Persons referenced
- [...] ben Menasseh, the physician
Places referenced
- Baṣra
Works referenced
- St. Petersburg, National Library of Russia, Yevr.-Arab. I 1903
- St. Petersburg, National Library of Russia, Yevr.-Arab. I 2759
- St. Petersburg, National Library of Russia, Yevr.-Arab. I 996
- St. Petersburg, National Library of Russia, Yevr.-Arab. II 1005.05
- St. Petersburg, National Library of Russia, Yevr.-Arab. II 2542
- St. Petersburg, National Library of Russia, Yevr.-Arab. II 3020
- St. Petersburg, National Library of Russia, Yevr.-Arab. II 881.15
- The Book of Blessing
Content
Summary
The Book of Blessing by Levi ben Yefet ben ʿEli
Text 1
נתלוה אנה כלאם אללה תעלי וכלאם אנביאה עליהם אלסלאם
וקד תקדם אלקול בוג̇וד כונה מרידא לכל מֻ[.]ראד לו כאן מרידא לנפסה וכאן יג̇ב אן יריד ד̇לך
Codicology
Yevr.-Arab. II 881.15, fols. 23r–23v
Yevr.-Arab. II 1005.05, fols. 7r–8v
Yevr.-Arab. I 2759, fols. 1r–1v
Yevr.-Arab. II 2542, fols. 1r–1v
Yevr.-Arab. II 3020, fols. 1r–1v
Yevr.-Arab. I 1903, fols. 1r–3v
Yevr.-Arab. I 996, fols. 1r–36v
Colon and colon with a semi circle used to mark the end of paragraphs and also used within a paragraph followed by blank space. Chapter headings written in a separate line.
Paleography
Script
Hand 1
A circle indicates the place of corrections written in the margin possibly by a secondary hand.
The writing is similar to the one in the related manuscripts, but more investigation is needed to clarify if it was copied by the same scribe. Note that eulogies and divine names are written differently compared to the other manuscripts and the scribe uses a dot instead of a stroke to mark abbreviations.
Colophon included in Yevr.-Arab. II 3020.
Bibliography
Reproductions
General bibliography
Credits
Suggested Citation
St. Petersburg, National Library of Russia, Yevr.-Arab. I 922. In Digital Handbook of Jewish Authors Writing in Arabic, edited by Ronny Vollandt et. al. Accessed 16 September 2026, https://jalit.org/manuscript/1578
