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[Philological essay] : manuscript

Available Online: https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3f47hc5m
Title: [Philological essay] : manuscript
Alt Title: Critique of the Maḥberet of Menaḥem ibn Saruḳ, Critique of Faṣiḥ lughah al-ʻIbrāniyīn by Saʻadia Gaon
Name: Dunash ben Labrat, active 10th century
Publisher: [publisher not identified]
Date: 09XX
Collection: Cairo Genizah Collection (University of Pennsylvania. Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Library)
Item Type: Text
Physical Format: Dictionaries, books
Extent: 2 fols. (bifolium: recto=1r|2v; verso=2r|1v): non-consecutive; losses in upper interior corner; faded
Language: Judeo-Arabic
Coverage: Early works to 1800
Note: Part of an essay in Judeo-Arabic on definitions of words. This appears to be a critique of a previous philological work, as is inferred (fol. 1 recto l. 9) וקד יגלט פי הדא אלפרק, in reference to the eighth chapter of the subject., Other citations appear on this fol., of הדה אלי״ב, which may be referring to R. Saʻadia Gaon's Grammatical treatise of 12 chapters, Kutub al-Lugha, often referred to by this title (A. Dotan: Or rishon be-ḥokhmat ha-lashon / le-Rav Seàdyah Gaʾon ; Aron Dotan [ed.]. Jeruslaem, 1997 p. 30, Henry Malter, Jewish Quarterly Review NS III (1912/1913), p. 494). Unlike ibn Ḥayuj, who recorded the biphonetic letters בג״ד כפ״ת, our author lists בג״ד כפר״ת as in Saʻadiah Gaon on Sefer ha-yetsirah., Much of the content of fol. 2 is on the additional meaning of the word אור that is omitted in the Maḥberet of Menaḥem ibn Saruḳ. Talmudic, as well as Biblical proof texts are listed. The essay ends after one third of the verso, signed תם אלכתאב בעון אלחרמן., The remainder of fol. 2 verso is filled with five poetic riddles in Wafir meter, all of the same structure, attributed to Dunash ben Labrat, as in the heading לבן אלאבראט. The first starts אמור מה גוף כמו כסף (Davidson, Thesaurus of Medieval Hebrew poetry, vol. IV 1531א)., Judeo-Arabic and Hebrew. Hebrew
Relation: Digital facsimile for browsing (Colenda): https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3f47hc5m
Subject: Mĕnaḥem ben Saruq, approximately 910-approximately 970. Maḥberet, Saʻadia ben Joseph, 882-942. Faṣiḥ lughah al-ʻIbrānīyīn, Hebrew language -- Grammar -- Early works to 1800, Hebrew language -- Grammar, Hebrew philology -- Early works to 1800, Hebrew language -- Roots -- Early works to 1800, Hebrew language -- Roots, Hebrew philology
Physical Location: Library at the Katz Center, Genizah Fragments, Halper 317
Provenance: Cairo Genizah Collection (University of Pennsylvania. Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Library)., Cairo Genizah Collection (Dropsie College. Library)., Amram.
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Bibnumber: 9940419973503681

IIIF manifest: https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3f47hc5m/manifest

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DS ID:

DS26186

Shelfmark:

Halper 317

Title:

Philological essay

Philology texts

Place:

Orient

Date:

10th century-12th century?

tenth century (dates CE) Linked Data indicator

AAT

eleventh century (dates CE) Linked Data indicator

AAT

twelfth century (dates CE) Linked Data indicator

AAT

Language:

Judeo-Arabic and Hebrew

Judeo-Arabic Linked Data indicator

WIKIDATA

Hebrew

WIKIDATA

Material:

non-consecutive; losses in upper interior corner; faded

Physical Description:

Extent: 2 fols. (bifolium: recto=1r|2v; verso=2r|1v): non-consecutive; losses in upper interior corner; faded

Note:

Part of an essay in Judeo-Arabic on definitions of words. This appears to be a critique of a previous philological work, as is inferred (fol. 1 recto l. 9) וקד יגלט פי הדא אלפרק, in reference to the eighth chapter of the subject.
Other citations appear on this fol., of הדה אלי״ב, which may be referring to R. Saʻadia Gaon's Grammatical treatise of 12 chapters, Kutub al-Lugha, often referred to by this title (A. Dotan: Or rishon be-ḥokhmat ha-lashon / le-Rav Seàdyah Gaʾon ; Aron Dotan [ed.]. Jeruslaem, 1997 p. 30, Henry Malter, Jewish Quarterly Review NS III (1912/1913), p. 494). Unlike ibn Ḥayuj, who recorded the...
Much of the content of fol. 2 is on the additional meaning of the word אור that is omitted in the Maḥberet of Menaḥem ibn Saruḳ. Talmudic, as well as Biblical proof texts are listed. The essay ends after one third of the verso, signed תם אלכתאב בעון אלחרמן.
The remainder of fol. 2 verso is filled with five poetic riddles in Wafir meter, all of the same structure, attributed to Dunash ben Labrat, as in the heading לבן אלאבראט. The first starts אמור מה גוף כמו כסף (Davidson, Thesaurus of Medieval Hebrew poetry, vol. IV 1531א).
Cairo Genizah Collection (University of Pennsylvania. Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Library).
Cairo Genizah Collection (Dropsie College. Library).
Amram.

Keyword:

Dictionaries

Early works

Maḥberet (Mĕnaḥem ben Saruq)

Bible. Old Testament

Hebrew language--Grammar

Hebrew philology

Hebrew language--Roots

Faṣiḥ lughah al-ʻIbrānīyīn (Saʻadia ben Joseph)

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Institutional Record:

https://find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/9940419973503681