Manuscript, Tafsir of R. Saadya Gaon, Judeo-Arabic translation of the Torah, composed by R. Saadya Gaon. [Yemen, 18th/19th century and 20th century].
The manuscript is comprised of several manuscript parts scribed in different periods. Leaves [45-102] – script typical of ca. 18th century. Leaves [19-44], different hand, presumably completed at a slightly later date, ca. 19th century. Leaves [2-18; 103-106] are later additions [20th century]. It appears that the combined manuscript comprises the complete composition.
[2-106] leaves. 31 cm. Various types of paper. Condition varies. Overall fair condition. Wear and tears. Mold stains to some leaves. New binding.
It is rare to find a manuscript of this work as a book on its own. Tafsir of R. Saadia Gaon is usually included in Taj books of the Torah, in a separate column alongside the text of the Torah and Targum Onkelos.