New York Jewish Theological Seminary of America MS 8502

Manuscript Identification
Reference Number	Heb24
Location	New York, Jewish Theological Seminary of America Library
Siglum/Shelfmark	MS 8502
Page/Folio range	175-268

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)
Translated/adapted from (Version/Text)	Divre ha-Yamim shel Moshe Rabbenu. Constantinople: R. Samuel Ibn Naamias, 1516
Source for information on textual relationship to broader tradition

Languages
Language of text	Judeo-Italian
Regional or specific Language of text	Judeo-Italian
Source for regional or specific Language of text	National Library of Israel catalogue

Digitisation and Editions
Digitisation	https://www.nli.org.il/en/manuscripts/NNL_ALEPH990000898220205171/NLI#$FL157518653
Modern Editions

Note
Note: according to the National Library of Israel's database, this text is a copy of the 1544 Venice print. It is also listed as 'in Italian, with Hebrew script'.

Authorship and Production
Scribe	Moshe ben Gamliel Nerani Yitzur Yitzaveh Shalom
Author
Place of Manuscript Production	Roma, Italy
Date of Manuscript Production	1660 - 1661
Source of Date of Manuscript Production

Physical Description
Material
Total pages/folios in Manuscript	361
Height
Width
Script style/form	Judeo-Italian (Italian written in Hebrew script)
Prose or verse	Prose
Illustrations	No

Contents and Additional Texts
Other texts in the Manuscript	Translated from the NLI's database: In the manuscript: "The Book of Chronicles of Moses, Our Teacher, of Blessed Memory" (Sefer Divrei HaYamim shel Moshe Rabbeinu). A copy from the Venice printing (year [1544]), including the other works published there: The Death of Aaron (Petirat Aharon) The Death of Moses (Petirat Moshe) Tobit son of Tobiel (Tovi ben Toviel) The Fables of Sendebar Ma'aseh Yerushalmi (A Jerusalem Tale) The Book of Enoch (Sefer Chanoch) Aesop’s Riddles and Parables of Solomon (Chidot Eisofito u'Mashalim shel Shlomo)

Catalogues and Research Literature
Catalogue	Property "Has Catalogue" (as page type) with input value "https://makor.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma990000771130107706&context=L&vid=01JTS_INST:01JTS&lang=en&search_scope=MyInstitution&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=LibraryCatalog&query=any,contains,8502&offset=0" contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process.https://makor.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma990000771130107706&context=L&vid=01JTS_INST:01JTS&lang=en&search_scope=MyInstitution&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=LibraryCatalog&query=any,contains,8502&offset=0, https://www.nli.org.il/en/manuscripts/NNL_ALEPH990000898220205171/NLI#$FL157518653
Modern Research Literature

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