Città del Vaticano Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana Ebr. 100

Manuscript Identification
Reference Number	Heb16
Location	Città del Vaticano, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana
Siglum/Shelfmark	Ebraici 100
Page/Folio range	158r-189v

Textual Content and Tradition
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 Vat.
Translated/adapted from (Version/Text)
Source for information on textual relationship to broader tradition	Epstein (1967)

Languages
Language of text
Regional or specific Language of text
Source for regional or specific Language of text

Digitisation and Editions
Digitisation
Modern Editions	Epstein, Tales of Sendebar (1967)

Authorship and Production
Scribe
Author
Place of Manuscript Production	Byzantium
Date of Manuscript Production	1450 - 1500
Source of Date of Manuscript Production	Epstein (1967), Richler (2008)

Physical Description
Material	Paper
Total pages/folios in Manuscript	189
Height	147
Width	102
Script style/form
Prose or verse
Illustrations	No

Contents and Additional Texts
Other texts in the Manuscript	This codex is in two volumes. See Richler's catalogue p. 67 (below) for more details. I. Ff. 1v–156v:[ברית החדשה. השליחים] New Testament (Four Gospels). Matthew, divided into 54 chapters (ff. 1v–46v), Mark, divided into 16 chapters (ff. 47r–73v), Luke, divided into 25 chapters (ff. 74r–117v) and John divided into 21 chapters (ff. 117v–153r). II. Ff. 157v–158r: [מעשה אשמדאי] Ma5aseh Ashmedai. Midrash on the demon Asmodeus. Ff. 158r–189v: משלי המלך סנדבר Tales of Sendebar.

Catalogues and Research Literature
Catalogue	https://www.nli.org.il/en/manuscripts/NNL_ALEPH990001132580205171/NLI, Richler, Hebrew Manuscripts in the Vatican Library: Catalogue (2008)
Modern Research Literature	Epstein (1967)

Pattern of embedded stories in this manuscript