Paraliterary text: BL OR 5566D.20

Paraliterary text BL OR 5566D.20

Metadata

Shelfmark
BL OR 5566D.20
Primary Languages
Hebrew
Judaeo-Arabic

Description

Recto: elegant Judaeo-Arabic rhymed prose on the theme of memento mori, interspersed with verses from Job in Hebrew (21:32: 'For he is borne to the grave, and watch is kept over his tomb' and 34:15: 'All flesh shall perish together and man shall return unto dust'). Verso: abbreviated verses from the story of Avraham in Genesis. ASE.

Additional metadata

Collection
British Library
Historical shelfmarks
BM Or 5566D, fol. 20; BM Or 5566D, f. 20
Input date
In PGP since 2020
British Library, BL OR 5566D.20. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/19266/, accessed December 21, 2024.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/19266/