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Book/Printed Material The Western Karaim Torah : a critical edition of a manuscript from 1720

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Title

  • The Western Karaim Torah : a critical edition of a manuscript from 1720

Summary

  • "This volume offers the critical edition and an English translation of the oldest translation of the Pentateuch into Western Karaim copied in 1720 by Simcha ben Chananel (died 1723). The manuscript was compared against several other Karaim translations of the Torah as well as with the standard text of the Hebrew Bible. The author provides a description of the manuscript's language and an outline of the history of Western Karaim translations of the Torah to better understand the its philological and historical background"-- Provided by publisher.

Names

  • Simḥah ben Ḥananʼel, approximately 1670-1723, translator
  • Németh, Michał, 1980- transcriber, editor, translator

Created / Published

  • Boston : Brill, 2021.
  • ©2021

Contents

  • v. 1. The Western Karaim Torah volume 1 -- v. 2. The Western Karaim Torah volume 2

Headings

  • -  Bible.--Pentateuch--Versions
  • -  Karaim language--Texts

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references.
  • -  Original text in Karaim with English translation; critical matter in English.
  • -  Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Call Number/Physical Location

  • BS1224.K37

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2020052228

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  • Unrestricted online access

Online Format

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Simḥah Ben ḤananʼEl, Approximately, translator. The Western Karaim Torah: a critical edition of a manuscript from. Németh, Michał, Criber Boston: Brill, . ©, 2021. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2020052228/.

APA citation style:

Simḥah Ben ḤananʼEl, A., translator. (2021) The Western Karaim Torah: a critical edition of a manuscript from. Németh, M Boston: Brill, . ©. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2020052228/.

MLA citation style:

trans by Simḥah Ben ḤananʼEl, Approximately. The Western Karaim Torah: a critical edition of a manuscript from. Németh, Michał, Criber Boston: Brill, . ©, 2021. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2020052228/>.