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

Title

An Arabic translation of the Former and Latter Prophets, with commentaries.

Funders

• The Polonsky Foundation

Call number

Or 5434
(London, United Kingdom, British Library, Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project)

Alternate identifiers

• http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_5434
• https://www.bl.uk/hebrew-manuscripts

Publisher

British Library

Language

Judeo-Arabic; Hebrew

Origin

Summary

An Arabic translation of the Former and Latter Prophets, with commentaries.

Notes

• Damp at head and gutter.
   
• Losses to damp and mould at ends, repaired and infilled.
   

Extent

229 folios; 229 folios

Support

Paper

Binding

BM in-house. Spine: 'Issachar b. Mordecai b. Susan. The Prophets. Arabic in Hebrew Character. Brit. Mus. Oriental 5434.'

Layout

Columns: 1; ruled lines: 32; written lines: 32; Uniform layout. Catchwords from folio to folio. Large square initial words and titles. Additions and comments in the margin. Running titles.

Script

Oriental semi-cursive and square script of the 16th century.

Provenance

• Yeḥezkel ben Avraham
   
• Acquisition: S. Raffalovich: purchased by the British Museum from him in September 1899: inscribed, folio [237v] (fse002v).
   

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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