Or 4729 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

Oriental Manuscripts

1. ff 1v-70r

A Judaeo-Persian translation of the Psalms, made at Iṣfahān اصفهان ca. 1740 under the orders of Nādir Shāh نادر شاه and the general supervision of> Mīrzā Maḥtī ‘Aqīlī میرزا محتی عقیلی

A grammatical treatise on the servile letters, vowels and accents predeces the translation

For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 39.

2. ff 71v-82v

The Azharot of Solomon ben Judah Ibn Gabirol, with the introductory poem of David ben Eleazar Bakudah, translated by Benjamin ben Mishael, called Amīnā (imperfect at the beginning), followed by an introduction to the Iḥtirāznāmah, Azharot with a Judaeo-Persian metrical paraphrase, by Moses ben Isaac

See REJ, xliii (1901), pp. 101 ff.

Language(s): Judaeo-Persian and Hebrew

For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 39.

Form: codex

Extent: 82 ff

Dimensions (leaf): 22.3 × 16 cm.

Origin: 1822 CE; 5582

Manuscript description based on G. M. Meredith-Owens: Handlist of Persian manuscripts 1895-1966. London, 1968, with additional enhancements.

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