Manuscript. Compilation from Sefer HeAruch , the famed and fundamental Talmudic dictionary by Rabbeinu Nattan MiRomi – beautiful and orderly Yemenite script. C. late 16th – early 17th century.
The manuscript begins with the letter פ’, entry פלט, and continues to the end of the letter ת’.
The many textual differences and omissions in this manuscript give the impression that it intentionally underwent some editing.
It also includes internal divisions into chapters within the section for each letter which do not appear in the printed sefarim , and are apparently unknown from other sources, such as in the letter פ’ – entries that begin with פ”ס start a new chapter, as do those that start with פ”ע and פ”צ and so on.
Written two columns to a page. The names of the entries appear in large letters, more block-like.
Rhyming colophon at the end (with the original date the sefer was written by the author of the Aruch , and dates from Creation, the destruction (of the Beit HaMikdash ) and of shtarot ).
Crossed-out owner’s signature at the end: I, Avraham Ben-Oded (the Ben-Oded family was a renowned Yemenite family of scholars and scribes.)
[78] pp. 21×28 cm.
This manuscript has not yet been sufficiently examined and must undergo a deep examination to determine its quality and uniqueness.
Fine condition. Few stains. Few worming perforations. Not bound.