University of Pennsylvania, Halper 180

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS25837

Shelfmark:

Halper 180

Title:

Part of a prayer book for the Evening Service, Sabbath eve

Prayer book

Place:

Orient

Date:

12th century-13th century?

twelfth century (dates CE) AAT

thirteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic

Hebrew WIKIDATA

Judeo-Arabic WIKIDATA

Material:

non-consecutive, complete

Physical Description:

Extent: 2 fols. : non-consecutive, complete

Note:

Copied in rough hand; partially vocalized.
Fol. 1 is from the regular Evening Service, the final Blessing of the Recitation of the Shemaʹ sequence, that links it to the ʹAmidah, that starts אמת ואמונה. The fragment starts with ואמרו כולם מי כמוך.
In this version, the paragraph before the Blessing גאל ישראל is more expanded then that of R. Saʻadia's Siddur (identical to the common version), but is similar to that found in the Siddur of Solomon of Sujulmassa (in the published edition, S. Croizer: Seder Rav ʻAmram Gaʾon zal / Shemuel Yerushalmi [ed.]. Jerusalem : S. Hagai, 1995, from ms. Oxford Bodleian 899, pp. 22). The end of the...
Fol. 2 is from the Sabbath Eve Service, the fragment contains the end of the ʻAmidah, followed by a sentence in Arabic, with instructions for the rest of the service for an individual. The remaining bottom two lines of the recto and the whole verso are Mishnah Shabbat Chapter II (במה מדליקין), the fragment reaches Mishnah 2, here too the bottom is faded and illegible.
Cairo Genizah Collection (University of Pennsylvania. Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Library).
Cairo Genizah Collection (Dropsie College. Library).
Amram.

Keyword:

Texts

Judaism--Liturgy

Sabbath--Liturgy

Siddurim

Judaism--Liturgy--Texts

Institutional Record:

https://find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/9940418643503681

IIIF Manifest:

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3v11w45f/manifest

Holding Institution:

University of Pennsylvania