New York Jewish Theological Seminary of America MS 2374 (Steinschneider 11)
| Manuscript | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Reference Number | Heb3 | ||
| Location | New York, Jewish Theological Seminary of America Library | ||
| Siglum/Shelfmark | MS 2374 (Steinschneider 11, | ||
| Page/Folio range | 147r-151v | ||
| Standardised title of narrative | משלי סנדבר (Mishle Sendebar) | ||
| Incipit or textual title | Maase Sendebar | ||
| Version (siglum) | Mishle Sendebar | ||
| └ Language Group within Version | Hebrew Mishle Sendebar | ||
| └ Narrative/Scholarly Group within Version | Hebrew Group A | ||
| └ Further scholarly subgroup (1) | |||
| └ Further scholarly subgroup (2) | Text St. | ||
| Translated/adapted from (Version/Text) | |||
| Source for information on textual relationship to broader tradition | Epstein (1967) | ||
| Scribe | |||
| Author | |||
| Place of Manuscript Production | Spain | ||
| Date of Manuscript Production | 1401 - 1450 | ||
| Source of date Manuscript Production | Epstein (1967) | ||
| Material | Parchment and paper | ||
| Language of Manuscript | Hebrew | ||
| Regional or specific Language of Manuscript | |||
| Source for regional or specific Language of Manuscript | |||
| Prose or Verse | Prose | ||
| Other texts in the Manuscript | 1. Fol. 3r-46v: Mivḥar ha-peninim / Ibn Gabirol. Beginning missing.
2. Fol. 46v-98v: משלי הפילוסופים עם מעשה אניקש המשורר. By Hunayn ibn Ishaq. Translated by Judah Ḥarizi. 3. Fol. 98v-103v: ספר הנפש. Attributed to Galen. 4. Fol. 104v-106r: אגרת המוסר הכללית/ Pseudo-Aristotle. 5. Fol. 106v-110v: חבר אריסטו היוני בחכמת ההנהגה, אגרת קצרה 6. Fol. 111r-124v: מעשים של חסידים. Many of the stories were included in Moses Gaster's Exempla of the Rabbis. 7. Fol. 124v-140r: ספר פניני המליצות 8. Fol. 140v-146v: ספר התפוח / Pseudo-Aristotle. 9. Fol. 147r-152v: משלי סנדבאר. Called מעשה סנדבאר in the ms. | ||
| Script style/form | |||
| Total pages/folios in Manuscript | 152 | ||
| Height | 225 | ||
| Width | 160 | ||
| Illustrations | No | ||
| Digitisation | https://www.nli.org.il/en/manuscripts/NNL_ALEPH990001038010205171/NLI#$FL157339216 | ||
| Modern Editions | |||
| Catalogue | https://www.nli.org.il/en/manuscripts/NNL_ALEPH990001038010205171/NLI#$FL157339216, https://makor.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01JTS_INST/ne9ig6/alma990000715750107706 | ||
| Modern Research Literature | Epstein (1967) | ||
Note
Text is incomplete; according to Epstein, the narrative breaks off in the middle of the story 'Catula'. Additionally, the names of the Sages are unusual: they are given (transliterated) as Sndbar, Biars, Alpbin, Likman, Aristotlis, Bindi, and Amri, with 'Biars' in particular very unlike the corresponding sages names in the other Hebrew texts.
Pattern of embedded stories in this manuscript
| Short Story | Sequence Number | Narrator | Name Variations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leo | 1 | Sendebar | Sndbar |
| Avis | 2 | ||
| Turtures | 3 | ||
| Catula | 4 |
