MS. Oppenheim 13
Oriental Manuscripts Oppenheim Collection
Contents
entateuch with Targum Onkelos, Hafṭarot and Five Scrolls
Scribal formula on fol. 466v: חזק ונתחזק הסופר לא יזק לא היום ולא לעולם עד שיעלה חמור הסולם
Physical Description
Collation
Hand(s)
Ashkenazi square script
Decoration
Masorah in micrographic form (e.g. fols. 3v, 181v, )
Drawings in ink linked to the masorah in the lower margin (fols. 162r, 169v)
Binding
Leather binding, blind-tooled, with remains of corner-pieces, centre-piece and clasps.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Ownership inscription (probably by the patron): לעולם יתחום אדם על ספרו שלא יבא שום אדם ויערער עליו ויאמר שלי הוא משולם בʺר ברוך זʺל חתימתי לעד (fol. 2r); later owner's inscription, erased or faded: שלי זה נאום ... בר נפתלי זל (fol. 2r)
It belonged to David Oppenheimer's (1667-1735) library, which was purchased by the Bodleian Library in 1829.
Record Sources
Availability
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