Pizmon book : use of Tunis ; manuscript.
ספר-פזמונים : מנהג תוניס.

Format:

Book

Manuscript

Contributor:

Elis & Ruth Douer Endowed Fund.

Baśmuṭ, Eliyahu, active 19th century, arranger, scribe.

ʻAmar, Shelomoh, active 19th century, former owner.

בשמוט, אליהו.

עמאר, שלמה.

Language:

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

Piyutim--Liturgical use--Tunisia--Tunis--19th century.

Piyutim.

Manuscripts, Hebrew--Tunisia--Tunis--19th century--Specimens.

Manuscripts, Hebrew.

Genre:

Codices (bound manuscripts)

Hymnals.

Penn Provenance:

Formerly owner by Shelomoh ʻAmar (inscription, title page, in a late 19th century North African script: "הנה לצרור עמו (?) רבי שלמה אמאר יצ'"); additional notes in pencil, possibly in his hand, preceding certain paragraphs.

Sold by Prime Judaica (Lakewood, New Jersey), Auction 21 (18 December 2023) lot 234.

Physical Description:

71 leaves : paper ; 16 x 11 cm

Production:

[Tunis?], [1800?-1850?].

[תוניס?], [1800?-1850?].

Other Title:

opening leaf text begins: Atḥil li-khetov pizmonim la-yamim ḥagim ṿe-zemanim Shabatot u-moʻadim arus ṿe-erusin milah ṿe-ḥatanim be-ʻezer ha-bore shokhen meromim : zeh shel Eliyahu Baśmuṭ Y.ts.ṿ.

opening leaf text begins: אתחיל לכתוב פזמונים לימים חגים וזמנים שבתות ומועדים ארוס וארוסין מילה וחתנים בעזר הבורא שוכן מרומים : זה של אליהו בשמוט יצ"ו.

ברכת ארוסין.

Language Note:

In Hebrew.

Summary:

Pizmon book, use of Tunis, arranged by Eliyahu Baśmuṭ, for the use of events and holidays across the year; many of the hymns are attributed in the captions above the text (for example, פיוט ס'[ימן] פרג'י חז"ק, f. 2r; סימן פרג"י סיכא, f. 5r; פיוט ברול מהיא, f. 17r; the abundance of hymns composed by the Moroccan poet Faraji Shawat (16th century) reflects the hymn cycle of Tunisia); some medieval Hebrew poetry as well (for example, פיוט סי'[מן] אברהם (f. 56v-57r), by Abraham ibn Ezra; another piyut attributed to Joseph Caspi (1280-1345) beginning יחיד ורם לו הגבורה (f. 70r); limited use of Maqam for some of the Piyutim (indicated in captions preceding certain Piyutim). The ברכת ארוסין (Order of Nuptials; f. 4v) included may indicate that Eliyahu Baśmuṭ served as a chazzan; the surname Baśmuṭ is of a number of Tunisian rabbis. Written in a 19th century Sephardic square script in the hand of Eliyahu Baśmuṭ; many captions and headings written in a calligraphic 19th century Sephardic square script. Title page designed with an eight-pointed star, drawn inside a square frame with floral motifs; flourish at top of folio (f. 1r).

Notes:

Item disbound; insect damage, tears, and wear.

Title supplied by cataloger.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Elis & Ruth Douer Endowed Fund.

Cited as:

Pizmon book : use of Tunis (UPenn CAJS Rar Ms 704). Library at the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, University of Pennsylvania.

Contains:

Birkhat Erusin.

ברכת ארוסין.

OCLC:

1433995746