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

Title

Karaite miscellany

Funders

• The Polonsky Foundation

Call number

Or 2535
(London, United Kingdom, British Library, Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project)

Alternate identifiers

• http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_2535
• https://www.bl.uk/hebrew-manuscripts

Publisher

British Library

Language

Hebrew; Judeo-Arabic

Origin

Place

Syria?

Summary

A collection of Karaite pieces of various kinds.

Notes

• Water-damaged.
   
• Incomplete.
   
• Water-damaged.
   
• Incomplete.
   
• Water-damaged.
   
• Stained.
   
• Ink fading.
   
• Stained.
   
• Water-damaged.
   
• Stained.
   
• Water-damaged.
   
• Water-damaged.
   
• Water-damaged.
   

Extent

Part I: Folios 1-39 Part II: Folios 40-75 Part III: Folios 76-83 Part IV: Folios 84-91 Part V: Folios 92-97 Part VI: Folios 98-103 Part VII: Folios 102-104 Part VIII: Folios 107-109 Part IX: Folios 110-116 Part X: Folios 117-120 Part XI: Folio 121 Part XII: Folios 122-123 Part XIII: Folio 124 Part XIV: Folio 125 Part XV: Folio 126 Part XVI: Folio 127;

Support

Paper

Binding

BL/BM in-house. Spine: 'Karaite Hymns. Hebrew & Arabic. Brit. Mus. Oriental 2535.'

Layout

Part I: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 18; written lines: 18; Uniform layout. Vocalization provided in red ink. Catchwords on every verso. Part II: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 18; written lines: 18; Uniform layout. Vocalization provided in red ink. Catchwords on every verso. Part III: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 15; written lines: 15; Uniform layout. Catchwords on every verso. Part IV: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 15; written lines: 15; Catchwords on every verso. Part V: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 15; written lines: 15; Uniform layout. Catchwords on every verso. Part VI: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 16; written lines: 16; Written partly in black and partly in red ink. Catchwords are given on every verso. Part VII: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 16-18; written lines: 16-18; Catchwords given on every verso. Part VIII: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 16-18; written lines: 16-18; The text is vocalised. Catchwords are given on the versos. Part IX: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 20-21; written lines: 20-21; Uniform layout. Catchwords on every verso. Part X: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 18-19; written lines: 18-19; Uniform layout. Catchwords on every verso. Part XI: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 17; written lines: 17; Part XII: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 15-16; written lines: 15-16; Part XIII: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 16; written lines: 16; Part XIV: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 16; written lines: 16; Part XV: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 17; written lines: 17; Part XVI: 1 column(s); ruled lines: 20; written lines: 20;

Script

Part I: Oriental (Karaite) script of the 18th century. Shemu᾿el ha-Leṿi ben Avraham ha-Leṿi: inscribed in the colophon, folio 39r.Part II: Oriental (Karaite) script of the 18th century. Perhaps written by the same scribe as no. I above.Part III: Oriental (Karaite) semi-cursive script of the 17th century.Part IV: Oriental (Karaite) semi-cursive script of the 17th century.Part V: Oriental (Karaite) semi-cursive script of the 18th century.Part VI: Oriental (Karaite) semi-cursive script of the 17th century.Part VII: Oriental (Karaite) semi-cursive script of probably the 18th century.Part VIII: Oriental (Karaite) semi-cursive script of probably the 18th century.Part IX: Oriental (Karaite) semi-cursive script of probably the 17th century.Part X: Oriental (Karaite) semi-cursive script of probably the 18th century.Part XI: Oriental (Karaite) semi-cursive script of probably the 18th century.Part XII: Oriental (Karaite) semi-cursive script of probably the 17th century.Part XIII: Oriental (Karaite) semi-cursive script of probably the 18th century.Part XIV: Oriental (Karaite) semi-cursive script of probably the 18th century.Part XV: Oriental (Karaite) semi-cursive script of probably the 18th century.Part XVI: Oriental (Karaite) semi-cursive script of probably the 18th century.

Provenance

• Acquisition: Moses Wilhelm Shapira (b. 1830, d. 1884), a antiquities dealer of Jerusalem: purchased by the British Museum from him on 08 July 1882: inscribed, flyleaf [iv]v.
   

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 — Supplicatory pieces
• fol. 40r — Supplicatory pieces
• fol. 76r — A series of pieces in Arabic
• fol. 84r — Piyuṭim
• fol. 92r — Biblical stories
• fol. 98r — Two pieces
• fol. 104r — Three fragments
• fol. 107r — Riddles
• fol. 110r — Penitential pieces
• fol. 117r — Poetical pieces
• fol. 121v — Poetical fragment
• fol. 122r — A poetical piece
• fol. 124r — A poetical piece
• fol. 125r — A penitential piece
• fol. 126r — Piyutim for sabbath-days
• fol. 127r — A poetical piece