نصّ غير أدبيّ: T-S AS 103.19

الوصف

Recto: narrative account of the death and the funeral procession of "my teacher and master" R. Yosef ha-Kohen ha-Ḥazzan b. Ḥalfon al-Munajjim on Friday night, 30 Av 1413 Seleucid = 15 August 1102 CE. He was then buried on Sunday 1 Elul in "a tremendous funeral and great mourning" in which only the sages and leaders were present, and 500 men were "behind his bed" (processing after his coffin?), "and the likes of this funeral have never been seen." This text seems to be in the hand of Ḥalfon b. Menashshe in his early career and could shed some light on his education. Verso contains liturgical instructions for Shabbat, Rosh ha-Shana, and Passover, in a different hand. (Information in part from CUDL.)