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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. d. 65.4

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Shelfmark

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. d. 65.4

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Item Nature

Document Type

One leaf document

Writing

Writing Material

Parchment

Ink

Brown (iron-gall)

Writing Instrument

Calamus

Ruling

Ruling Existence

No ruling can be seen

Number of Written Lines

27 (recto); 3 (verso)

Dimensions

Height

230

Width

230

Date

Date Mentioned

1035

Date Century

11th Century CE

Date Observations

15 Av 1346 Seleucid (23 July 1035 CE)

Place

Locality of Writing

Qayrawan

Localities Mentioned in Document

al-Mahdiyya

Language

Hebrew

Document Text

Letter

Vowels and Signs

Hebrew Vocalisation

No vowels or accents

Other

Ktiv Reference Number

990053420150205171

Ktiv Link

https://www.nli.org.il/en/discover/manuscripts/hebrew-manuscripts/itempage?vid=KTIV&scope=KTIV&docId=PNX_MANUSCRIPTS990053420150205171&SearchTxt=d.%2065.4,AND (Date accessed: 2026-02-05)

Repository Library Link

https://genizah.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/catalog/volume_88 (Date accessed: 2026-02-05)

Further Bibliography

M. Gil, Palestine During the First Muslim Period (634–1099)‎ (in Hebrew) (Tel Aviv University, 1983), vol. 2.

Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/562/ (accessed February 5, 2026).

Created: 5 Feb 2026, 2:11 p.m. by Elena Lolli

Entry Authors: Elena Lolli

How to cite this page: Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. d. 65.4', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/items/1285/ on 2026-02-07.

Item Images

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. d. 65.4: 1r

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. d. 65.4: 1v

Graphic Elements

Abbreviation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. d. 65.4: Abbreviation - #41126

Letter

Specimens

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. d. 65.4: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. d. 65.4

Item Nature

Writing

Ruling

Dimensions

Date

Place

Language

Document Text

Vowels and Signs

Other

Abbreviation

Letter

Aleph

Beth

Gimel

Daleth

He

Vav

Zayin

Ḥeth

Ṭeth

Yod

Kaph

Kaph: final

Lamed

Mem

Mem: final

Nun

Nun: final

Samekh

'Ayin

Pe

Pe: final

Ṣade

Ṣade: final

Qoph

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav

Nexus