A manuscript - piyutim and prayers for Passover. [Morocco], [1840s].
Piyutim for saying at the end of the Seder night according to the custom of Morrocan Jews, Passover haftarot (translation of every verse) with piyutim to be said before and after, in block letters with fancy decorations combining red and orange ink (title at top of pages: Dahir). Another part of the manuscript has the order of Kadesh U'rchatz with explanations in Judeo-Arabic, piyutim for Passover in soletreo handwriting, a section of an unidentified work in Judeo-Arabic (Ta'amei HaMitzvot ? Kabbalah ?).
On Leaf 21, is a rabbinical inscription and signature: "I have completed it on Wednesday¦ 1901¦ Machluf ben Moshe Shitrit¦ ", a few of the Morrocan scholars had this name, possibly this is signed by the last one, Rabbi Machluf Shitrit that immigrated to Eretz Yisrael in 1882, settled in Tiberias and became a member of the Beit Din there - see attached material). The writer mentions his rabbi "my Teacher and Rabbi Moshe Maman".
C. 100 written pages. 18 cm. Fair condition. Stains, wear and tear to leaf margins (sometimes with missing text). Worn binding.