Auction No. 094
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Sever Panim. Contains three books: Pnei Zaken on the Talmud, Pnei Moshe on the rules of the Talmud, and Pnei Melech on the Rambam. By Rabbi Moshe Zaken, son of Rabbi Kamus Maatuk Mazuz. Livorno, [1881]. Author's dedication in his handwriting.
[4] 142, 10 leaves, 30 cm. On the page before the title page is a long dedication in the author's handwriting and with his signature.
Rabbi Moshe Zaken Mazuz was one of the great sages of Djerba and served as its chief rabbi from 1910 until his death in 1915. He was a student of Rabbi Chaim HaCohen of Tripoli, author of Lev Shomea and other books. He was a posek, a very learned man, and a kabbalist, and he taught many students in Djerba. In addition to the aforementioned works he also printed other books (refer to Chochmei Tunisia, page 106).
Very fine condition.
[1] Aggadeta D'Pischa with instructions in Judeo-Arabic. Yemen, 18th-19th century.
38 leaves. 9x11.5 cm. Nice Yemenite script. Red initials. Missing a little of its beginning, and the middle of the blessing on the wine that was added after the end of the haggadah.New leather binding. Stains. Minimal worming holes. Moderate-fine condition.
[1] Haggadah shel Pesach. Yemenite customs with hymns, 19th century.
15 leaves. 11x16.5 cm. Yemenite hands. Ends with two hymns by Avraham Ibn Ezra.New cardboard binding. Stains. Moderate condition.
Beit HaRiya by Rabbi Avraham Arusi together with leaves from other works by the author, some unique. Yemen, [1911].
58 leaves. 11x18 cm. Yemenite script. Sketches.
Beit HaRiya written by Rabbi Avraham Arusi, from the first edition of the work (the second, expanded edition from 1919 is in the Ben Zvi Institute, 3370). Solitary leaves from other manuscripts were bound at the beginning of the work, including a title page for Ohel Moed by the same author and two pages of the book. This work regarding the halachot of gittin and kiddushin was never printed, and apparently does not exist in any other manuscript.
Rabbi Arusi was born in Yemen in 1878 and immigrated to Eretz Yisrael in 1923. He wrote books, hymns, and poems, only a selection of which were printed. Refer to Toratan shel Bnei Teiman, (Kiryat Ono, 1995), p. 89-91.
Half-parchment binding. Aging stains. Moderate-fine condition.
Works of Maamadot and Shimush Tehillim including segulot and amulets. Yemen, 18th century.
[1] Sefer Maamadot. 1744.38 leaves. 10x16 cm. אעבאר, Yemen. Yemenite script. Missing a little of its beginning. Colophon with the date 1744, place where it was written and name of the copier [see Hebrew catalog text].
[1] Shimush Tehillim with segulot and amulets. Yemen, 18-19th century.34 leaves. 10x16 cm. Yemenite script. Leaves 1a-27b: Shimush Tehillim. Missing through Psalm 7. Leaves 28a-29b: Segulot and amulets. Leaves 30a-34b: Kiddush for Shabbat night and havdalah.
New bindings. Stains. Light tears. Moderate condition.
Yemin Moshe. Laws of ritual slaughter by Moshe Ventura. Yemen, beginning of the 19th century.
77 leaves [should say 76 leaves: leaf 16 is followed by leaf 18 - but there is no missing text]. Complete manuscript. 10x16 cm. 1820 or 1825. Yemenite script. Illustrated title page.
The title page notes that it was printed in either 1820 or 1825. This work was first printed in 1624. Leaf 16 was supplied in a different hand, perhaps by the owner "David b' Berham" in 1936. Lengthy glosses on a number of leaves.
New half-leather binding. Stains. Moderate condition.
[1] Peirush Sodot V'Kavanot HaOtiot and other kabbalistic commentaries. Yemen, 19th century.
17 leaves. 10x16 cm. Yemenite script.
See Hebrew catalog text for details of the content of this commentary.
[1] Kovetz Te'amim. Yemen, 19th century.
38 leaves. 12x16 cm. Yemenite script.
See Hebrew catalog text for details of the content of this commentary.
New bindings. Aging stains. Fine condition.
* Collection of hymns, messianic songs, supplications and songs to mark weddings and commemoration dates. Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic. A selection with super-linear vocalization. 17th-18th century.116 leaves, 8.5x12 cm. Leaves with various hands and scripts that were bound together.Worn cardboard binding. Moderate condition.
* Hymns and supplications. 20th century.12 leaves. 17x11.5 cm. Before the hymns (leaves 1a-2b): compilations from kabbalistic works in another hand.Cardboard binding. Marginal worming holes. Moderate condition.
* Songs and hymns. 19th-20th century.50 leaves. 11x17 cm. Songs and hymns in Judeo-Arabic.Illustrated titles. Possibly missing middle sections.New cloth binding. Aging stains. Fine condition.
Three megillot: Shir HaShirim, Ruth, Kohelet. With vowels and canillation marks. Aramaic Targum with vowels and Rashi's commentary. Yemen, 18th century.
89 leaves. 13x17 cm. Yemenite script. Complete.
Begins with chart of tekufot for 1780, in a different hand.
Not bound. Worming holes. Minimal stains. Fine condition.
Fragments of leaves from the book Meor HaAfelah [Nur al-Zulm], of Rabbeinu Netanel ben Yeshayah, in Hebrew and Arabic. Yemen, 15th century.
5 fragments. Various sizes. Yemenite script.
Rabbi Netanel ben Yeshayah (lived in the first half of the 14th century) was an early Yemenite scholar. He was a Biblical and halachic commentator. He authored the Nur al-Zulm (Meor HaAfelah) on the Torah. It was written in Arabic in 1329. Most of the work follows the rational, philosophical path of Maimonides. However, Rabbi Netanel also integrated some ideas that did not follow that of the Rambam, but of Rabbi Yehudah HaLevi and Nachmanides. His work also contains many kabbalistic ideas, although kabbalah was not yet widely studied in Yemen in his time.
The leaves were removed from a binding. Tears. Holes. Poor condition.
Complete manuscript work. Shulchan Aruch, section Orach Chaim. With the Hagahot HaRam"a and the Be'er Heitev. Yemen, [1773].
317 leaves. 23x16 cm. Nice Yemenite hand.
The letters of the book Tur Orach Chaim are decorated. Red lines and decorations above each name of the simanim in the Shulchan Aruch, in addition to all letters referring to the Be'er Heitev.The title page bears a handwritten note regarding the copier along with the date 1773 and the named Saadya ben Yarchya. [See Hebrew catalog text.]
Original leather binding, lightly blemished. Aging stains. Marginal reinforcements to a number of leaves. It is very uncommon to find this type of manuscript without anything missing and without worming holes. Fine-very fine condition.
Tikkun Leil Shavuot written on paper in the form of a Megillah. Yemen, 18th-19th century.
[88] pages written on one side. Ink on paper. Yemenite writing.
Height: 18cm. Length: Approx. 10 meters. Most of the sheets have 4 columns per sheet. Each sheet is sewed to the adjacent one and the first and last are sewed to the scroll handles (atzei chaim).
The writing of a Tikkun Leil Shavuot as a Megillah is unusual and extremely rare.
The first sheet was completed in different handwriting on different paper. Age stains. Slight tears without lack of text. A few reinforcements. Moderate condition.
[1] Seder Selichot for Leil Ashmurot and Seder Simchat Torah. Yemen, 18th-19th century.
31 leaves. 10x16 cm. Yemenite script. At the conclusion, in a different hand: Prayer for rain. Leaf 1a bears an owner signature.Cardboard binding. Stains. Worming holes. Moderate condition.
[1] Bakashot according to the Yemenite customs. Yemen, 19th century.
44 leaves. 9.5x17 cm. Square Yemenite script. Ends with a list of bakashot. A few are not listed by Y. Tovi, Yemenite Manuscripts in the Ben Zvi Institute. Old cardboard binding. Stains. Worming holes. Moderate condition.
[1] Prayer for Rosh Hashanah according to one of the Yemenite customs. Yemen, 19th-20th century.
23 leaves. 11x17.5 cm. Yemenite script. "Tosefet Selichot L'Ashmurot supplement to that which is written in the prayerbooks," "Nusach HaHeter L'Erev Rosh Hashanah" (4b) and various piyutim for the Rosh Hashanah prayers.New binding. Very fine condition.