Auction 85 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Manuscript – Hoshaanot and Targum of Three Megillot – Yemen, 1865

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Manuscript, Hoshaanot and Aramaic Targum of three megillot.[Yemen, ca. 1865].
Compilation written by several writers. Begins with Hoshana Rabbah, followed by the order of Hoshaanot for the seven days of Sukkot and piyyutim for Simchat Torah, incomplete. Further in the manuscript is an Aramaic Targum for three megillot: Shir HaShirim, Ruth and Kohelet, with its own title page.
Signatures of "the scribe Salem ibn Avraham al-Arshi" at the end of the Targum to Shir HaShirim and at the end of the Targum to Ruth. The Targum to Kohelet was written by a different scribe and ends with a colophon dating the conclusion of the work to 1865. Ownership inscriptions of "Chaim ibn Sa'id" alongside the colophon (his signature appears on the title page of the Targum of the megillot).
16; 51 pp. Approx. 17 cm. Fair condition. Stains, tears and wear. Worming affecting text on a number of leaves. Detached gatherings. Detached, damaged, old binding.


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Yemenite Jewry – Manuscripts and Documents
Yemenite Jewry – Manuscripts and Documents