Single sheet, decorated, with piyyut (liturgical poem) for Friday night. Iran, Tevet 5672 [1911/12]. Written by David Sasson ben Nissan.
Ink, pencil and paint on paper.
Single sheet, handwritten, with the Hebrew piyyut that opens with "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Almighty" (attributed to Rabbi Sasson Mordechai Moshe), recited by Iraqi Jews on Friday night. The page is divided into two columns; in the right column, the Hebrew title "This is the Song of the Holy Sabbath" appears inside tapering horseshoe arches, and at the bottom of the left column, the scribe gives his signature: "I am the young writer, David Sasson son of ... Nissan in honor of... the young man Moshe ben Adoniya... written [on] the Month of Tevet, Year 5672 [1911/12]." Underneath the latter is a schematic drawing of a flower, flanked by a pair of birds. The text is enclosed in an orange-brown border.
Some of the words of the piyyut are misspelled with additional vowels, presumably to facilitate pronunciation (see Hebrew text).
26.5X21 cm. Good condition. Few stains and tears.
Purchased in Bukhara, September 2005.