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JTS MS L229

13th c. · The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary

  • Nevi'im
  • Former Prophets
  • Targum
  • Codex

A 13th-century Yemenite codex (114 parchment leaves) of the Former Prophets — Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings (extant: Judges 16:17–2 Kings 5:24) — in Yemenite square Hebrew hand, with Targum Jonathan alternating verse by verse. Supralinear (probably Babylonian) vocalization. Published in facsimile in 1974 with introductory remarks by Alejandro Díez Macho as Targum to the Former Prophets, Codex New York.

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Place of origin
Yemen
Provenance
Yemen → Enelow Memorial Collection → JTS
Holding institution
The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary
Image attribution
Image courtesy of The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary (MS L229). Part of the Louis and Adele Ginzberg Talmud and Rabbinics Digital Manuscript Collection, supported by the Lawrence-Gould Family.