University of Pennsylvania, Halper 220

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS25737

Shelfmark:

Halper 220

Title:

Dirges, part of a funeral service

Lamentations

Place:

Orient

Date:

12th century-14th century?

twelfth century (dates CE) AAT

thirteenth century (dates CE) AAT

fourteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic

Hebrew WIKIDATA

Judeo-Arabic WIKIDATA

Material:

nearly complete; lower half of verso is blank

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 folio : nearly complete; lower half of verso is blank

Note:

Recto contains a dirge under the heading צידוק הדין. It is divided into four paragraphs, the first one starts איכה ארוכה ממלוכה. The recurrent theme is "night"; erasures and addenda in the margins.
This may be a copy.
Verso contains another dirge by Judah ha-Kohen, under the headingצדוק הדין לרבי יהודה הכהן הרב הגדול ז״ל. A complete alphabetic acrostic, that starts אתן צדק לפועל כל יצור.
Four rhyming verses per strophe, the last of which is biblical, and shorter than the rest.
Cairo Genizah Collection (University of Pennsylvania. Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Library).
Cairo Genizah Collection (Dropsie College. Library).
Amram.

Keyword:

Texts

Jewish mourning customs

Eulogies

Judaism--Liturgy

Jewish funeral rites and ceremonies

Dirges

Judaism--Liturgy--Texts

Institutional Record:

https://find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/9940419013503681

IIIF Manifest:

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p32b8vw7g/manifest

Holding Institution:

University of Pennsylvania