII: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 21; written lines: 21; Part XIII: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 17; written lines: 17; Visible mastara ruling. Part XIV: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 21; written lines: 21; Part XV: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 24; written lines: 24; Visible ruling. Part XVI: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 22-23; written lines: 22-23; Visible mastara ruling. Part XVII: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 25; written lines: 25; Part XVIII: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 23-25; written lines: 23-25; Part XIX: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 16; written lines: 16; Catchwords on every verso. Part XX: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 16; written lines: 16; Part XXI: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 14; written lines: 14; Part XXII: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 13; written lines: 13; Visible hard-point-ruling. Part XXIII: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 16-19; written lines: 16-19; Visible mastara ruling. Catchwords. Part XXIV: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 23-33; written lines: 23-33; Catchwords on every verso. Part XXV: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 15; written lines: 15; Catchword (in a different hand). Part XXVI: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 15; written lines: 15; Catchwords. Visible mastara ruling. Part XXVII: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 26; written lines: 26; Visible mastara ruling. Part XXVIII: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 26; written lines: 26; Part XXIX: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 24; written lines: 24; Visible mastara ruling. Part XXX: 1- column(s); ruled lines: 21-24; written lines: 21-24; Marginal notes. Visible hard-point ruling.

Script

Oriental square and semi-cursive script of 14th to 16th century.Part I: Oriental square of 14th to 15th century.Part II: Oriental semi-cursive script of 15th century.Part III: Oriental square of approximately 14th century.Part IV: Oriental square script of 14th century.Part V: Oriental semi-cursive script of 15th century.Part VI: Oriental square script of 15th century.Part VII: Oriental square script of 14 to 15th century.Part VIII: Oriental semi-cursive script of 15th century.Part IX: Oriental semi-cursive script of 15 to 16th century.Part X: Oriental semi-cursive script of 16th century.Part XI: Oriental semi-cursive script of 15th century.Part XII: Oriental square script of 14th century.Part XIII: Oriental semi-cursive script of 15th century.Part XIV: Oriental square script of 16th century.Part XV: Oriental square script of 14 to 15th century.Part XVI: Oriental square semi-cursive of 14 to 15th century.Part XVII: Oriental square script of 14 to 15th century.Part XVIII: Oriental square and semi-cursive script of 16th century.Part XIX: Oriental semi-cursive script of 15th to 16th century.Part XX: Oriental semi-cursive script of 15th century.Part XXI: Oriental semi-cursive script of 15th century.Part XXII: Oriental semi-cursive script of 13th to 14th century.Part XXIII: Oriental square semi-cursive of 15th to 16th century.Part XXIV: Oriental semi-cursive script of 15th to 16th century.Part XXV: Oriental semi-cursive script of 15th century.Part XXVI: Oriental semi-cursive script of 15th century.Part XXVII: Oriental square script of 14th century.Part XXVIII: Oriental square script of 14th century.Part XXIX: Oriental square script of 14th century.Part XXX: Oriental square script of 15th to 16th century.

Related resources

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

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Table of contents

• fol. 1r — Commentary on Proverbs (fragment)
• fol. 2r — Commentary on Proverbs
• fol. 4r — Commentary on Proverbs
• fol. 6r — Commentary on Proverbs
• fol. 12r — Comments on Proverbs
• fol. 22r — Commentary on Proverbs
• fol. 23r — Commentary on Proverbs
• fol. 31r — Commentary on Proverbs
• fol. 33r — Commentary on Proverbs
• fol. 34r — Commentary on Song of Songs
• fol. 39r — Commentary on the Song of Songs
• fol. 68r — Commentary on Song of Songs
• fol. 76r — Commentary on Song of Songs
• fol. 78r — Commentary on Song of Songs
• fol. 79r — Commentary on Ecclesiastes
• fol. 81r — Commentary on Ecclesiastes
• fol. 82r — Commentary on Ecclesiastes
• fol. 92r — Commentary on Lamentations
• fol. 94r — Commentary on Lamentations
• fol. 97r — Commnetary on Lamentations
• fol. 140r — Commentary on Lamentations
• fol. 146r — Commentary on Lamentations
• fol. 156r — Commentary on Lamentations
• fol. 158r — Commentary on Lamentations
• fol. 173r — Commentary on Lamentations
• fol. 174r — Commentary on Esther
• fol. 176r — Commentary on Daniel
• fol. 180r — Commentary on Daniel
• fol. 182r — Commentary on Daniel
• fol. 192r — Commentary on 2Chronicles