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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1214

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Shelfmark

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1214

Name

Erfurt 4

Collection

Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)

Item Nature

Book Type

Codex

Writing

Writing Material

Parchment

Ink

Brown (iron-gall)

Writing Instrument

Quill

Ruling

Ruling Existence

There is ruling

Ruling Method

Hard point

Ruling Pattern

Grid of single vertical and horizontal lines

Number of Written Lines

Number of Ruled Lines

Date

Date Mentioned

1200

Date Observations

the dating 1200 is according to https://digital.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/

Place

Locality of Writing

Ashkenaz

Estimated Geographical Area

Ashkenaz

Language

Hebrew
Aramaic

Subject Field

Bible

Vowels and Signs

Hebrew Vocalisation

Complete

Vocalisation Type

Tiberian

Other

Item History

Written before 1349. In this year they came into the possession of the city council of Erfurt during a pogrom related to the Black Death. Even though there are no dated inscriptions on the scrolls themselves and thus an exact date is unavailable, it must predate 1349.

Further Bibliography

J. Penkower, “The Ashkenazi Pentateuch Tradition as Reflected in the Erfurt Hebrew Bible Codices and Torah Scrolls”, in F. Bussert – S. Laubenstein – M. Stürzebrecher (eds), Zu Bild und Text im jüdisch-christlichen Kontext im Mittelalter (Erfurter Schriften zur jüdischen Geschichte 3; Erfurt: Jena, Bussert & Stadeler, 2014), p118-141

Published: 19 Jan 2024, 7:54 a.m.

Created: 20 Nov 2022, 9:19 a.m. by Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi

Last Updated: 19 Jan 2024, 7:56 a.m. by Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi

Entry Authors: Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi

How to cite this page: Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi, 'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1214', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/items/16/ on 2025-12-04.

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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1214: 14r