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[Karaite prayer-book with instructions in Judeo-Arabic] : manuscript

Metadata

DS ID:

DS26025

Shelfmark:

Halper 227

Title:

Karaite prayer-book with instructions in Judeo-Arabic

Prayer book

Place:

Orient

Date:

11th century-12th century?

eleventh century (dates CE) AAT

twelfth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic, Arabic

Hebrew WIKIDATA

Judeo-Arabic WIKIDATA

Arabic WIKIDATA

Material:

non-consecutive, nearly complete; folio 2 verso is blank

Physical Description:

Extent: 2 fols. (bifolium: recto=1r|2v; verso=2r|1v): non-consecutive, nearly complete; folio 2 verso is blank

Note:

Verse endings denoted by a sof pasuḳ.
A including the last fol. of a prayer-book, probably Karaite, as all the prayers are comprised of biblical verses and passages. The theme is that of Lamentation and Penitence. Well known Psalms are listed here by their lead word, prefixed by the Judeo-Arabic instruction תקול; fol. 2r is the end of the text; at bottom is a sentence in Arabic characters.
Cairo Genizah Collection (University of Pennsylvania. Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Library).
Cairo Genizah Collection (Dropsie College. Library).
Adler.

Keyword:

Texts

Prayers and devotions

Early works

Karaites

Hebrew language

Karaites--Liturgy

Prayer

Institutional Record:

https://find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/9940419083503681

IIIF Manifest:

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3542jt02/manifest

Holding Institution:

University of Pennsylvania