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Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4720

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Shelfmark

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4720

Collection

Universiteitsbibliotheek (Leiden, Netherlands)

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

בכ"ה ימים לחודש אדר ראשון שלשנת חמשת אלפים ותשעה וארבעים לבריאת עולם

Date CE

1289

Date Century

13th Century CE

Place

Locality of Writing

Rome?

Estimated Locality

Central Italy

Estimated Geographical Area

Italy

Place Observations

The place of writing is not explicitely mentioned in the codex. However, the scribe belonged to a prominent Roman family of copyists operating in the same period as the copy of this manuscript.

Language

Hebrew
Aramaic

Subject Field

Talmud

Subject Field Observations

This is the only complete extant manuscript copy of Talmud Yerushalmi.

Vowels and Signs

Hebrew Vocalisation

No vowels or accents

Other

SfarData Link

https://sfardata.nli.org.il/#/manuscript/0F006 (Date accessed: 2026-11-02)

Ktiv Reference Number

990001978630205171

Ktiv Link

https://www.nli.org.il/en/discover/manuscripts/hebrew-manuscripts/viewerpage?vid=MANUSCRIPTS#d=[[PNX_MANUSCRIPTS990001978630205171-2]] (Date accessed: 2026-11-02)

Repository Library Link

https://digitalcollections.universiteitleiden.nl/view/item/937041?solr_nav%5Bid%5D=df1f09dfbe706d4d08f5&solr_nav%5Bpage%5D=0&solr_nav%5Boffset%5D=0 (Date accessed: 2026-11-02)

Further Bibliography

Link to the second half of the manuscript: https://www.nli.org.il/en/discover/manuscripts/hebrew-manuscripts/itempage?vid=KTIV&scope=KTIV&docId=PNX_MANUSCRIPTS990001978630205171&SearchTxt=or.%204720

Published: 2 Nov 2026, 1:06 p.m.

Created: 2 Nov 2026, 12:19 p.m. by Margherita Pepoli

Last Updated: 2 Nov 2026, 1:07 p.m. by Margherita Pepoli

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How to cite this page: deleted deleted, 'Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4720', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/items/1683/ on 2026-11-02.

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Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4720: 28r