University of Pennsylvania, Halper 238

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DS ID:

DS25650

Shelfmark:

Halper 238

Title:

Part of a collection of rahiṭim for Yom Kippur

Maḥzor

Place:

Orient

Date:

11th century-12th century?

eleventh century (dates CE) AAT

twelfth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Hebrew

Hebrew WIKIDATA

Material:

consecutive, lacuna between fols. [2]-[3]; nearly complete; folio 3 damaged with losses from external edge

Physical Description:

Extent: 4 fols. (2 bifolia) : consecutive, lacuna between fols. [2]-[3]; nearly complete; folio 3 damaged with losses from external edge

Note:

Verse endings are signified by a sof pasuḳ, piyyut endings are signified by a circles.
Unknown raḥitim, some are followed by a few biblical phrases. A. on fols. 1-2 (recto), strophes ט-ת of a raḥit in which each letter has a four-verse strophe. The rhyme changes every two letters. The lead phrase of each verss יי׳ אקרא ויען. Ends תקיף ומרומם על כל ברכות. Fol.2v is blank, save for a writing exercise.
B. on fol. 3 to verso l.9, verses ד-ת of a raḥit, one verse per letter, all rhyme רה-. The constant lead phrase is -וה[אדם] כ. Ends: ותקדמהו סליחה וכפרה.
C., the next raḥit, on the remainder of fol. 3, to fol. 4 verso l. 9, is complete (א-ת). It starts: אמת תרעש הארץ. The constant lead phrase is ויי׳ אלהים.
The remainder of the verso contains the beginning D. ordered תשר״ק, starts: התומך בכחו מעלה. The fragment ends at verse ס.
Cairo Genizah Collection (University of Pennsylvania. Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Library).
Cairo Genizah Collection (Dropsie College. Library).
Amram.

Keyword:

Texts

Jewish religious poetry, Hebrew

Judaism--Liturgy

Yom Kippur--Liturgy

Piyutim

Judaism--Liturgy--Texts

Institutional Record:

https://find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/9940419183503681

IIIF Manifest:

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3vq2sv5w/manifest

Holding Institution:

University of Pennsylvania