London Montefiore H486
| Manuscript | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Reference Number | Heb7 | ||
| Location | London, Montefiore Library | ||
| Siglum/Shelfmark | Hirschfield catalogue no. 486 (previously Halberstamm-Montefiore 185) | ||
| Page/Folio range | 38r-57r | ||
| 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 H.M. | ||
| Translated/adapted from (Version/Text) | |||
| Source for information on textual relationship to broader tradition | Epstein (1967) | ||
| Scribe | Abraham David ben Samuel Abraham of Ancona | ||
| Author | |||
| Place of Manuscript Production | Ancona, Italy | ||
| Date of Manuscript Production | 1758 | ||
| Source of date Manuscript Production | Epstein (1967) | ||
| Material | 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 | (From Hirschfield)
Fol. 1-38: ספר מוחזק כנסת, Abraham Zaccuto, a work of eschatology (printed) Fol. 38-57v: "Bidpai's Fables" (Mischle Sendebar) Fol. 57v: אריסטיס דבר, Aristeas' letter concerning the Greek translation of the Bible Fol. 105: מערב המזרח, תיאור וחשוב המזבח מערב לישראל, Description of Palestine, chiefly with regard to the graves of distinguished Jews Fol. 113: ספר מורה כדרך, Abraham b. Ezra Fol. 140: מעשה גדול נוגאה, Josef בן יהדירה. Fol. 149v: ספר מולות האור ישראל, Biography of Isaac b. Solomon Loria | ||
| Script style/form | |||
| Total pages/folios in Manuscript | |||
| Height | 133.5 | ||
| Width | 89 | ||
| Illustrations | No | ||
| Digitisation | https://www.nli.org.il/en/manuscripts/NNL_ALEPH990001870310205171/NLI#$FL29801623 | ||
| Modern Editions | |||
| Catalogue | Hirschfield, Descriptive catalogue of the Hebrew MSS. of the Montefiore Library (1904), https://www.nli.org.il/en/manuscripts/NNL_ALEPH990001870310205171/NLI#$FL29801623 | ||
| Modern Research Literature | Epstein (1967) | ||
Note
The Montefiore Endowment is the last recorded holder of this manuscript, and is listed in scholarship as its current location; however, it was sold to a private collection at auction c. 2004.
In his catalogue, Hirschfield mistakenly refers to this text as 'Bidpai's Fables' (p. 150), the title usually given to Kalilah wa Dimna in Hebrew contexts.
Note: Gibbosi is missing in this text, as it is in Group B.
