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[Wedding poem].
[פיוט לחתונה].
Library at the Katz Center - Archives Room Manuscript Karp BII.37
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- Format:
- Book
- Manuscript
- Language:
- Hebrew
- Subjects (All):
- Jews.
- History.
- Italy.
- Marriage--Poetry.
- Marriage.
- Jewish marriage customs and rites.
- Jews--Italy--History--Sources.
- Genre:
- Sources.
- Epithalamia.
- Religious poems.
- Manuscripts, European.
- Poetry.
- Penn Provenance:
- Formerly in the collection of Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Karp.
- Physical Description:
- 1 leaf : paper ; 200 x 150 (165 x 110) mm
- Other Title:
- Mizmor le-todah
- מזמור לתודה
- נשירה תהלות.
- Place of Publication:
- [Italy], [between 1700 and 1799]
- [איטליה], [בין 1700-1799]
- Language Note:
- Hebrew.
- Summary:
- This is a manuscript of a lyric poem to honor of a bride and groom at their wedding. The first two strophes contain thanks to God for the couple coming together in marriage, and it opens with three words each; the following two strophes are addressed to the groom and bride respectively and each strophe begins with two words; the next two begin with a four-word grouping, and they ask God to bless the couple with marital harmony and upright children; the final strophe opens with three words, and it is a prayer that the couple should be a blessing for their progeny. "Amen" below text block, indicating that this was recited at the wedding canopy and betrothal ceremony (ḥupah ṿe-ḳidushin).
- Notes:
- Ms. leaf.
- Title supplied by cataloger; alternate title Mizmor le-todah from caption.
- Layout: Written in 14 lines in seven strophes, ruled in lead; every second line short and centered. Amen centered at bottom.
- Script: Written in an Italian square script, vocalized.
- Origin: Written in Italy during the 18th century; item separated from a codex (remnants of writing from the following folio survives as a stub, now on verso).
- Exhibit label housed with manuscript; text on label: "Wedding poem in honor of bride and groom, Italian 18th century".
- Cited as:
- UPenn Karp BII.37.
- Contains:
- Nashirah tehilot.
- נשירה תהלות.
- OCLC:
- 1280531117
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