St Petersburg National Library of Russia EVR I 272

From The Seven Sages of Rome

Manuscript Identification

Reference Number
Heb13
Siglum / Shelfmark
EVR I 272 (Firkovich Collection I)
Page / Folio range
1v-9r

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

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

Authorship & Production


Date of Production
1494

Physical Description

Material
Total pages / folios
156
Height
152
Width
108
Prose or verse
Illustrations
No

Contents & 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 & Research Literature

Embedded Stories in This Manuscript

Has Short TitleHas Sequence NumberHas NarratorHas Name Variation
Leo1First Master 
Avis – The Bird2First Master 

Research Material

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