British Library Harley 5449

Manuscript Identification
Reference Number	Heb2
Location	London, British Library
Siglum/Shelfmark	Harley 5449 (Margoliouth Catalogue 878)
Page/Folio range

Textual Content and Tradition
Standardised title of narrative	משלי סנדבר (Mishle Sendebar)
Incipit or textual title
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 B.M.
Translated/adapted from (Version/Text)	Bibliothèque nationale de France, Hébreu 1282
Source for information on textual relationship to broader tradition	Epstein (1967)

Languages
Language of text	Hebrew
Regional or specific Language of text
Source for regional or specific Language of text	Epstein (1967)

Digitisation and Editions
Digitisation	https://www.nli.org.il/en/manuscripts/NNL_ALEPH990001870770205171/NLI#$FL79428299
Modern Editions	Cassel, Mischle Sindbad (Hebrew, with translation into German) (1888), Habermann, Mishle Sindbad (1946)

Note
According to Epstein, this text is a copy of Bibliothèque nationale de France, Hébreu 1282.

Authorship and Production
Scribe
Author
Place of Manuscript Production
Date of Manuscript Production	1601 - 1700
Source of Date of Manuscript Production	Epstein (1967)

Physical Description
Material	Paper
Total pages/folios in Manuscript	64
Height	159
Width	95
Script style/form
Prose or verse	Prose
Illustrations	No

Contents and Additional Texts
Other texts in the Manuscript

Catalogues and Research Literature
Catalogue	https://www.nli.org.il/en/manuscripts/NNL_ALEPH990001870770205171/NLI#$FL79428299, Hirschfield, Descriptive catalogue of the Hebrew MSS. of the Montefiore Library (1904)
Modern Research Literature	Epstein (1967)

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