[Megilat Ester].
[מגילת אסתר].

Format:

Book

Manuscript

Standardized Title:

Bible. Esther

Language:

Hebrew

Genre:

Scrolls (information artifacts)

Physical Description:

1 roll (9 membranes) : parchment ; 12 x 243 cm.

Place of Publication:

[Tunisia?], [1800? - 1850?]

[תוניסיה?], [1800?-1850?]

Language Note:

Hebrew.

Summary:

This is a scroll of Esther written in North Africa, perhaps from Tunisia, likely during between 1800 and 1850.

Notes:

Ms. roll.

Title supplied by cataloger.

Layout: Written in 2 columns of 23 lines on the first membrane and 21 lines on the remaining eight membranes; ruled in drypoint. For the portion detailing the hanging of the ten sons of Haman, the entire column is written with the names of the sons at the right side; this covers the entire column.

Script: Written in a North African safrut, the ritual script required for writing a Torah scroll. The first membrane, or two columns, is perhaps later than the rest of the scroll.

Decoration: Some letters are highlighted and decorated with swirls and crowns.

Origin: Written in North Africa, perhaps from Tunisia, likely between 1800 and 1850, based on a comparison of the layout and script of similar rolls.

One olive wood roller is attached at the bottom of the scroll, likely original.

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Roll 2011.

OCLC:

1112607647

Access Restriction:

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