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Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 358

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Shelfmark

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 358

Collection

Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Vatican, Vatican)

Item Nature

Book Type

Codex

Writing

Writing Material

Parchment

Ink

Brown (iron-gall)

Writing Instrument

Calamus

Ruling

Ruling Existence

There is ruling

Ruling Method

Pencil

Ruling Pattern

Framework only

Number of Written Lines

Dimensions

Height

255

Width

173

Height of Written Area

175

Width of Written Area

113

Date

Date Mentioned

1293

Date Century

13th Century CE

Place

Locality of Writing

Libya

Estimated Locality

Tripoli

Estimated Geographical Area

Sepharad

Language

Hebrew

Subject Field

Medicine

Vowels and Signs

Hebrew Vocalisation

No vowels or accents

Other

Item History

Colophon: “The tenth treatise of the Book of the Maliki was completed on Thursday, the twenty-sixth day of the month of Adar, in the year 5[?] [= Hebrew year], in the city of Tabriz, the elevated [city] situated on the shore of the sea. I [translated] it from Arabic into Hebrew, and praise be to God, Lord of the worlds.

This is in his own handwriting. I love the composition, and this composition belongs to the sage Sabbat, son of the sage ʿAṭiyya, may God have mercy upon him.” (202a)

SfarData Link

https://sfardata.nli.org.il/#/manuscript/0E103 (Date accessed: 2026-11-13)

Ktiv Reference Number

990001972360205171

Ktiv Link

https://www.nli.org.il/en/discover/manuscripts/hebrew-manuscripts/itempage?vid=KTIV&scope=KTIV&docId=PNX_MANUSCRIPTS990001972360205171&SearchTxt=ebr.%20358,AND (Date accessed: 2026-11-13)

Repository Library Link

https://digi.vatlib.it/mss/detail/Vat.ebr.358 (Date accessed: 2026-11-13)

Further Bibliography

Bibliothecae Apostolicae Vaticanae codicum manuscriptorum catalogus ... S.E. Assemanus ... et J. S. Assemanus, I: Codices ebraicos et samaritanos (Romae 1756)

Hebrew Manuscripts in the Vatican Library; Catalogue, ..., edited by Benjamin Richler, palaeographical and codicological descriptions by Malachi Beit-Arié in collaboration with Nurit Pasternak. Città del Vaticano, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, 2008 (Studi e Testi 438).

Created: 13 Nov 2026, 10:13 a.m. by Elena Lolli

Entry Authors: Elena Lolli

How to cite this page: Elena Lolli, 'Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 358', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/items/1728/ on 2026-11-13.

Item Images

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 358: 8r

Graphic Elements

Letter

Specimens

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 358: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Vatican, Vatican)

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 358

Item Nature

Writing

Ruling

Dimensions

Date

Place

Language

Subject Field

Vowels and Signs

Other

Letter

Aleph

Beth

Gimel

Daleth

He

Vav

Zayin

Ḥeth

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

Punctuation