Auction 27

Manuscript, the entire year’s haftarot with Babylonian (upper) niqqud—Yemen, end of the 17th century

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Large manuscript with the whole year’s haftaroth, with the upper niqqud of Babylon used by Yemenite Jews, and a very fluent handwriting. Some of the pages were filled in from other, sometimes later, periods. According to the original handwriting and the pages, it seems probable that it originated in the 17th century. Some of the pages were attached to the binding later. The old binding matches the period, is disconnected, with the spine taped on. Various tears, pages disconnected, defects to the text in a lot of places, some stains. 187 pages. 27x19cm. Generally ok condition.