Yeḥezḳel ben ʻAli, ha-Kohen, active 11th century
Date:
1000s
Language:
Hebrew
Provenance:
Cairo Genizah Collection (University of Pennsylvania. Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Library).; Cairo Genizah Collection (Dropsie College. Library).; Amram.; Abu Saʹad ben Yiśraʾel.; Abu Saʹad ben Yiśraʾel, current owner.
One word vocalized; each verse starts a new line; in upper and lower margins of recto (title), are secondary inscriptions in Arabic characters.; The first folio of a booklet. The recto is the title page ארהאט מלאח followed by a rhymed panegyric dedication to the owner, Saʻid ben Israel (probably not Saʻid ben Israel al-Tustarī, of the early 11th century). The verso is the first page of the content, repeating the above title, followed by the first eight rhymed verses, forming the acrostic signature [יחזקאל הכ[הן. The Rahaṭ starts יונים נדודים החזר לקינם.; Hebrew and Arabic. Hebrew
Physical Location:
Library at the Katz Center, Genizah Fragments, Halper 285
Collection:
Cairo Genizah Collection (University of Pennsylvania. Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Library)
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