Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 117

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 117
Maimonides, Commentary on the Mishnah (Seder Zeraʻim)
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Item Nature

Codex

Writing

Paper
Black (carbon based)
Calamus

Ruling

There is ruling
Hard point
31

Date

1161–1169
12th Century CE
The manuscript is considered by some scholars as Maimonides's autograph.

Place

Egypt
Orient
Sephardi script.

Language

  • Hebrew
  • Judeo-Arabic

Subject Field

  • Mishna
  • Mishna commentary

Vowels and Signs

  • Tiberian
  • Arabic symbols for text in Hebrew script
  • Single dot
  • Double dots
  • Flat line

Other

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Item Images
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 117: 24v
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 117: 25r
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Graphic Elements

Divine Symbol

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 117: Divine Symbol - #11756
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Specimens
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 117 - Cursive
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 117: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 117: Main text scribe - Square
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 117 - Non-square (Beinoni)
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 117: (Other) - Non-square (Beinoni)
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)