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MS. Heb. b. 13

Physical Description

Ff. 55.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/1

Contents

Fol. 1
Mishnah ברכות with the commentary of Maimonides in Arabic

from i. 3 (מאשי אמא אדא אשתגלת) to ii. 1 (text), incomplete.

Language(s): Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic

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Syr. Rabb. char.; large 8vo, paper, injured.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/2

Contents

Mishnah

A few vowel points and accents.

Language(s): Hebrew
a. (fol. 2)
Mishnah בכורים iii. 4 (בשיר) to iii. 9 (MS. 8)
b. (fol. 2b)
Mishnah שבת i. 4 (MS. 7) to 9 (MS. 13, אילו ואילו)
c. (fol. 3)
Mishnah שבת xvi. 7 (חושש אני) to xix. 3

Physical Description

Syr. squ. Rabb. char.; 2 coll., 4to, vellum, much injured.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/3

Contents

Fol. 4
Tosefta טבול יום and עוקצין, ed. Zuckermandel, p. 685, line 16 (ומאה) to p. 687, line 33 (ששלקן אין)
Language(s): Hebrew

Physical Description

Syr. squ. Rabb. char.; sm. 4to, vellum, injured.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/4

Contents

Fol. 6
Babylonian Talmud ראש השנה, fol. 29b, line 21 (בר לחמא) to fol. 32, line 26 (אף כאן)
Language(s): Hebrew

Physical Description

Syr. squ. Rabb. char.; 4to (fol. 7 a fragment only), vellum, much injured.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/5

Contents

Babylonian Talmud חגיגה
Language(s): Hebrew
a. (fol. 8)
Babylonian Talmud חגיגה fol. 8b, line 3 (ורב אשי) to line 35 (שמע)
b. (fol. 9)
Babylonian Talmud חגיגה fol. 10, line 31 (דא̇ע̇ג̇) to fol. 11, line 4 (תחתיה)

Physical Description

Syr. squ. Rabb. char.; 4to (fol. 8, half leaf), vellum, injured.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/6

Contents

Fol. 10
Alfasi בבא קמא i. 2 (למעוטי מאי) to ii. 2 (וחצי נזק הוא)
Language(s): Hebrew

Physical Description

Syr. Rabb. char.; large 8vo, paper, injured.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/7

Contents

Fragments of Midrash בראשית רבה
Language(s): Hebrew, Palestinian Syriac
a. (fol. 12)
Midrash בראשית רבה, fol. 79c, line 5 (א̇ ר̇ יוחנן) to fol. 80a, line 18 (את גמלת)
b. (fol. 13)
Midrash בראשית רבה, fol. 81b, line 29 (מישין) to fol. 82a, line 12 (נפשי וגו̇)
c. (fol. 14)
Small fragments of Babylonian Talmud מנחות

All palimpsest; the lower writing contains (fol. 12) Lam. i. 10 to 18, and (fol. 13) Jer. lii. 22 sqq. in Palestinian Syriac.

Physical Description

Syr. Rabb. char.; sm. 4to, vellum, much injured.
a, b part of the same as No. 2827, 17.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/8

Contents

Fol. 15
Fragment of Midrash

a section beg. (Prov. xxx. 4.) מי עלה שמים וירד .. ד̇א̇ ק̇ב̇ה̇ מהו שמו י̇ה̇ו̇ה̇ שמו ומה שם בנו. דכתיב שמו בני בכורי ישראל והא אוקמנא ליה;

on fol. 16 a section beg. ר̇ אלעזר פתח עמי זכור נא.. מעשה. ... חבריא אזלו ... חד בי חקל ושמשא הוה תקיף חמו ההוא בי חקל בשפירו דעשׂבין ומיין נפקין בכל סטר ואולני חקלא סגיאין יתבו תמן. אמר ר̇ אלעזר כמה יאות אתר ....

Language(s): Hebrew, Aramaic

Physical Description

Ital. Rabb. char.; fol., paper, stained.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/9

Contents

Fol. 17
Rashi ’s commentary on Exodus xxxiv. 31 (הוא כל) to Leviticus v. 17 (ביום הכפורים ע̇א̇כ̇ו̇).
Language(s): Hebrew

Physical Description

Span. Rabb. char.; large 8vo, paper, obliterated.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/10

Contents

Fol. 25
Title מן תפסיר בראשית, commentary in Arabic on Genesis
Language(s): Judeo-Arabic
a.

(fol. 25b) Genesis i. 1 beg. ... פי אול מא כלק אלאלאה ... תנקסם קסמין למעני אול אלאשיא ... אול אלאפעאל והו קסם ידכל [ת]חתה כל אלאעמאל אלצנעיה כאלאבניה ואלגרוס ומא שאכלהא ...;

b.

(fol. 26) on Genesis i. 14.

Physical Description

Syr. squ. Rabb. char.; large 8vo, paper, injured.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/11

Contents

Fol. 27
Arabic translation of Psalm lxxxvi. 6 to 14, with commentary

on verse 14 the author says

... פאלזדים הם אלדין יתעמדון ט̇לם ישראל בגיר תאויל ולא שבהה כמא קאל פי אלמצריין כי בדבר אשר זדו עליהם. וקד קיל אן הולא אלזדים הם אלארבע מלכיות..

Language(s): Judeo-Arabic

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Syr. squ. Rabb. char.; sm. 4to, paper, injured.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/12

Contents

Arabic translation of Daniel, with commentary
Language(s): Judeo-Arabic
a.

(fol. 28) Daniel ix. 24 to 26;

b.

(fol. 29) Daniel xi. 10 to 14;

towards the end the writer says ואמא דין אלנצראניה אנמא ט̇הר עלי עהד טוסטנטינוס אלכביר בעד זמאן אלרגל בת̇ סנה ולקסטנטינוס אלכביר ו̇ הליני אליום ת̇ק̇פ̇ סנה. תם נקול אדא כאן ישו לם יכן עלי עהד אליונאניין לם צ̇מה גבריאל אלי קצתם ....

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Yemen Rabb. char.; large 8vo, paper, stained and injured.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/13

Contents

הלכות גדולות on ברכות

With many variations from the edition.

Language(s): Hebrew
a.

(fol. 30) ed. Hildesheimer, p. 37 (beg. obliterated) to p. 40 line 6 from below (ואחר כך ישאל);

b.

(fol. 31) pp. 64 to 70, beg. and end obliterated.

Physical Description

Syr. squ. Rabb. char.; 4to, vellum, injured.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/14

Contents

Fol. 32
Halakhoth

ending והלכתא עוף טהור מותר לשלח דכת̇ צפור עוף טמא פטור מלשלח והיכא דשלחה וחזרה אפילו ארבעה וחמשה פעמים חייב לשלח אפרוחים מפרחין וביצים מוזרות פטור מלשלח וכן חילכתא. תנו רבנן מפרנסין עניי גוים וג̇ (Gittin, fol. 61); cf. הל̇ גד̇ ed. Hildesheimer, p. 569 sq.

Colophon סליק סדר קדשׁים הל̇ פס̇וּ זכינו ושלמנו לטובה ולברכה לכ̇ג̇ק̇ מר̇ ור̇ ישעיה הח̇ והנ̇ בן כ̇ג̇ק̇ מר̇ ור̇ יוסף החבר המעולה בחבורה בן כ̇ג̇ק̇ מר̇ ור̇ יעקב הח̇ וראש הסדר ה̇ק̇ב̇ה̇ ישימהו עליו סימן טוב ויקיים עליו ענין קד̇ דכת̇ אז תקרא ויֿיֿ יענה וג̇ לישועתך קויתי ייָי;

below, in a later hand, נעתק לנתן בי ר̇ אברהם ת̇נ̇צ̇ב̇ה̇.

Language(s): Hebrew

Physical Description

Syr. squ. Rabb. char.; large 8vo, paper, injured.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

Owners: Isaiah b. Joseph b. Jacob, Nathan b. Abraham.

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/15

Contents

Fol. 33
Commentary on Babylonian Talmud סוכה, end of chap. ii and beg. of chap. iii

With some vowel points, marginal notes and corrections between the lines.

Language(s): Hebrew

Physical Description

Syr. squ. and Rabb. char.; fol., paper, injured.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/16

Contents

Fol. 34
Fragment of an ethical treatise, in Arabic

beg. missing, beg. אילא אמא ראבה פרט לשקנא דרך אמלוה אביי פרי צותא קא אסר רחמנא אילא אמא אביי פרט לשקנא לה בנשיקה שרח דלך שכבת זרע אלתי לשוטה ממא תני שכבת זרע פצח ען שי אכר ....

Language(s): Judeo-Arabic

Physical Description

Yemen Rabb. char.; large 8vo, paper.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/17

Contents

Fol. 36
Report of proceedings before the בית דין

parties מר̇ יוסף, מר̇ שועא בן מנחם (?) אלשעאלי, and שמואל ב̇ מר̇ אפרים בר יצחק הידוע בן אלאערב; dated Tuesday, 16th Iyyar, 1359 Sel. = A.D. 1048, at Fostat: signed by Nathan b. Shemariah: some scribbling.

Language(s): Hebrew

Physical Description

Syr. squ. Rabb. char.; large 8vo, paper, injured.

History

Origin: 1048 ; Fostat

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/18

Contents

Fol. 37
Report of proceedings before the בית דין

parties אבו אלחסין מנצור בן רבי יצחק בירבי עלון נ̇ע̇, and מר̇ אפרים בן רבי עלון הכהן: dated at Fostat in ve-Adar, 1396 Sel. = A.D. 1085: signed David b. Ẓedaqah b. Israel, and ʿAli b. Ephraim b. ʿAli נ̇ע̇.

Language(s): Hebrew

Physical Description

Syr. Rabb. char.; large 8vo, paper, injured.

History

Origin: 1085 ; Fostat

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/19

Contents

Fol. 38
Fragment of a decision of the year 1406 Sel. = A.D. 1095

as to the inheritance of ברכאת and פריג, sons of סלמאן הכהן: signed by יצחק המלמד ביר̇ חיים נ̇ע̇, and ... הכהן ביר̇ יחיי נ̇ע̇

Language(s): Hebrew

Physical Description

Syr. Rabb. char.; fol., paper, torn.

History

Origin: 1095

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/20

Contents

Physical Description

Syr. curs. char.; large 8vo, paper, injured.

History

Origin: 1176 ; Fostat

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/21

Contents

Fol. 40
Fragment of a contract

dated Monday, 19th Nisan, 1488 Sel. = A.D. 1177: signed by אלעזרהלוי ביר̇ צדוק החבר ... in presence of שר שלום ברבי ... [ראש ישיבת] גאון יעקב ז̇צ̇ל̇, and יוסף .. בר דניאל נ̇ע̇.

Language(s): Hebrew

Physical Description

Syr. squ. Rabb. char.; vellum, fragment, much injured.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/22

Contents

Fol. 41
An official recognition of the rite of the כניסה̈ אלשאמיין

with a list of authorities beginning with Seadiah: dated in the first decade of Adar, 1522 Sel. = A.D. 1211: signed by ... הכהן בר̇ סעדיה הכהן נ̇ע̇:

on the verso (in another hand) is a list of the prayers, etc., used.

Language(s): Hebrew

Physical Description

Syr. Rabb. char.; large 8vo, paper, injured.

History

Origin: 1211

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/23

Contents

Physical Description

Syr. Rabb. char.; fol., paper, torn.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/24

Contents

Fol. 43
A letter, in Arabic

to R. Ḥayyim from Abraham b. Joseph. Beg. obliterated. He mentions David han-nagid ז̇צ̇ל̇, Obadiah השר ז̇צ̇ל̇, Abu 'l-fadhl, Abu 'l-barakat.

Language(s): Judeo-Arabic

Physical Description

Syr. curs. char.; fol., paper, partly obliterated.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/25

Contents

Physical Description

Syr. curs. char.; fol., paper, stained and injured.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/26

Contents

Fol. 45
A business letter

from Joseph b. (?) עקרא to השר ... יצחק.

Language(s): Hebrew

Physical Description

Small curs. char.; fol., paper, stained.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/27

Contents

Fol. 46
A will, or disposition of property

beg. missing: signed הלל החזן ... and יצחק בר אלעזר נ̇נ̇.

Language(s): Hebrew

Physical Description

Syr. curs. char.; fol., paper, much injured.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/28

Contents

Fol. 47
Fragment of the marriage contract of Ephraim hal-levi and סת אלחסן.
Language(s): Aramaic

Physical Description

Syr. curs. char.; vellum, much injured.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/29

Contents

Fol. 48
Fragment of the marriage contract

parties Eleazar (?) and ... בת מר̇ור̇ סעדיה החזן נ̇ע̇; witnesses חלפון הלוי ביר̇ מנשה נ̇ע̇, and יפת בר יוסף הפרנס ס̇ט̇.

Language(s): Aramaic

Physical Description

Syr. curs. char.; vellum, much injured.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/30

Contents

Fol. 49
A letter, in Arabic

from Labrat b. Moses נ̇ע̇ b. סגמאר to his brother Abu Zacharia Judah.

Language(s): Judeo-Arabic

Physical Description

Syr. curs. char.; 4to, paper, obliterated.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/31

Contents

Physical Description

Syr. curs. char.; large 8vo, paper.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/32

Contents

Physical Description

Syr. curs. char.; large 8vo, paper, injured.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/33

Contents

Fol. 52
A letter in Arabic

from Nathan (?) b. Judah נ̇ע̇ to Moses b. Ẓemaḥ and his brother.

Language(s): Judeo-Arabic

Physical Description

Syr. curs. char.; large 8vo, paper, injured.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/34

Contents

Fol. 53
A charm, in Arabic

beg. בשמך רחמנא. עקדת לסאן עיסא בן מריה באלאסם אלדי עקד בה אלנאר ען אברהם אלכליל פקאל יא נאר כוני ברד ....

Language(s): Judeo-Arabic

Physical Description

Syr. curs. char.; sm. 4to, vellum, injured.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/35

Contents

Fol. 54
A letter, in Arabic

from ? of Fostat, to מ̇ור̇ אפרים החבר ביר̇ שמריה ת̇נ̇צ̇ב̇ה̇.

Language(s): Judeo-Arabic

Physical Description

Syr. curs. char.; 8vo, paper, injured.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

MS. Heb. b. 13/36

Contents

Fol. 55
A list of names

mostly crossed through or encircled: at the end גבאיה̈ אול יום אלעיד ללמגרבי אלכהן.

Language(s): Judeo-Arabic

Physical Description

Syr. curs. char.; paper strip, partly obliterated.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

From the Genizah, 1899.

Additional Information

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Manuscript description based on Catalogue of the Hebrew Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, vol. ii, by Adolf Neubauer and Arthur Ernest Cowley, Oxford 1906, No. 2834.

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