University of Pennsylvania, Halper 268

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS25767

Shelfmark:

Halper 268

Title:

Dirges for the Ninth of Av

Lamentations

Place:

Orient

Date:

12th century-13th century?

twelfth century (dates CE) AAT

thirteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Hebrew

Hebrew WIKIDATA

Material:

consecutive; losses in lower and exterior edges

Physical Description:

Extent: 2 fols. (bifolium: recto=2b, 1a; verso=1b, 2a): consecutive; losses in lower and exterior edges

Note:

Strophe endings denoted by a sof pasuḳ.
A. (fol. 1) the end of an unknown ḳinah constructed mostly of phrases from Lamentations; last strophe has at least 4 rhyming verses; ends תבוא כל [רע]תם לפניך.
B. (fols. 1-2) fully vocalized; after the lead verse רדי עיני רוב דמעה, the alphabetized strophes start אכף ראש וגם קומה. The fragment reaches strophe ט. Four verses per strophe, the first three rhyme with each other, the fourth is rhymed עה-. Strophes א-ע are in a fragment from a different ms., found in Philadelphia NS 5.
Cairo Genizah Collection (University of Pennsylvania. Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Library).
Cairo Genizah Collection (Dropsie College. Library).
Amram.

Keyword:

Texts

Kinot

Judaism--Liturgy

Piyutim

Ninth of Av--Liturgy

Judaism--Liturgy--Texts

Institutional Record:

https://find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/9940419483503681

IIIF Manifest:

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p37s7jb2t/manifest

Holding Institution:

University of Pennsylvania