London Montefiore H486
From The Seven Sages of Rome
Manuscript Identification
Reference Number
Heb7
Location
Siglum / Shelfmark
Hirschfield catalogue no. 486 (previously Halberstamm-Montefiore 185)
Page / Folio range
38r-57r
Textual Content & Tradition
Standardised title of narrative
Version (siglum)
Language Group within Version
Narrative / Scholarly Group within Version
Further scholarly subgroup (2)
Source for textual relationship
Languages
Language of text
Digitisation & Editions
Note
The Montefiore Endowment is the last recorded holder of this manuscript, and is listed in scholarship as its current location; however, it was sold to a private collection at auction c. 2004.
In his catalogue, Hirschfield mistakenly refers to this text as 'Bidpai's Fables' (p. 150), the title usually given to Kalilah wa Dimna in Hebrew contexts.
Note: Gibbosi is missing in this text, as it is in Group B.Authorship & Production
Place of Production
Date of Production
1758
Source of Date of Production
Physical Description
Contents & Additional Texts
Other texts in the Manuscript
(From Hirschfield)
- Fol. 1-38: ספר מוחזק כנסת, Abraham Zaccuto, a work of eschatology (printed)
- Fol. 38-57v: "Bidpai's Fables" (Mischle Sendebar)
- Fol. 57v: אריסטיס דבר, Aristeas' letter concerning the Greek translation of the Bible
- Fol. 105: מערב המזרח, תיאור וחשוב המזבח מערב לישראל, Description of Palestine, chiefly with regard to the graves of distinguished Jews
- Fol. 113: ספר מורה כדרך, Abraham b. Ezra
- Fol. 140: מעשה גדול נוגאה, Josef בן יהדירה.
- Fol. 149v: ספר מולות האור ישראל, Biography of Isaac b. Solomon Loria
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