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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 327

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Shelfmark

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 327

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Item Nature

Book Type

Codex

Writing

Writing Material

Parchment

Ink

Brown (iron-gall)

Ruling

Ruling Existence

There is ruling

Number of Written Lines

Dimensions

Height

225mm

Height of Written Area

165mm approx.

Date

Date Century

13th Century CE

Place

Localities Mentioned in Document

מונטפשלייר

Estimated Locality

Montpellier

Language

Hebrew

Subject Field

Science
Magic and Divination

Subject Field Observations

Luḥot ha-nasi and Seder tiqqun ha-tequfot min ha-luḥot ha-eleh (Method for determining the revolutions from these tables) of Abraham Bar Ḥiyya Savasorda (ca. 1065–ca. 1136). Most of this book is astronomical tables, while the short treatise explaining their use and astrological principles is found on fols 74r-76r.

Vowels and Signs

Hebrew Vocalisation

No vowels or accents

Other

Item History

Huntington Collection.

Ktiv Reference Number

990000946330205171

Ktiv Link

https://www.nli.org.il/en/discover/manuscripts/hebrew-manuscripts/itempage?vid=KTIV&scope=KTIV&docId=PNX_MANUSCRIPTS990000946330205171 (Date accessed: 2024-11-02)

Repository Library Link

https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/ac90902e-7149-4042-a328-f0f0532ffd01/ (Date accessed: 2024-11-02)

Further Bibliography

Sela, Shlomo (2013). 'A Newly Identified Essay on Anniversary Horoscopy Embedded in Abraham Bar Ḥiyya's Astronomical Tables: Hebrew Edition, Translation and Commentary', in: Aleph , Vol. 13, No. 1 (2013), pp. 27-76 (Indiana University Press).

Created: 2 Nov 2024, 5:39 p.m. by Joseph O'Hara

Last Updated: 2 Nov 2024, 5:39 p.m. by Joseph O'Hara

Entry Authors: Joseph O'Hara

How to cite this page: Joseph O'Hara, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 327', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/items/695/ on 2025-12-04.

Item Images

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 327: 74v

Graphic Elements

Letter

Specimens

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 327: Main text scribe - Square

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 327

Item Nature

Writing

Ruling

Dimensions

Date

Place

Language

Subject Field

Vowels and Signs

Other

Letter

Aleph

Beth

Gimel

Daleth

He

Vav

Zayin

Ḥeth

Ṭeth

Yod

Kaph

Kaph: final

Lamed

Mem

Mem: final

Nun

Nun: final

Samekh

'Ayin

Pe

Pe: final

Ṣade

Ṣade: final

Qoph

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav