National Library of Russia EVR I 272
Manuscript | |||
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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 | ||
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) | ||
Scribe | |||
Author | |||
Place of Manuscript Production | |||
Date of Manuscript Production | 1494 | ||
Source of date Manuscript Production | |||
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 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. | ||
Script style/form | |||
Total pages/folios in Manuscript | 156 | ||
Height | 152 | ||
Width | 108 | ||
Illustrations | No | ||
Digitisation | https://www.nli.org.il/en/manuscripts/NNL_ALEPH990000809000205171/NLI#$FL37810600 | ||
Modern Editions | |||
Catalogue | https://www.nli.org.il/en/manuscripts/NNL_ALEPH990000809000205171/NLI#$FL37810600 | ||
Modern Research Literature | Epstein (1967) |
Note
According to Epstein, this text is fragmentary, and breaks off part of the way through 'Lavator'.
Pattern of embedded stories in this manuscript
Short Story | Sequence Number | Narrator | Name Variations |
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Leo | 1 | First sage | |
Avis | 2 | First sage | |
Lavator | 3 | Empress |