Palimpsest; piyyut; Bible T-S 12.182

Title:

Palimpsest; piyyut; Bible T-S 12.182

Creator:

Yannai
Origen

Date:

7th century; 10th century

Description:

Palimpsest. Upper text: piyyuṭim by Yannai, qeduštaʾot for the reading of two sedarim in the Palestinian triennial cycle, Leviticus 16:1 and 16:25, part of a maḥzor of Yannai’s poetry. Under text: Origen’s Hexapla on Psalms 22 (21 in the Greek tradition), written in majuscule and preserving columns 2 (Hebrew transliterated into Greek; only a few letters remain); 3 (Aquila); 4 (Symmachus); and 5 (Septuagint). Nothing of column 6 (Theodotion) survives. The under-text is among the earliest manuscripts in the Genizah and is probably to be dated to the 7th century CE. The upper-text is ca. 10th century. This fragment of Yannai’s works, can be joined with other leaves in the Genizah Collection to make a complete quire. Although each sheet of vellum used in the quire is a palimpsest, they are not from the same original manuscript.Condition: holesLayout: various lines

Language:

Hebrew
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

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

Extent:

Leaf: (height: 27.5 cm, width: 22 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.
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Identifier:

T-S 12.182

Is part of:

The Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection

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