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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Item Nature

Document Type

One leaf document

Writing

Writing Material

Paper

Ink

Black (carbon based)

Writing Instrument

Calamus

Ruling

Ruling Existence

No ruling can be seen

Number of Written Lines

Date

Date Century

12th Century CE

Place

Locality of Writing

Aleppo

Language

Hebrew

Document Text

Letter

Document Text Observations

A long letter of recommendation on behalf of Obadiah the Proselyte, by Barukh b. Yiṣḥaq of Aleppo, written in elegant and vocalized Hebrew.

Vowels and Signs

Hebrew Vocalisation

Partial

Other

Item History

From the Genizah, 1896.

Ktiv Reference Number

990053386140205171

Ktiv Link

https://www.nli.org.il/en/discover/manuscripts/hebrew-manuscripts/itempage?vid=KTIV&scope=KTIV&docId=PNX_MANUSCRIPTS990053386140205171&SearchTxt=Heb.%20a.%203.1,AND (Date accessed: 2026-01-08)

Repository Library Link

https://genizah.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/catalog/volume_5 (Date accessed: 2026-01-08)

Further Bibliography

For more information, visit https://johannes-obadiah.org/navigator.php?Manuscript=Epistle%20of%20R.%20Barukh%20of%20Aleppo&PageNum=1.
Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/19281/ (accessed January 8, 2026).

Published: 8 Jan 2026, 10:43 a.m.

Created: 8 Jan 2026, 10:32 a.m. by Elena Lolli

Last Updated: 8 Jan 2026, 10:43 a.m. by Elena Lolli

Entry Authors: Elena Lolli

How to cite this page: Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/items/1181/ on 2026-01-10.

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: 1r