[Leaves from a codex of Proverbs].
[קטעים מספר משלי].

Format:

Book

Manuscript

Contributor:

Karp, Abraham J., former owner.

Abraham J. and Deborah Karp Collection of Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Bible. Proverbs, VI:1-15, X:14-29. Hebrew.

תנ"ך. משלי, ו:א-ט"ו, י:י"ד-כ"ט.

Language:

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

Jews.

History.

Manuscript fragments.

Israel.

Egypt.

Genizah.

Hebrew language.

Manuscript fragments--Specimens.

Jews--Egypt--History--Sources.

Jews--Israel--History--Sources.

Genre:

Sources.

Specimens.

fragments (object portions)

copybooks (instructional materials)

Manuscripts, Medieval.

Penn Provenance:

Formerly in the collection of Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Karp.

Physical Description:

2 leaves : paper ; 190 x 161 (130 x 90) mm

Place of Publication:

[Egypt?], [between 1050 and 1200]

[מצרים?], [בין ד'תש"נ-ד'תקק"ס]

Language Note:

Hebrew.

Summary:

These are two leaves extracted from a codex of Proverbs, and each leaf contains a separate chapter; extant is Proverbs VI:1, beginning ערבת לרעך and finishing the folio side with קצין ומשל (first word of verse 8, תכין, missing from leaf) and continuing בחוץ לחמה until 15, יב[א] אידו ופתע ישבע (f. 1r-v); second leaf begins with X:14, ופי אויל מחתה קרובה, finishing the side with 21, ואוילים בחסר לב ימות[ו], continuing with ברכת until verse 29, ומחיתה לפועלי און (f. 2r-v). Dots above incorrect words (f. 1r), possibly indicating this was from a copybook.

Notes:

Ms. leaves.

Title supplied by cataloger.

Collation: Paper, 2; 1² (medieval paper joined by modern paper repair); modern foliation in pencil, [1-2], lower left recto.

Layout: Written in 12 lines; 2-3 breaks per line (possibly assisting reading).

Script: Written in an Oriental square script.

Origin: Written in Egypt or possibly Palestine, between the last half of the 11th century and the 12th century.

Cited as:

UPenn Karp BI.2.

OCLC:

1285960175

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