Jewish Theological Seminary of America MS 2374 (Steinschneider 11)
From Seven Sages of Rome
| Manuscript | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Reference Number | Heb3 | ||
| Location | New York, Jewish Theological Seminary of America Library | ||
| Siglum/Shelfmark | MS 2374 (Steinschneider 11, | ||
| Page/Folio range | 147r-151v | ||
| Standardised title of narrative | משלי סנדבר (Mishle Sendebar) | ||
| Incipit or textual title | Maase Sendebar | ||
| 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 St. | ||
| Translated/adapted from (Version/Text) | |||
| Source for information on textual relationship to broader tradition | Epstein (1967) | ||
| Scribe | |||
| Author | |||
| Place of Manuscript Production | Spain | ||
| Date of Manuscript Production | 1401 - 1450 | ||
| Source of date Manuscript Production | Epstein (1967) | ||
| Material | Parchment and paper | ||
| Language of Manuscript | Hebrew | ||
| Regional or specific Language of Manuscript | |||
| Source for regional or specific Language of Manuscript | |||
| Prose or Verse | Prose | ||
| Other texts in the Manuscript | 1. Fol. 3r-46v: Mivḥar ha-peninim / Ibn Gabirol. Beginning missing.
2. Fol. 46v-98v: משלי הפילוסופים עם מעשה אניקש המשורר. By Hunayn ibn Ishaq. Translated by Judah Ḥarizi. 3. Fol. 98v-103v: ספר הנפש. Attributed to Galen. 4. Fol. 104v-106r: אגרת המוסר הכללית/ Pseudo-Aristotle. 5. Fol. 106v-110v: חבר אריסטו היוני בחכמת ההנהגה, אגרת קצרה 6. Fol. 111r-124v: מעשים של חסידים. Many of the stories were included in Moses Gaster's Exempla of the Rabbis. 7. Fol. 124v-140r: ספר פניני המליצות 8. Fol. 140v-146v: ספר התפוח / Pseudo-Aristotle. 9. Fol. 147r-152v: משלי סנדבאר. Called מעשה סנדבאר in the ms. | ||
| Total pages/folios in Manuscript | 152 | ||
| Height | 225 | ||
| Width | 160 | ||
| Illustrations | No | ||
| Digitisation | https://www.nli.org.il/en/manuscripts/NNL_ALEPH990001038010205171/NLI#$FL157339216 | ||
| Modern Editions | |||
| Catalogue | https://www.nli.org.il/en/manuscripts/NNL_ALEPH990001038010205171/NLI#$FL157339216, https://makor.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01JTS_INST/ne9ig6/alma990000715750107706 | ||
| Modern Research Literature | Epstein (1967) | ||
| General Notes (Internal) | |||
Note
Text is incomplete; according to Epstein, the narrative breaks off in the middle of the story 'Catula'.
Pattern of embedded stories in this manuscript
| Short Story | Sequence Number | Narrator | Name Variations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leo | 1 | Sendebar | Sndbar |
| Avis | 2 | ||
| Turtures | 3 | ||
| Catula | 4 |
