Hebrew-Aramaic Papyri in the University of Pennsylvania Museum Collection

 

Compiled by Robert A. Kraft, starting 10 August 2010 [latest update 10au2010]

This information has been extracted from the provisional Museum Inventory list. [See also the separate Hebrew list and 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)].

Bold type indicates that the scanned image is available at the official SCETI site (in process 13 January 2009); other image links are "unofficial," from digital images taken by R.A.Kraft for research purposes, with permission of the Egyptology section, starting in Fall 2008.

 

73-14-7 Hebrew scroll of Esther "loaned by Jessel & [or "B"] Holmes [?]" "Jerusalem 1900"

  RAK digital images (samples) 20ap2010 [*7803-08]

E 16250 HEBREW from Cairo Geniza

E 16275 Hebrew from the Cairo Geniza, parchment, amulet or phylactery

E 16504 Hebrew from the Cairo Geniza, paper, Arabic commentary on Leviticus with Hebrew text [not in DV]

E 16505 Hebrew from the Cairo Geniza, parchment (15.5 x 11 cm), Amulet with colored inks, tetragrammaton; black and white photo published in JRA, Expedition 20 (1978) 36

  Archives box 242, neg 96518-9

E 16506 ARABIC in HEBREW letters, theological treatise

E 16507 Hebrew from the Cairo Geniza, parchment palimpsest, Palestinian Aramaic under (Ezekiel), Bereshit Rabba over

E 16508 Hebrew from the Cairo Geniza, parchment, Genesis 50-Exodus2

E 16509 Hebrew from the Cairo Geniza, parchment, Marriage contract with colored decorations (1719 ce)

  Archives box 242, neg 85496

E 16510 Hebrew from the Cairo Geniza, parchment, phrases from Psalms on one side / legal document on the other

  Archives box 242, neg 31797-8

E 16511 Hebrew from the Cairo Geniza, parchment codex, Exodus 37

E 15212 Hebrew from the Cairo Geniza, parchment, Exocus 21-23

E 16513 Hebrew from the Cairo Geniza, parchment, Kabbalistic amulet?

E 16514 Hebrew from the Cairo Geniza, leather roll, Esther 1.12-22

E 16515 Hebrew from the Cairo Geniza, paper, Leviticus 1.4-17

E 16516 Hebrew from the Cairo Geniza, paper letter (11th ce); black and white photo published in JRA, Expedition 20 (1978) 32

E 16517 Hebrew from the Cairo Geniza, paper letter, Judaeo-Arabic [not in DV]

E 16518 Hebrew from the Cairo Geniza, paper, Prayer book [Judeo-Arabic; Goitein] [not in DV]

E 16519 Hebrew from the Cairo Geniza, paper, Liturgical work

E 16520 Hebrew from the Cairo Geniza, paper, Halakah (Code of Maimonides?)

E 16521 Hebrew from the Cairo Geniza, paper with ARABIC colophon; Prayers for 9th of Ab

E 16522 Hebrew from the Cairo Geniza, paper letter, Judaeo-Arabic [not in DV]

E 16523 Hebrew from the Cairo Geniza, paper, "Ein Yakob" commentary

E 16524 Hebrew from the Cairo Geniza, parchment, from a hand tefillin

E 16525 fake writing on parchment/vellum, the backside appears to be blank [no Hebrew visible]

   RAK digital image 03mr2009 [4177-78] (from the Cairo Geniza?)

E 16526 fake writing on parchment/vellum, with Hebrew visible on the backside

   RAK digital image 03mr2009 [4173-76] (from the Cairo Geniza?)

E 16527 fake writing on parchment/vellum, with Hebrew faintly visible on both sides

   RAK digital image 03mr2009 [4173-76] (from the Cairo Geniza?)

E 16677 ARABIC paper / faint Hebrew letters? "dubious character" (DV #164)

 

//end; updated 10au2010//