Calendrical T-S K19.12
- Holding institution:
- Cambridge University Library
- Data provider:
- Cambridge University Library
- Title:
- Calendrical T-S K19.12
- Creator:
- Josiah b. Mevoraḵ al-ʿĀqūlī
- Date:
- 6th-19th century
- Description:
- Treatise on the calendar by Josiah b. Mevoraḵ al-ʿĀqūlī, which claims that the Jewish calendar repeats itself exactly every 247 years. He describes the course of the fourteen possible types of the Jewish year, including the beginning of months, holidays and fasts, as well as the division of weekly portions. Mentions Saʿadya Gaʿon with reference to the division of weekly portions. At the bottom of recto is the basmala in Arabic script.Condition: CompleteLayout: 11-15 lines
- Language:
- Judeo-Arabic
Hebrew
Arabic - Type (Narrower):
- Manuscripts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- 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:
- Leaf: (height: 14.3 cm, width: 20.7 (1 leaf: 10.4) cm)
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Library
- Rights:
- This image may be used in accord with fair use and fair dealing provisions, including teaching and research. If you wish to reproduce it within publications or on the public web, please contact genizah@lib.cam.ac.uk.
This metadata is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. - Identifier:
- T-S K19.12
- Is part of:
- The Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection