Manuscript/Mixed Material Commentary on the Five Scrolls

Title

• Commentary on the Five Scrolls

Created / Published

• 16-17th century.

Headings

• -  Manuscripts, Hebrew--Washington (D.C.)

Notes

• -  Italian semi-cursive script.
• -  Description based on finding aid
• -  [פירוש המגילות] Commentary on the Five Scrolls. Incomplete. Many of the verses are explained according to kabbalistic teachings. The anonymous author quotes the Zohar according to a printed edition. Includes commentaries on Canticles (ff. 1r-33r) followed by a note on money beginning והכסף יענה את הכל(f. 33r-v, end missing), Lamentations (ff. 34r-65v), Ecclesiastes up to iii:1 (ff. 66r-124v). The end is missing. When he reached Ecclesiastes iii:1 on the topic of time, the author added a divergement on the 28 epochs from the time of the first human birth (Seth) until the birth of Solomon (ff. 105-124). The end is missing.
• -  Owners: יח"ק (Isaac Hayyim or Israel Hayyim Carpi? or Joseph Hayyim Katzigen?) noted at the beginning of Lamentations and Ecclesiastes that he had purchased the manuscript from the heirs of Hayyim Ovazzo לי למקנה מאת יורשי המ' חיי' אווזה זצ"ל, יח"ק (ff. 1r, 28r). LC Hebr. Ms 122 was also purchased by the same owner from the Ovazzo heirs. Deinard 1914.

Medium

• 124 ff. Paper. ; 21 x 15 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

• LC Hebr. Ms 146
• Micro Orien. Hebr. 880/

Repository

• Library of Congress African and Middle Eastern Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu

Digital Id

• https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/amedscd.2018757764

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2018757764

Online Format

• pdf
• image

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2018757764

Additional Metadata Formats

• MARCXML Record
• MODS Record
• Dublin Core Record

IIIF Presentation Manifest

• Manifest (JSON/LD)