Miscellany of piyutim in the Yemenite Maḥzor, 1800-1850.
פיוטים במחזור תימן

Format:

Book

Manuscript

Contributor:

Colker, Marvin L., former owner.

ibn Paḳuda, David ben Elazar.

Ibn Gabirol, active 11th century.

אבן פקודה, דוד בן אלעזר.

אבן גבירל, שלמה.

Standardized Title:

Maḥzor (Yemen). Pilgrim Festivals

מחזור תימן. שלש רגלים.

Language:

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

Shavuot--Liturgy--Texts--Liturgical use--Yemen (Republic).

Shavuot.

Shemini Atzeret--Liturgy--Texts--Liturgical use--Yemen (Republic).

Shemini Atzeret.

Passover--Liturgy--Texts--Liturgical use--Yemen (Republic).

Passover.

Piyutim.

Rain and rainfall--Religious aspects.

Rain and rainfall.

Dew--Religious aspects.

Dew.

Genre:

Codices (bound manuscripts)

Prayers.

Devotional literature.

Penn Provenance:

Formerly owned by Marvin L. Colker, cataloger of manuscripts at Trinity College Dublin and professor of classics at the University of Virgina (former call number Colker MS 12); purchased by Colker from Kaniel, Jerusalem, in 1976 (Christie's).

Sold by Christie's London, Online auction 21173 (November 28, 2022) as part of the collection of Marvin L. Colker.

Physical Description:

1 item (16 leaves) : paper ; 165 x 110 (121 x 77) mm bound to 171 x 124 mm.

Other Title:

caption title : Reshut Azharot le-Shavuʻot

spine title : Azharot li-Shavuʻot

caption title : רשות אזהרות לשבועות

spine title : אזהרות לשבועות

Place of Publication:

1800-1850.

Language Note:

In Hebrew.

Summary:

This is a manuscript of a liturgical miscellany part the Yemenite Maḥzor, opening with the Azharot ("Exhortations") to be recited on Shavuot; these are piyutim enumerating the Biblical exhortations. The introduction (Reshut, or רשות) was written by David ben Elazar ibn Paḳuda (died circa 1125), beginning with אמון יום זה; ibn Gabirol's Azharot begin with שמור לבי מענה (with an additional caption in this manuscript; f. 2r); both piyutim are written in brief quatrains, laid out with in-line stanza breaks. Additional parts of the manuscript include the Chazzan's repetition with piyutim for the Prayer for Dew (תיקון הטל; the piyut שזופת שמש לחוצת פתרוסים, also by Ibn Gabirol (f. 12v)) recited on the eighth day of Passover, and the contiguous Prayer for Rain (תיקון הגשם; piyut is headed שפעת רביבים יורדי מזבוליו, by ibn Gabirol as well, continuing with בגשמי אורה תאיר אדמה (f. 16r) attributed to ibn Gabirol; see Davidson, Otsar 2107) recited on Shemini Atzeret. Written in single columns of seventeen lines, in a 19th century Yemenite semicursive script; paragraph openings and captions written in a Yemenite square script; bound in recent boards with two ornaments tooled to front board; linen spine.

Cited as:

Miscellany of piyutim in the Yemenite Maḥzor, 1800-1850 (UPenn CAJS Rar Ms 617). Library at the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, University of Pennsylvania

Related Work:

ibn Paḳuda, David ben Elazar. Amon yom zeh.

Ibn Gabirol, active 11th century. Shemor libi maʻaneh.

Ibn Gabirol, active 11th century. Shezufat shemesh le-ḥutsat Patrusim.

Ibn Gabirol, active 11th century. Shifʻat revivim yorede mi-zevulaṿ.

אבן פקודה, דוד בן אלעזר. אמון יום זה.

אבן גבירל, שלמה. שמור לבי מענה.

אבן גבירל, שלמה. שזופת שמש לחוצת פתרוסים.

אבן גבירל, שלמה. שפעת רביבים יורדי מזבוליו.

OCLC:

1372312211