Fol. 1 contains 3 strophes per side; fol. 2 copied in a larger semi-cursive, disrupting graphic arrangement of verses and containing only 2 strophes; exceeding words on both fols. placed vertically in margins. Under the heading heading על זאת אספדה, a complete version of a Kinah on the Ten Martyrs, אבכה במר נפש ואקוננה, ten strophes of four verses. Verses 1, 3 are alphabetized (in the final 2 strophes, verses 1, 2, 3), verse 3 contains an allusion to one of the Ten Commandments (except for strophe 6), verse 4 alternates ובכיתי על הריגת\ וקוננתני על הריגת, followed by the name of the martyr. Cairo Genizah Collection (University of Pennsylvania. Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Library). Cairo Genizah Collection (Dropsie College. Library). Amram.
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