St Petersburg National Library of Russia EVR I 272

From The Seven Sages of Rome

Manuscript Identification
Reference Number Heb13
Location St Petersburg, National Library of Russia (Российская национальная библиотека)
Siglum/Shelfmark EVR I 272 (Firkovich Collection I)
Page/Folio range 1v-9r
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 Len.
Translated/adapted from (Version/Text)
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
Digitisation and Editions
Digitisation https://www.nli.org.il/en/manuscripts/NNL_ALEPH990000809000205171/NLI#$FL37810600
Modern Editions
Note

According to Epstein, this text is fragmentary, and breaks off part of the way through 'Lavator'.

Authorship and Production
Scribe
Author
Place of Manuscript Production
Date of Manuscript Production 1494
Source of Date of Manuscript Production
Physical Description
Material Paper
Total pages/folios in Manuscript 156
Height 152
Width 108
Script style/form
Prose or verse Prose
Illustrations No
Contents and Additional Texts
Other texts in the Manuscript From Epstein (p. 350):

(1) Mishle Sendebar, 9 fols.;

(2) Responsa on ritual slaughter, 8 fols.;

(3) History of the birth of Jesus, son of Mary, 1 fol.;

(4) Riddles, fables, medical prescriptions, 9 fols.;

(5) Eldad the Danite, excerpt, 2 fols.;

(6) Hebrew tr. of Aramaic parts of Ezra and Daniel, 48 fols.;

(7) Maimonides' commentary on Perek Helek le-Olam ha-Ba, 26 fols.;

(8) Selections from Mishnah and Talmud, 10 fols.;

(9) Azaave-Azza'el, 8 fols.;

(10) Poems of Judah ha-Levi; history of Haman in verse, 6 fols.;

(11) Praise of the other world versus adversity of this world, 3 fols.;

(12) Aspects of the human character by Abraham ibn Ezra, 3 fols.;

(13) Midrash Abba Urin, 1 fol.;

(14) Story of Judith, 1 fol.;

(15) Parables of hen Sira, 13 fols.

Catalogues and Research Literature
Catalogue https://www.nli.org.il/en/manuscripts/NNL_ALEPH990000809000205171/NLI#$FL37810600
Modern Research Literature Epstein (1967)
Pattern of embedded stories in this manuscript