Each strophe begins a new line; verse endings not corresponding with line endings denoted by a punctus.; A. (fol. 1) verses ע to the end, of a poem, probably a Seliḥah for the Fast of Gedaliah. There are four verses per strophe, each letter begins two verses. After ת there is an additional strophe, followed by the line יכמרו רחמיך אל שארית רחומים.; B. (fol. 2) Strophes ב-ו (Meḥayeh - Ḥanun) of a Ḳerovah le-Shemoneh ẹśreh for the Fast of Gedaliah, The beginning of this poem is found in Cambridge TS H4.28, where it starts ארץ ארץ ארץ השמעת דבר קולך.; Sporadically vocalized; our verses per strophe, the first two are of the same letter, the third starts בצום השביעי. After the contracted allusion to the blessing מחיה, is an additional allusion to the beginning of Ḳedushah: כתר יתנו לך (as is the standard Ḳedushah in Siddur R. ʻAmram, Warsaw, 1865, p. 10).; Hebrew. Hebrew
Physical Location:
Library at the Katz Center, Genizah Fragments, Halper 271
Collection:
Cairo Genizah Collection (University of Pennsylvania. Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Library)
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