Writing exercise; Bible Or.1081 2.75.24

Title:

Writing exercise; Bible Or.1081 2.75.24

Date:

16th-17th century

Description:

F. 1r: liturgical excerpt from Psalms 1:6-2:3 from the Syriac Peshitta, though with several variants that suggest it was copied from a recitation or from memory rather than from a written text. F. 1v: alphabet is written with a mnemonic in a grid (ʾabgad hawwaz ḥaṭṭī kalaman saʿfaṣ qaršat; i.e. using each letter in sequence), though an extra yūdh is written after lāmadh. F. 2r: alphabet exercise in which the letters ālaph to ṭēth are written with the vowel pthaha (a) and then mīm is repeated 22 times. Ca. 16th-17th century.Condition: Torn, stainedLayout: 7-8 lines (f. 2v is blank)

Language:

Classical Syriac

Type (Narrower):

Manuscripts

Type (Broader):

Text

Geographic region:

Egypt

Provenance:

Donated by Dr Solomon Schechter and his patron Dr Charles Taylor in 1898 as part of the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection

Medium:

Paper

Extent:

2 leaves (bifolium). Leaf: (height: 10.7 cm, width: 15.7 cm)

Publisher:

Cambridge University Library

Rights:

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Identifier:

Or.1081 2.75.24

Is part of:

The Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection

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