Writing exercise Or.1081 2.75.28

Title:

Writing exercise Or.1081 2.75.28

Date:

16th-17th century

Description:

Recto: portion of the beginning of a Syriac hymn ‘My bones shall cry out’. This hymn is also found in the Book of Beth Gazo. It belongs to the Qolo ‘The father has written a letter,’ melody no. 2. While the rest of the Syriac fragments at the classmark Or.1081 2.75 are clearly Syriac-Orthodox based on content, this hymn is particularly anti-Nestorian, as it starts, ‘my bones shall cry out from the tomb, “The Virgin gave birth to God”.’ The hymn then goes on to state that ‘if I have any doubt’ about this, may I be thrown into Gehenna with Nestorius’. Verso: alphabetical writing exercise in Syriac, repeating ‘in the name of the Father, the Son and the Living Holy Spirit’. Ca. 16th-17th century.Condition: Torn, cutLayout: 7 lines

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:

1 leaf. Leaf: (height: 8.9 cm, width: 7.2 cm)

Publisher:

Cambridge University Library

Rights:

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Identifier:

Or.1081 2.75.28

Is part of:

The Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection

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