Details

Subject(s)

• Manuscripts, Hebrew—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]
• Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]

Related name

• Princeton University. Library. Manuscript. Garrett Samaritan Manuscript no. 20. [Browse]

Rare books genre

• Parchment (Paper) [Browse]

Contained in

Robert Garrett Collection of Samaritan Manuscripts box 2.

Summary note

Portions of the books of Numbers and Deuteronomy, consisting of Numbers verses 35:14-32, 36:11-13, and Deuteronomy verses 1:1-3:10, 4:11-18, 10:6-10, 12-17, 12:8-20, 16:9-17:1.

Notes

• Ms. leaves.
• Title supplied by cataloger.
• Purchase note in a different hand on p. III in Samaritan and Arabic, (Abū al-Faraj b. [...?] bought it for 20 dinars).
• Collation: Parchment ; p. XXII ; modern pagination in pencil in Roman numerals.
• Layout: 32 lines in two columns ; frame ruled.
• Description: Hebrew in right column, Arabic in left ; some small holes and tears, with some text obscured ; p. XVII-XVIII is just a fragment of a few lines, rather than an entire leaf ; p. XXI-XXII more faded/rubbed than the rest ; otherwise generally in good condition.

Binding note

Unbound.

Language note

Hebrew and Arabic;

Script

Samaritan.

Source acquisition

Gift ; Robert Garrett, Class of 1897 ; 1942.

Other title(s)

• Bible. Numbers, 35:14-32.
• Bible. Numbers, 36:11-13.
• Bible. Deuteronomy. Selections.

OCLC

1372352639

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