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London, BL MS. Or. 2443

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Shelfmark

London, BL MS. Or. 2443

Collection

British Library (London, United Kingdom)

Item Nature

Book Type

Codex

Writing

Writing Material

Parchment

Ink

Brown (iron-gall)

Ruling

Ruling Existence

There is ruling

Ruling Method

Hard point

Ruling Pattern

Grid of single vertical and horizontal lines

Number of Written Lines

Dimensions

Height

136-138 mm

Width

102-104 mm

Height of Written Area

91 mm

Width of Written Area

68-69 mm

Date

Date Mentioned

ום א' בארבעה ועשרים לחדש תמוז שנת רמ"ג

Date CE

1483

Date Century

15th Century CE

Place

Locality of Writing

Montalbano Elicona, Italy

Localities Mentioned in Document

הר אלבודו

Estimated Geographical Area

Italy

Place Observations

Sfardata record suggests the town of Ostra in Central Italy as a place of writing, while mentioning Montalboddo (identified above as Montalbano Elicona, Sicily) in parentheses.

Language

Hebrew
(Other)

Language (Other)

Italian

Language Observations

It seems to be a translation into Italian.

Subject Field

Liturgy

Vowels and Signs

Hebrew Vocalisation

Complete

Other

SfarData Link

https://sfardata.nli.org.il/#/manuscript/0C472 (Date accessed: 2026-03-24)

Ktiv Reference Number

990001218580205171

Ktiv Link

https://www.nli.org.il/en/discover/manuscripts/hebrew-manuscripts/viewerpage?vid=MANUSCRIPTS#d=[[PNX_MANUSCRIPTS990001218580205171-1,FL35609326]] (Date accessed: 2026-03-24)

Further Bibliography

OPenn: https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0047/html/or_2443.html (Accessed 24.03.26).

Created: 24 Mar 2026, 12:34 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'London, BL MS. Or. 2443', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/items/1421/ on 2026-04-25.

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London, BL MS. Or. 2443: 48v