Palimpsest; writing exercises; jottings; liturgy; medical T-S K23.5
- Holding institution:
- Cambridge University Library
- Data provider:
- Cambridge University Library
- Title:
- Palimpsest; writing exercises; jottings; liturgy; medical T-S K23.5
- Date:
- 6th-19th century
- Description:
- The fragment is a palimpsest. The upper text consists, on the right-hand side of the leaf, of a children’s writing exercise of the alphabet with the various different Tiberian vowels signs. The left-hand side holds a list of substances in Judaeo-Arabic, including gum, sugar and other commodities, with some irregular spellings. It is possibly a portion of a medical prescription. Verso contains some pen trials in Hebrew. The under text on recto, written transversely in relation to the upper text, is in Bohairic Coptic, and is probably a liturgical text.Condition: Torn, holes, rubbed, stainedLayout: upper text: 10 lines (recto); 3 lines (verso); under text: 26 lines (recto)
- Language:
- Hebrew
Judeo-Arabic
Coptic - 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:
- Vellum
- 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 K23.5
- Is part of:
- The Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection