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Miscellany copy of three printed books

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Also known as Sefer Nefesh Daṿid [...] Nikhtav be-Mugu asher taḥat memshelet adonenu ha-adir ha-melekh Śulṭan Murtaza ʻAli yar[um] h[odo], be-partsuf ha-meḥoḳeḳ ṿeha-mekhetiv zo.re.ḥ. Gershom be.ke.mo.ha-r.r. Daṿid ze.l.h.h.; קובץ, עותק מספרים נדפסים

by di Medinah Daṿid ben Mosheh & Gershom ben David of Quba

  • First published:
  • 18th century
  • Language: Hebrew
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source
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Manuscript miscellany of Cabalistic works copied from the printed text in Mücü, Azerbaijan, by Gershom ben Daṿid of Quba, writing in mime-form manuscript ("be-partsuf ha-meḥoḳeḳ") under 'Sultan Murtaza Ali', likely a ruler in pre-Russo-Persian War of 1826. The manuscript is of David di Medinah's Nefesh Daṿid, copied from the printed edition of Istanbul (Constantinople) 1736 (the opening page copied from the printed title page, including the decorative verses on the border), followed by Zevi Hirsch Chotsch, Shabata de-rigla (Fürth 1693), Issachar Ber of Kremenets', Yesh śakhar (Prague, 1609; copied from an imperfect copy), and selections from the cabalistic Siddur Tiḳune Shabat, with Jacob Pozna's Minḥat Yaʻaḳov (Prague, [1651?]). Written in an Iranian-Oriental semicursive script; item folios mostly blind-ruled; fascicle with lighter paper (f. 51-57); bound in contemporary boards, with a pattern of leaves and fig branches; leather tips and spine.

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  • Kabbalah and Jewish esotericism

    Controlled discovery queries from colenda matched “Cabala”. Retained metadata contains “Cabala” in the subject metadata.

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78 leaves : paper ; 18 x 12 cm + 1 note; Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Elis & Ruth Douer Endowed Fund.; In Hebrew.; Related Work: Chotsh, Ẓevi Hirsh ben Jerahmeel, active 17th century. Shabata de-rigla. Selections.; Related Work: Daṿid ben Mosheh, di Medinah, active 1736-1747. Nefesh Daṿid.; Related Work: Yaʻaḳov, mi-Pozna, active 16th century. Minḥat Yaʻaḳov. Selections.; Related Work: Yiśakhar Ber, mi-Ḳramnits. Yesh śakhar. Selections.; Title supplied by cataloger.

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  • Colenda collection: Elis & Ruth Douer Endowed Fund
  • Penn Libraries catalog identifier: 9978923122603681
  • Physical location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, CAJS Rar Ms 754
  • Provenance: Sold by Kedem Auctions (Jerusalem), Auction 88 (6/9/2022) lot 199.
  • Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0
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