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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a

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Shelfmark

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Item Nature

Book Type

Codex

Writing

Writing Material

Paper

Ink

Black (carbon based)

Ruling

Ruling Existence

There is ruling

Ruling Method

Hard point

Ruling Pattern

Framework only

Number of Written Lines

36

Number of Ruled Lines

36

Dimensions

Height

272

Width

192

Height of Written Area

196

Width of Written Area

120

Date

Date Mentioned

1478

Date Century

15th Century CE

Place

Estimated Geographical Area

Yemen

Language

Language

Hebrew

Subject Field

Subject Field

Bible
Linguistics

Vowels and Signs

Hebrew Vocalisation

Sporadic

Other

Item History

Provenance and Acquisition: purchase note dated 1571 CE: "קנינו אנו העדים החותמין למטה מן גיאת בן דאוד בן סעיד בן גי’את אלגמל ... אתתפ"ב שנין לשטרי במדינה צנעא ... יוסף בן אברהם יסל", מוזכר בו גם הבעלים: "יחיא בן דאוד אלחמאמי". (fol. 32v). List of births at the beginning and at the end dated 1823-1920 AS (=1512-1609 CE).

SfarData Link

https://sfardata.nli.org.il/#/manuscript/0C221 (Date accessed: 2025-03-03)

Ktiv Reference Number

990000939500205171

Ktiv Link

https://www.nli.org.il/en/discover/manuscripts/hebrew-manuscripts/itempage?vid=KTIV&scope=KTIV&docId=PNX_MANUSCRIPTS990000939500205171&SearchTxt=opp.%20add.,AND (Date accessed: 2025-03-03)

Repository Library Link

https://hebrew.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/catalog/manuscript_406 (Date accessed: 2025-03-03)

Further Bibliography

Derenbourg, J., "Manuel du lecteur d'un auteur inconnu," Journal Asiatique ser. 6, 16 (1870): 309-550.

Neubauer, Adolf, Catalogue of the Hebrew Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library (Oxford, 1886), no. 1505.

Beit-Arié, Malachi and R.A. May (eds), Catalogue of the Hebrew manuscripts in the Bodleian Library; Supplement of Addenda and Corrigenda to Vol. I (A. Neubauer’s Catalogue) (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1994), no. 1505.

Created: 3 Mar 2025, 8:36 a.m. by Elena Lolli

Entry Authors: Elena Lolli

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: 1v

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: 307v

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: 4v

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Graphic Elements

Abbreviation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Abbreviation - #28870

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Decoration

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Decoration - #29029

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Decoration - #29194

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Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Justification - #28868

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Justification - #29004

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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #29001

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28875

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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28880

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #29003

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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28873

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #29010

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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #29018

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28871

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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28900

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #29019

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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28892

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #29024

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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28902

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #29020

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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #29028

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28891

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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #29017

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28901

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Yod

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #29025

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28905

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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #29007

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28872

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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28869

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #29016

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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28904

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #29022

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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #29012

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28884

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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #29009

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28909

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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28895

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #29014

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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28910

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28881

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #29023

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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28883

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #29021

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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #29008

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28878

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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28876

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #29011

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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28866

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #29005

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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #29015

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28865

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Ṣade: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #29000

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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #29026

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28898

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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28907

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #29013

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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #29006

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28879

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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #29002

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28877

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Ligature-Connected

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Ligature-Connected - #28882

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Nexus

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Nexus - #28867

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Punctuation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Punctuation - #29027

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Punctuation - #28897

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Punctuation - #28874

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Specimens

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Main text scribe - Square

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)