COLLECTION NAME:
Genizah Collection
Record
Reference number:
A 552 - 1
Obverse:
A 552 - 2
Image Number:
JRL0701814dc
Image Title:
Ethical text
Subject:
Parody
Subject:
Bible
Subject:
Medicine
Subject:
Ethics
Source title:
Bible. Ecclesiastes.
Section:
On the right: Ecclesiastes 11.9-12.8 (entitled פסוקי קהלת)
Language:
Hebrew
Script:
Hebrew
Vocalisation:
Tiberian
Support material:
Paper
Item height:
201 mm
Item width:
155 mm
Folio:
1+2 / 2 leaves conjoined, recto
Technique used:
Handwriting
Style Period:
Oriental
Notes:
28 lines. Sporadic vocalisation. The ethical piece, which starts with משקה לרפואת הנפש, consists of a partially rhymed parody on a medical recipe.
Discovery site:
Egypt: Cairo: Ben Ezra synagogue
Current repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Former repository:
Moses Gaster
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Fragments
Image rights:
The University of Manchester Library
Work rights:
The University of Manchester Library
Access rights:
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Copyright of The University of Manchester
Image sequence number:
A00552-1
Image technique:
Digital capture by Gten
Date image captured:
2007-01-09
Date: added:
2007-02
Metadata language:
eng-GB
Metadata language:
heb
