CONTENTS: The University Museum Hebrew Manuscripts

(Index prepared by Robert A. Kraft: copyright R.A.Kraft 1990)

See also Solomon D. Goitein, "The Geniza Collection of the University Museum of the University of Pennsylvania," Jewish Quarterly Review 49 (1958-59) 35-52 [Museum E16504-16524].

Museum Number Identification Page

BIBLICAL TEXTS

.01 E 16250 paper Gen 29.27b - 30.14, 31.10b-29

.02 E 16508 leather Portions of Gen. 50.17b - Ex. 3.2

.03 E 16512 leather Ex. 21.35 - 23.16

.04 E 16511 leather Ex. 37.9-15, 37.15-22 on one side

Ex. 37.22-25 on reverse

.05 E 16515 paper Lev. 1.4-17

.06 E 16514 leather Esther 1.12b-22

.07 E 16507leather Ezek in Palestinian Aramaic (underwriting

of palimpsest; overwriting = Bereshit Rabba)

RABBINIC TREATISES

.08 E 16507 leather Bereshit Rabba (overwriting of palimpsest;

underwriting = Ezek in Palestinian Aramaic)

.09 E 16523 paper "`Ein Yaqob" commentary

.10 E 16504 paper Arabic commentary on Leviticus with

Hebrew text

.11 E 16520 paper Halakah--Code of Maimonides (?)

PHILOSOPHICAL AND THEOLOGICAL TREATISES

.12 E 16506 leather Arabic in Hebrew characters-- theological

treatise

LITURGICAL MATERIALS -- PUBLIC

.13 E 16510 leather Hebrew prayer with phrases from Psalms

(reverse = legal document; see below #22)

.14 E 16518 paper Prayer book

.15 E 16519 paper Liturgical work

.16 E 16521 paper Hebrew with Arabic colophon--collection

of prayers for the 9th day of Ab

LITURGICAL MATERIALS -- PRIVATE

.17 E 16275 leather Amulet or phylactery

.18 E 16505 leather Amulet featuring Tetragrammaton -- colored inks

.19 E 16513 leather Kabbalistic fragment--amuletic (?)

.20 E 16524  leather Slip from hand Tefillin

DOCUMENTARY MATERIALS

.21 E 16509 leather Ketubah--marriage contract; dated 1719

.22 E 16510  leather Hebrew-Arabic; legal document

(reverse = Hebrew prayer and verses from Psalms)

.23 E 16516* paper Letter; 11th C.

.24 E 16517* paper Letter; Judaeo-Arabic

.25 E 16522* paper Letter; Judaeo-Arabic

UNIDENTIFIED

.26 E 16525  leather Cursive "pseudo-language" (see ##27-28)

.27 E 16526  leather Hebrew traces (underwriting;

"pseudo-language" overwriting)

.28 E 16527  leather Hebrew traces both sides (one side has

"pseudo-language" overwriting)

* See extensive descriptions by S. D. Goitein in JQR 49 (1958/59)

Note: L 5528, a collection of Tefillin cases, is not described in

this inventory catalogue.

CONTENTS: The Lea Library Hebrew Manuscripts [lealib]

(See B. Halper, Descriptive Catalogue of Genizah Fragments

in Philadelphia. Dropsie College, 1924)

Halper # Library # Identification\1/

892.1C

Biblical and Related Materials\2/

54 .10 Rashi's commentary on Gen. 41.8-23

57 .09 Kimhi's commentary on Ezek. 1.21,22;

Ezek. 1.24,25

60 .06 Jewish-Arabic allegorical commentary

on Song of Songs 2.1-11; 5.7-14

67 .01 Jewish-Arabic lexicon of the Bible

72 .30 Jewish-Arabic treatise on Hebrew grammar

Rabbinic Material\3/

77 .02 leath Part of Pirke Abot 1.6 - 2.3

122 .27 Book of Precepts in Jewish-Arabic ABCD

128 .21 Maimonides' Yad ha-Hazakah. Hilkot

Talmud Torah 4.7-5.3

131 .11 Maimonides' Yad ha-Hazakah. Issure Bi`ah

139 .23 Compendium of Talmudic laws, probably

by Samuel b. Hofni ABCD

140 .12 leath Compendium of laws on Sabbath ABCD

141 .05 Jewish-Arabic treatise on laws of

Terefah AB

153 .25 Jewish-Arabic discussion of Talmudic

subjects AB

Liturgy

171 .29 Jewish-Arabic treatise on law and

ceremonies

206 .17 Prayer book for Day of Atonement

207 .20 Jewish-Arabic directions for ritual of

Hosha`na Rabba and Shemini Aseret

219 .26 Two liturgical poems, probably for a

funeral

226 .08 Part of a prayer book with directions in

Jewish-Arabic; Karaitic ritual for

Purim--contains Esther and Psalms

230 .03 Part of Ibn Gebirol's Keter Malkut

242 .18 Part of collection of Selihot 1234

246 .13 Part of collection of Selihot; probably

belongs to Egyptian prayer book 1 2 34

254 .14 Part of a piyyut, based on Canticles and

read on Passover 1234

280 .15 Part of a collection of piyyutim

297 .16 Part of a collection of dirges

308 .28 Part of a long piyyut

"Kabbalah and Philosophy"

429 .22 Jewish-Arabic part of ethical treatise A

430 .24 Jewish-Arabic philosophical work AB+

431 .04 Jewish-Arabic treatise; writer explains

Psalm 119.33 and digresses to Psalm 8 ABCD

"Medicine and Folklore"

444 .07 Jewish-Arab poemical work defending

traditions of Rabbanites ABCDEFGH

456 .19 Kabbalistic remedies and cures in

Hebrew and Arabic A B D [no color scans?]

\1/An asterisk indicates "parchment" (leather) material;

all other items are paper.

\2/Halper's heading is: "Bible (Texts, Translations,

Commentaries, Glosses, and Grammar)."

\3/Halper's heading is: "Talmud, Midrash, and Halakah."

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