Auction 78 - Rare and Important Items
Two Early Manuscript Leaves from a Genizah – Unknown Piyyut by Rabbi Moshe Ibn Ezra / Qisat Esther
Opening: $1,000
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for: $3,500
Including buyer's premium
Two early manuscript leaves from a genizah.
• Manuscript leaf (two written pages), fragment from an early siddur, with Hoshanot, including an unknown piyyut by R. Moshe Ibn Ezra. Semi-cursive and semi-square Oriental script. [Ca. 12th/13th century].
The first page contains a Hoshanot piyyut by R. Saadia Gaon. The piyyut on the second page is an acrostic spelling out Moshe ben Ezra. This piyyut is not known from any other source.
[1] leaf. Approx. 13 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Open tears and damage, affecting text, professionally restored.
Description based on a report (enclosed) by Mr. Shlomo Zucker, expert on Hebrew manuscripts.
• Manuscript leaf (two written pages), section of Qisat Esther (the story of Esther in Judeo-Arabic). Semi-cursive Oriental script. [Ca. 13th century].
[1] leaf. 20 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Open tears and damage, affecting text, professionally restored.
Description based on a report (enclosed) by Mr. Shlomo Zucker, expert on Hebrew manuscripts.
• Manuscript leaf (two written pages), fragment from an early siddur, with Hoshanot, including an unknown piyyut by R. Moshe Ibn Ezra. Semi-cursive and semi-square Oriental script. [Ca. 12th/13th century].
The first page contains a Hoshanot piyyut by R. Saadia Gaon. The piyyut on the second page is an acrostic spelling out Moshe ben Ezra. This piyyut is not known from any other source.
[1] leaf. Approx. 13 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Open tears and damage, affecting text, professionally restored.
Description based on a report (enclosed) by Mr. Shlomo Zucker, expert on Hebrew manuscripts.
• Manuscript leaf (two written pages), section of Qisat Esther (the story of Esther in Judeo-Arabic). Semi-cursive Oriental script. [Ca. 13th century].
[1] leaf. 20 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Open tears and damage, affecting text, professionally restored.
Description based on a report (enclosed) by Mr. Shlomo Zucker, expert on Hebrew manuscripts.
Early Genizah Leaves and Manuscripts
– The Orient
Early Genizah Leaves and Manuscripts
– The Orient