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Bible, Proverbs, in Hebrew and in the Judaeo-Arabic Translation of Sa'Adya Gaon
5 leaves, 22 lines, written in an old square yemenite hand, nikud added in a later hand, some rubbing, edges frayed, defects in last 2 leaves, bound in red cloth This is a fragment of Proverbs 8:2-27 and 11:9 to 14:20, alternating verse by verse with hebrew and the Judaeo-Arabic translation by Sa'adya Gaon (882-942), the oldest Arabic translation of the Hebrew Bible
Provenance
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David Solomon Sassoon (1880-1942) MS.333; Purchased Sassoon Sale, Sotheby's
Exhibitions
| 2009 | The Saint John's Bible: A Modern Vision through Medieval Methods. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Yemen (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: 11 1/8 x 7 3/4 in. (28.2 x 19.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Sharon and Neil Phillips, New York, New York
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.841
