View source for Jewish Theological Seminary of America MS 4879 (Steinschneider 33)

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|Has Reference Number=Heb6
|Has Location=New York, Jewish Theological Seminary of America Library
|Has Siglum=MS 4879 (Steinschneider 33)
|Has Page Range=63v-79v
|Has Standardised Title Of Narrative=משלי סנדבר (Mishle Sendebar)
|Has Incipit Or Textual Title=משלי סנדבר
|Has Siglum Of The Version Of The Seven Sages=Mishle Sendebar
|Has Language Group Within Version=Hebrew Mishle Sendebar
|Has Narrative Or Scholarly Group Within Version=Hebrew Group A
|Was Translated Or Adapted From=Constantinople 1516
|Has Source For Information On Textual Relationship to Broader Tradition=Epstein (1967)
|Has Place Of Production=Iran
|Has Date Of Production=1709
|Has Source For Date Of Production=National Library of Israel catalogue
|Has Material=Paper
|Has Language Of Manuscript=Hebrew
|Has Language=Aramaic
|Is Prose Or Verse=Prose
|Has Collation=Translated from the National Library of Israel's catalogue information: 

Pages 2a–3b: A piyyut (liturgical poem) for the Passover Seder night. Begins: "Mah nishtanah leylah din [...] she'alin din medin b'chaburah" (Why is this night different [...] these questions are asked in a group).
Page 3b: "A Balanced Song by Rabbi Yosef." Begins: "A song to the living God, a song of praise, glory and honor, honor [...] fitting for You, my God, greatness."
Pages 5a–10a, 11a–26b: Interpretations (Tafsirs) of piyyutim in Neo-Aramaic.
Page 10a: "A piyyut by Rabbi Elazar for Rosh Chodesh Nisan." Begins: "Light will shine for every seer, in it the holy ones rejoiced and knew that this is the new month."
Pages 27a–28a: "Tosefta of Vayigash." A midrashic expansion of the Torah portion of Vayigash in Aramaic. Part of this is found in the Midrash Tanhuma. It is also found in Sassoon Manuscript 1151, folio 46.
Pages 28a–35b: "A sharh (explanation) of Vayigash" in Neo-Aramaic, including the piyyut: "They will come and argue together for justice" with the "Sharh of 'They will come and argue.'" The piyyut is also found in Sassoon Manuscript 1151, folios 46–47.
Pages 36a–52b: Commentary on the Torah portion of Beshalach in Neo-Aramaic. At the end: "I wrote this commentary on Beshalach for myself."
Pages 53a–57b: Commentary on the Haftorah for the second day of Shavuot in Aramaic.
Pages 57b–63b: "Tafsir of the Azharot (liturgical poems) for Purim."
Pages 63b–79b: Mishlei Sandbar (The Proverbs of Sandbar). See: ZFHB, vol. 6, page 61.
Pages 83b–91b: "The story of our forefather Abraham and what happened to him with Nimrod."
Pages 92b–93b: A piyyut for Simchat Torah: "God of old, who resides in His abode, bless the prince who reads from His abode," and permission for those called to the Torah on Simchat Torah.
Pages 94b–108a, 116b–117b: Translation of lamentations (Kinnot) into Aramaic.
Pages 108b–116b: "Sharh of Eicha" (Lamentations) in Neo-Aramaic.
|Has Total Pages In Manuscript=188
|Has Height=137
|Has Width=97
|Has Illustrations=No
|Has Digitisation=https://makor.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/delivery/01JTS_INST:01JTS/1257364630007706
|Has Modern Research Literature=Epstein (1967)
|Has Catalogue=https://www.nli.org.il/en/manuscripts/NNL_ALEPH990001089340205171/NLI#$FL76606542; https://makor.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/delivery/01JTS_INST:01JTS/1257364630007706
|Has Note=A note on location: Epstein notes this is a manuscript 'of Persian origin'; the catalogue description describes the hand as 'oriental semi-cursive', and the National Library of Israel's entry includes colophons indicating production in 'Nehru' or 'Sando'.
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