University of Pennsylvania, Halper 427

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS26136

Shelfmark:

Halper 427

Title:

Book of letters

Letter

Author:

Tsevi ben Lavi

Place:

Orient

Date:

13th century-16th century?

thirteenth century (dates CE) AAT

fourteenth century (dates CE) AAT

fifteenth century (dates CE) AAT

sixteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Hebrew

Hebrew WIKIDATA

Material:

2 fragments, torn in identical shape, from lower end of fols; orn. dev

Physical Description:

Extent: 2 fols. : 2 fragments, torn in identical shape, from lower end of fols; orn. dev

Note:

The ends of the letters are in written in graphic form, using inverted triangles.
The bottom of two folios from a book of letters, apparently composed for literary value. Florid Hebrew prose, heavily decorated with biblical phrases, and some Talmudic ones. The letters are copied successively into a codex.
One of the letters is signed על הכתב[...] צבי ה״ה בן לביא probably a pen name.
Within the paragraphs there are few text breaks, hardly discernable, denoted only by a space.
Cairo Genizah Collection (University of Pennsylvania. Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Library).
Cairo Genizah Collection (Dropsie College. Library).
Amram.

Keyword:

Hebrew letters

Institutional Record:

https://find.library.upenn.edu/catalog/9940421063503681

IIIF Manifest:

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p30k26w36/manifest

Holding Institution:

University of Pennsylvania