[Esther scroll].
[מגילת אסתר].

Format:

Book

Manuscript

Contributor:

Colker, Marvin L., former owner.

Standardized Title:

Bible. Esther

תנ"ך. אסתר.

Language:

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

Bible. Esther--Hebrew.

Bible.

Jews--Iran--18th century--History--Sources.

Jews.

Genre:

scrolls (information artifacts)

Penn Provenance:

Formerly owned by Marvin L. Colker, cataloger of manuscripts at Trinity College Dublin and professor of classics at the University of Virgina; purchased by Colker in 1963 from Bineth Galleries, Jerusalem; formerly "Colker MS. 05" (Christie's).

Sold by Christie's (London), online auction 21173, lot 140 (as part of the collection of Marvin L. Colker).

Physical Description:

1 roll (6 membranes) : parchment ; 135 x 233 cm ; text portion : 12 x 203 cm ; scalloping : 12 x 12 cm

Place of Publication:

[Persia?], [1700-1799?).

[פרס?], [1700?-1799?].

Language Note:

Hebrew.

Summary:

This is a manuscript scroll of Esther, dating from 18th century Persia, written on deerskin (גויל).

Notes:

Ms. roll.

Layout: Written in 19 columns, mostly of 21 lines (the 16th column, consisting of the order of hanging of the ten sons of Haman, has 11 lines in the traditional Megillah format (Bet Yosef Oraḥ ḥayim 691:6:1, Shulḥan ʻarukh Oraḥ ḥayim 691:4)).

Script: Written in a Oriental square safrut (ritual script, used mostly for scrolls); various letters stretched to justify margins at end of scroll.

Origin: Written in Persia (today Iran) or possibly eastern Iraq during the 18th century.

Scroll support olivewood, with an olivewood beaded handle (likely later than the manuscript).

Related Collections:

Another scroll of Esther with a similar support and size (from Turkey, 19th century) is UPenn CAJS Rar Ms 553.

Cited as:

UPenn CAJS Rar Ms 614.

OCLC:

1371927778

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