• Ms. 658




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    Manuscript

    [Commentary on Minor Prophets, Habakkuk to Malachi]


    Manuscript ID:
    Ms. 658

    Place:
    Syria?

    Date:
    16th century

    Description:
    ink on paper; 179 leaves, 31 x 21 cm; Syrian Rabbinic Hebrew script

    Former Owner:
    Fraenkel 162

    Subject:
    Bible


    This commentary by the important Syrian-Jewish scholar Samuel ben Abraham Laniado concerns the Minor Prophets, from Habakkuk to Malachi. It is both damaged by damp and considerably faded in places. The final leaf (179a) contains a document concerning the partnership of Sheikh Yusuf and Sheikh Nisim regarding claims addressed to the rabbi of Aleppo, Samuel Laniado, from Baghdad, signed Avraham Mizrahi in an ornamental signature.


    Manuscript Link:
    https://huc.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1159000528


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