Budapest, MTA MS. A20

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Budapest, MTA MS. A20
Hungarian Academy of Sciences Library (MTA) (Budapest, Hungary)

Item Nature

Codex

Writing

Paper
watermark oxen head with a stem ended with a star between the horns. No identical watermark found in Briquet.
Brown (iron-gall)

Ruling

There is ruling
Hard point
Framework only
28-31
The ruling is a colourless framework. There are single vertical lines at each side of the block of text. There are no horizontal lines.

Dimensions

21,5
15
16
9
Irregular left-hand margin

Date

י'ז' לחודש טבת שנת קסד' לפרט
1 January 1404 (Julian)
15th Century CE
The date is mentioned in the scribe's colophon on page 256 (the manuscript is foliated with modern Arabic numvers in pencil.

Colophon:
ברוכ הנותן ליעף כח אני ידידי' בר ירחמאל סיימתי זה ספר משכיל יבין י"ז לחודש טבת קס"ד לפרט. ברוך שוכן מרומות הנותן עוז ותעצומות לחרוט רשומות מגילות סתומות ופענוח נעלמות מסודות נעימות וזכיתי לסיימו. בו למען שמו מיהר צמח שמו ויבנה אולמו ואז נשיר לשמו שיר חדש כנאמו

Place

Germany
Ashkenaz

Language

Hebrew

Subject Field

  • Bible commentary
  • Kabbala and Mysticism
The title given for one of the works in the volume is משכיל יבין

Vowels and Signs

No vowels or accents

Other

https://sfardata.nli.org.il/#/manuscript/0P002 (Date accessed: 2025-07-28)
990001909860205171
https://www.nli.org.il/en/discover/manuscripts/hebrew-manuscripts/itempage?vid=KTIV&scope=KTIV&docId=PNX_MANUSCRIPTS990001909860205171&SearchTxt=Budapest%20Kaufmann%20A%2020 (Date accessed: 2025-07-28)
https://real-ms.mtak.hu/529/ (Date accessed: 2025-07-28)
M. Weisz, Katalog der Hebraeischen Handschriften und Bucher in der Bibliothek des Prof. David Kaufmann (Frankfurt 1906), p. 7.
29 Jul 2025, 9:30 a.m.
28 Jul 2025, 9:19 a.m. by Judith Schlanger
29 Jul 2025, 9:30 a.m. by Judith Schlanger
Judith Schlanger
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Budapest, MTA MS. A20: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
Hungarian Academy of Sciences Library (MTA) (Budapest, Hungary)