Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.137

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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.137
The Cluj Mishne Torah fragments
The Library of the Romanian Academy (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

Item Nature

Codex

Writing

Parchment
Brown (iron-gall)
Uncertain

Ruling

There is ruling
  • Hard point
  • Pencil
Grid of single vertical and horizontal lines
20
18
As part of a folio, the text frame in this ms is thought to have contained roughly 38 lines (see BwB).

Dimensions

217
97
145
97
The full measures of the folio were reconstructed to H = 330 mm and W = 252 mm.

Date

15th Century CE

Place

Northern Italy
Italy

Language

Hebrew

Subject Field

Halakha
Maimonides - Mishne Torah -Leavened and Unleavened Bread 7.1-4

Vowels and Signs

No vowels or accents

Other

Belea, Miruna; Papahagi, Adrian. Moses Maimonides – Mishne Torah (Fragment), Cluj-Napoca, Biblioteca Academiei Române, MS C.137, wrapper (https://fragmentarium.ms/overview/F-61k0) (last date accessed 17th August 2025)

Belea, Miruna; Papahagi, Adrian. MS C.137 (https://www.hebrewmanuscript.com/bwb-database/notice/7a30a927d8c6bf9f1b2f1c4e75b554b2.htm) (last date accessed: 07th October 2025)

See variant of text edited on sefaria.org: Moses Maimonides, Mishne Torah - The Laws on Leavened and Unleavened Bread 7.1-4. Online: https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah%2C_Leavened_and_Unleavened_Bread.7?lang=bi (last date accessed: 17th August 2025)
Item Images
Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.137: Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.137 Cover
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Graphic Elements

Letter

Aleph

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.137: Letter - #32892
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Beth

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.137: Letter - #32904
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He

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.137: Letter - #32903
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Vav

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.137: Letter - #32895
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Zayin

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.137: Letter - #32894
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Ḥeth

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.137: Letter - #32901
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Ṭeth

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.137: Letter - #32898
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Yod

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.137: Letter - #32902
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Lamed

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.137: Letter - #32910
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Mem: final

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.137: Letter - #32900
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Nun

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.137: Letter - #32909
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Nun: final

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.137: Letter - #32906
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Samekh

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.137: Letter - #32899
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Pe

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.137: Letter - #32896
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Ṣade

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.137: Letter - #32893
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Qoph

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.137: Letter - #32897
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Tav

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.137: Letter - #32907
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Specimens
Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.137: Main text scribe - Square
The Library of the Romanian Academy (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)