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MS. Heb. b. 18

Physical Description

Ff. 28.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Acquired by exchange from C. D. Ginsburg. From the Genizah.

MS. Heb. b. 18/1

Contents

Fols. 1-20
Fragments of the ס' מצוות הגדול (ס'מ'ג') by Moses of Coucy

as in ed. Venice, 1547, but with some differences.

Language(s): Hebrew
a.

Fols. 1-4, the end of the preface as in ed. fol. 3b followed by the index to the מצוות עשה, nos. 1-248, as in ed. fol. 92.

b.

Fols. 4v, 5, the introduction as in ed. fol. 91v, followed by the index of the מ' לא תעשה, nos. 1-71, as in ed. fol. 3b.

c.

Fols. 6, 7, the same index, nos. 219-365, as in ed. fols. 5c-7b.

d.

Fols. 7v-10, the introduction, followed by מ' עשה, nos. 1-12 (incomplete) as in ed. fols. 95b-97d, line 24.

e.

Fols. 11-15, מ' עשה, no. 45, beg. missing, as in ed. fol. 122b, to no. 48 incomplete, ed. fol. 125b, line 8.

A lacuna of 2 leaves.

f.

Fols. 16-20, מ' עשה, end of no. 48, no. 49, no. 50 incomplete, ed. fols. 126c to 129d, line 22.

Physical Description

Span. Rabb. char.; paper, 16 1/2 x 11 1/2 in., 2 columns, 38 lines, much injured.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Acquired by exchange from C. D. Ginsburg. From the Genizah.

MS. Heb. b. 18/2

Contents

Fol. 21
Language(s): Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic, Arabic
Liturgical

Eight lines in Arabic beg. אלעבוד ירגבו אלי אללה תעאלי; then, after a blank space, the prayer beg. אתה בחרתה בישראל מכל עם.

Verso, a letter in Arabic, address missing.

Physical Description

Syr. squ. char. (verso, Arabic naskhi); paper, 15 1/4 x 7 3/4 in., much injured.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Acquired by exchange from C. D. Ginsburg. From the Genizah.

MS. Heb. b. 18/3

Contents

Fol. 22
Language(s): Hebrew, Arabic
A writing exercise

in Syr. squ. char.

Verso
A letter in Arabic naskhi

beg. missing.

Physical Description

Syr. squ. char. (verso, Arabic naskhi); paper, 16 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Acquired by exchange from C. D. Ginsburg. From the Genizah.

MS. Heb. b. 18/4

Contents

Fol. 23
Language(s): Hebrew, Aramaic, Arabic
Zech. 3,5 (Targ.) to 4,9 (Targ.)

text with Targum after each verse. (The Haftarah would end at 4,7). Perhaps a writing exercise.

Verso
A letter in Arabic naskhi

address injured.

Physical Description

Syr. squ. char. very roughly written; paper, 24 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Acquired by exchange from C. D. Ginsburg. From the Genizah.

MS. Heb. b. 18/5

Contents

Fol. 24
An amulet

beg. קמיע לחן ולחסד ולרחמים על שם [נסים רומאדו (?) crossed out] בר תמר דמתקרה חנינה (?) בת אסתר וראו כל עמי הארץ כי שם אדוני נקרא עליך...

With diagrams.

Verso blank.

Language(s): Hebrew

Physical Description

Or. curs. char.; paper, 40 x 6 in.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Acquired by exchange from C. D. Ginsburg. From the Genizah.

MS. Heb. b. 18/6

Contents

Fols. 25-26
Fragments (§§ 924-25) of אבי העזרי (ראבי"ה)

as in MS. Opp. 66; Mich. 599, 608. (Neub. 637-39.)(§ 924 is not marked in these 3 manuscripts.)

Language(s): Hebrew

Physical Description

Squ. char.; vellum.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Acquired by exchange from C. D. Ginsburg. From the Genizah.

MS. Heb. b. 18/7

Contents

Fols. 27(a), 27(b)
Fragments of a synagogue calendar
Language(s): Hebrew

Physical Description

Germ. curs. char.; paper.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

From the binding of Opp. fol. 683.

MS. Heb. b. 18/8

Contents

Fol. 28
Ez. 20,22 - 21,14

With vowel points and Masorah.

Language(s): Hebrew

Physical Description

Squ. char.; vellum.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

From Opp. 4to 596.

Additional Information

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on typewritten catalogue in the Bodleian Library, fols. 3, 4.

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