Hebrew manuscript. A compendium of various liturgical hymns and prayers attributed to various early authors (many unknown to Davidson, Thesaurus of Mediaeval Hebrew Poetry). Written in a neat Aschkenazic hand.

(LITURGY AND POETRY).

Germany(?)

18th century

Without title-page, or identifying scribe or origin. From the library of Haim Liberman.

The manuscript commences with customs of Kabalath Shabbath with a differing version of Lecha Dodi and Shalom Aleichem. However the majority of the work contains Techinoth from various early sources, including the Geonic period, many of the hymns are otherwise unknown. For example: A series of Bakashoth attributed to R. Saadia Gaon (ff. 12a-14b); a Techinah attributed to Abraham b. Nechemiah; a series of prayers attributed to R. Shesheth Gaon including two to be recited after fasting (ff. 15a-17b); R. Ephraim Gaon (ff. 17b); Eliyahu Hanavi (f. 21b); a series attributed to Nachmanides (ff. 25a-34a); R. Hirsch Trivas (f. 34b); R. Shlomo Luria (ff. 39b-41a); Abraham Badarsi (f. 47b) - see Davidson Taf 254; Moshe b. Yitzchak of Pizentz (ff. 53a-64b); “Hakel Hakadosh” - two thousand one hundred and fifty words each starting with the letter”He;” a series by R. Shlomo Molcho (ff. 64b-76a); R. Yehudah Chassid (ff. 86a-87a) and many other kabbalistic prayers.