PENTATEUCH With Judeo-Arabic Targum attributed to Saadiah Gaon. Commentary by Rashi and Masorah. Plus Haphtaroth with Judeo-Arabic translation. Extensive grammatical, masoretic introduction.

AUCTION 22 | Tuesday, January 27th, 2004 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Works of Graphic Art Including Holy Land Maps, Illustrated Books, Photography and Graphic Art from The Collection of Daniel M. Friedenberg of Greenwich, Conn

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PENTATEUCH With Judeo-Arabic Targum attributed to Saadiah Gaon. Commentary by Rashi and Masorah. Plus Haphtaroth with Judeo-Arabic translation. Extensive grammatical, masoretic introduction.

Manuscript on paper. Four volumes (complete). Written in square Yemenite script with nikud. Introduction, masorah and commentaries in neat cursive. First two leaves of volume III arranged in a decorative geometric design, the centers consisting of circles and segments of circles within rectangular panels consisting of lines criss-crossing in a diamond pattern. Edges of some pages frayed and repaired with some words missing, slight worming on a few leaves. Modern calf, gilt. Sm.folio

Yemen : 1698

Est: $2,000 - $3,000

PRICE REALIZED $1,700

SCRIBE: Moshe b. Saadia b. Yehudah Alkatiai was a Yemenite scribe who is recorded as writing another Bible in 1679. See Ohel David, Sasoon Manuscript number 1040 (p. 1091). PROVENANCE: The Manuscript was written for “Ha-chaver Ha-tov Yosef b. Abraham b. Yosef Ha-kohen Aleraqui” (see colophon at end of Devarim)