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98 THE JEWISH QUARTERLY REVIEW
THE ARABIC PORTION OF THE CAIRO
GENIZAH AT CAMBRIDGE.
{Third Article.)
SAADYAH FRAGMENTS.
VIII.
Three leaves, Orient. Eabb. char. 20 x 15 cm.
The first of these fragments contains the concluding
pages of a treatise which, in the colophon, is entitled
al-Tamyiz. There is little doubt that the fragment is
a relic of Saadyah's famous polemical work against Qaraite
doctrines known under this title.
In a recent article Dr. Poznanski gave a compilation
of quotations from this book culled from Jefeth's 1 Bible
Commentaries, and this up till now is all that has been
known of this treatise. Somewhat later Dr. Harkavy
published fragments of a similar character which, he con-
siders, belong to the same work 2 . His evidence is not,
however, conclusive, as will be seen from an argument
adduced below.
Poznanski's extracts can now, as I believe, be supple-
mented by two more pieces: 1. the large fragment which
forms the subject of this article ; 2. a short quotation
contained in the fragment to be published after this, and
dealing with the question of intercalation.
The larger fragment reveals an attempt to show that
the word rut? in Lev. xxiii. 15 has a different meaning
from that which it has in other passages. For this purpose
the author quotes two passages of the Pentateuch in which
the same expression occurs in two consecutive sentences,
but with a different meaning in each case. These passages
are Lev. xxvii. 28-29, and Deut. xxviii. 47-48. Not con-
1 J. Q. B., X, p. 246 sqq. * Ibid., XIII, p. 655 sqq.
ARABIC PORTION OF CAIRO GENIZAH AT CAMBRIDGE 99
tent 1 with these, he looks round for instances in which
a word has two different meanings in one verse. Such are
to be found in Gen. i. 5 ; Lev. xiv. 41 ; Deut. xxxii. 14 ;
Isa. i. 7 ; Jonah iii. 7 ; Koh. i. 6. Those who reject the
double translation of Sabbath (the Qaraites), must con-
sistently adopt a uniform translation in all these cases.
They do not, therefore, fix Pentecost on a certain date in
Sivan, but make it movable between the fifth and twelfth
according to the date of the Sunday of the Passover week.
Here the author quotes a passage from the work of a
certain Judah of Alexandria, probably Philo Judaeus. Un-
fortunately the passage in question is somewhat damaged,
so that his words cannot be read with certainty.
After this the discussion turns on the question of the
second days of festivals with reference to Deut. iv. 2. A
similar discussion with nearly the same arguments, and
including an observation on legal differences between
Palestine and the Diaspora, is to be found in Harkavy's
fragment mentioned above. This goes rather against the
suggestion of the latter that his fragment belongs to the
Kitab al-Tamyw, although there is no reason to deny
Saadyah's authorship. It is not unusual for him to discuss
the same topic in different works with slightly varying
arguments.
The work ends as follows : " May God guide those who
study this treatise in order to keep their hearts pure, and
who strive after the truth, no matter whether it be far
or near. Let them devote themselves to the Scripture and
the Mishnah, as well as to correct meditation, that they
may arrive at it, and remove from their hearts doubt and
uncertainty with the help of the Merciful. Completed is
the book entitled al-Tamyiz, and God be invoked."
IX.
Six leaves, Orient. Rabb. char, 21 x 15 cm.
This fragment reproduces a portion of another of Saadyah's
1 Cf. J. Q. JR., X, p. 247, 1. 8 -J^l OTpN D 1 } >3ND.
H 3
TOO THE JEWISH QUARTERLY REVIEW
anti-Qaraite works, but there is some difficulty in deciding
which of them it is. Fortunately the circle of possibilities
can be narrowed into so small a compass that little un-
certainty remains. From the quotation of a passage of the
Kitab al-Tamylz occurring in the fragment we see that
this work is out of the question. Neither can it be the
TDj)?N attfD because, though largely discussing calendar
points, it also speaks of other topics as Ab%b, the fat of
the " Tail," and Niddah regulations. It is further clear
that the treatise was not written on the author's own
initiative, but in order to refute the criticisms of an
opponent. " The reason," he says, " why that ignorant man
wrote his book was to break up the Rabbanite community."
This unflattering title is occasionally relieved by the shorter
one, "that man," but otherwise the tone remains urbane
and discreet.
Thus our fragment is part of a rejoinder to a book of
hostile tendencies, and most probably Saadyah's Refutation
of Ibn Saqweih, a work hitherto considered lost. Some
positive evidence of this is given by Ibn al-Hltl (J. Q. R.,
vol. IX, p. 435)1 who says that Ibn Saqweih endeavoured
to silence the Rabbanites on the questions of the New
Moon, Abib, Pentecost, the " tail " and fat.
It appears to me that both leaves of the fragment
published by Harkavy in the article mentioned above
belong to the same work, and not to the Kitab al-Tamylz.
His opinion that the refutation of Ibn Saqweih was
embodied in this work is altogether untenable, since
this latter was evidently the book he criticized. It
is, therefore, but natural that some of the arguments
of the Tamylz were repeated at greater length in the
second work 1 . I would further suggest that the second
leaf of Harkavy's fragment belongs to the earlier part of
1 In the quotation from Moses Ibn Ezra's fipnrrtx aura it should be read
rripD Ja ''n* rm <s[i] vortN auro »d, otherwise the second »b would mar the
grammatical construction. This seems also to have been Poznanski's
opinion in J. Q. R., X, p. 245, rem. 3.
ARABIC PORTION OF CAIRO GENIZAH AT CAMBRIDGE- IOI
the work; whilst the first, which contains a kind of
summing up, belongs to the end. The fragment which
forms the subject of these remarks almost fills the gap
between both leaves, though probably not taken from the
same volume, being written on paper, whilst the rest is
written on vellum. Finally it should be observed that the
subjects alluded to in Harkavy's fragment not only tally
with the others, but that its aim is also to refute "that
ignorant person" and "that man."
As to the contents of our fragment, they first discuss the
thirteen paragraphs of the Talmud (Sanhedrin, fol. n v0 -
I2 r0 ), dealing with the question of intercalation. It is
here that Saadyah again alludes to his hopes of almost
immediate redemption of the Jews from exile 1 , based on
his calculation of the date of the Molad of Tishri of the
year 2448 A. M., the supposed year of the Exodus. The final
addition, viz. a hundred and thirty years after the destruction
of the Second Temple, being the time of the completion
of the Mishnah, plus seven hundred years "to our own
time," leads to the year 4658 a. m, (898 c. e.), after which
"it is impossible that we should remain in exile much
longer."
In answer to Ibn Saqweih's query how Rabbanite
doctrine meets the difficulty when Passover occurs before
there is any Abib (ripe corn) to be found, Saadyah quotes
two replies from the Kitab al-Tamy%z, viz. 1. that on the
basis of Rabbinic intercalation ripe corn would always be
found when required ; 2. if it was not found prior to this
term, we count (the Omer) accordingly, beginning with the
sixteenth of the month which is nearest to the Omer. To
these he now adds as third that in the time of the
Sanhedrin the Omer may have been brought from the
stale corn, as explained in the Talmud 2 . " Yet this man,"
he says, "does not understand their words and meanings,
as we have shown above."
1 See also Kitab al-Amanat, ed. Landauer, p. 234 sqq., where the calcula-
tion is given on different lines. 2 Men. fol. 83™.
102 THE JEWISH QUAETEBLY REVIEW
The author then proceeds to discuss the remaining three
points which form the end of Ibn Saqweih's book, viz.
i. the Qarai'te contention that the fat of the tail was for-
bidden to be eaten ; %. that Rabbanite practice, with regard
to Niddah regulations, contradicted the Law. The fragment
breaks off before this discussion is finished.
Lower half of leaf, 8 x 15 cm.
This fragment reproduces two passages of Harkavy's
mentioned above. It shows that Saadyah's replica against
Ibn Saqweih was frequently copied.
VIII.
T-S. 8 Ka. io 2 .
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rect0 331 jmkdk ronap yat? 'ip pan jn z? tmb) v p tij^n pa* hb
nairiDN xioi>a yaxDiw yno^K n^yotyn na^n pan }n rinnif^a
, . an )b wuvtna na^NDo^N rrin ru'-an an ^Daniw ^nax &yi>K
php" 1 [nd]3 1^*11 Nr6rio3 BiT'etaac u^nd" 1 |n jtoi^ |Na^ nnw
hs^N $6 ninai? yaen n3B>n mno pa anpia np xiw anjxi onb
pa-int?» naoi hnfo mnan hn Nnanxe''' n!> nin» naD na-uy
anpnai nnx^N di» jo *nj&N nnaN pa* d^ *pa pan ob |t< kiuk^
■vy w na^n mno pan jn prian ozmb -dk rai ^y kxw oroo
nra anjN anpia xoaa ts»jjk T mnae> 'r pan \a pnan «h
NDna^a |ro Njpna iNia 3N3dk!5 hnta ria-iKtw »ai rwniw *a no
pntba!' n'B "uk i>n "HMt6 Nipota nyanm , 3N3dn!j 3«ita *a
ppiDB ^a-jin p . . . . m?ia . -dn^n TDen tj Ntomrw TDan pmiNjn»
. omsn jo n-inv new Din 5>a «!> b»n ann 1 " new Din i>a ik i?nD
yjpN o^> •oxa Ta s iN nx mayi 7-n^N « nx msy t?i> -ib>k nnn i>nDi
en 1 - iix^ ovfoj »npi mm into p)OQ kwm pan «» natal lina
Foi. 1 nan ni^a ata ay ana ata Dy xifK mm . of npa w 3iy wi
Terso naanoa] nootyi nnix a^ais ant nvw n^ao ysp 1 ' nun nto swni
AEABIC PORTION OF CAIRO GENIZAH AT CAMBRIDGE IO3
!>jn nnn i^n trew , noiso iDyia 11 b», i^on oytaD trew [onr
Kf^xnDNi nin ^ nircn k» nay ni>pa Tfla i>NaK>Ki . nnn at? wia-ao
PPidb '•si pidb is pmitono ron3tj>i rae>n pan jk naaoa d^b
nin pa fi^Dn^N n»^> "j^i nin jo wt? n^m s^aao aon-roam
DIO fi-lV3J)i>« "VJJ DDT" D$> n^> H^K 33D^K KDK1 $>nK?n "'B 'OKyK&N
p n$>pani> rian "£i p$>ya* onmai paiwao^K jnb jvd nnt? p ciii>yo
qv a" 1 ' ^«i jvd^n is dwk 'n p pa 1 - jn tia> na« pinpi dv ^n dv
tbs> *ioata n^oyriDNB myai nDafo p nnaiw dv anp 3Dn nan
pVi na naMy k«»»6» xaao rmoibb mai b n33ki n6«p kd i?n
•6k annaa Kwrn W »ancw *n tio p pDoata i>iK Kaeny a»i> naa
Kaany jk jy aaanDto finmv^to n^a Kayan'' aNonta }«a is vma» in
qi* *s p myta Sn toany *ip na«$> , . .nne^K p oi» oa *b wopn ov
xin iKttiax itkib nxya bi^k >bv xre w >r\n wv (?)y myiw pa»
isans *b pnbx "bv sppitai atooiw na nenn n^ Nwunxi ^lapsta
niaa pa jto soa V na&«a wroaDKta mini ndni myta sin p i. 2
koi» 'a en-vn maai o»on niaa pa !>(?)a k»v '3 n^n maai nnw recto
pa»a n»i* 'a nnv maai wvn niaa pai n»n w nax pa^a
'ni>K aaafo rntw n^*i ^y nb W>*6xi W?k p 'a is pt? pip
■fa d^ 3k3^n sin nbibx *b ianofo ^« arbx naiyo in nfo
p nna« *t» ma iwp paiaita s^Na p» nns t6i na^nao antrio
ci> hp" 1 p ^y m t?b ri^ipa»i>fc5 isaas^s ia tayiw n^m mK33N
n^Npa nyooi n^n n^a ^Np p ^y ^iyni>s sosi y»DN oh n«
p6?a^N nb^N n*a »b k[?s] sis n:n W2:t6$ p wy»D nyK»?i>K
p^ya 1 ' Ni*>N on DnwNii K^sii kdv tnp snpD dv i>a ^s n« }« 331
DKvpto* nnas ;k ^y^ sipo^N nD»n^a mm iiaa^N s^a nd ^i
n^B d^ Nisa piDa^N ha ru»anB 130» yun dS v^y eiDin vb i>1p3
^pjo^ man nans nno in Noasi tab ama oaN ik>n iann i>a nx
nmn^N n^p pn pa* jn cn^y^i ni>p on . amao^a *iv -\b:b xnay
mm l^i n^osna ixpsa np naiot? on i^pi mvo ^axn nw 'r
pns i>[»] •« -\w m ^ rem pa fiabx is pa^s ^a fisixao na Nixs
ib snnai jn k,-u*6 onyi»i>« ^3 nhai niwa bsn n*D* nyat? an p i. a
jxa is pus ni> bp dib''' jn noa^N Tin «np-i ibd nax verso
frttayfo p iton ^a *b moe> nbm ibd *a ncanx ia
104 THE JEWISH QUARTERLY REVIEW
pS^N 0)^a (?)nb tw hp* b pt^N n*a jy iddn "ip nnna*. xnnya
na* jsa aanaiw *a pt6« n*a jy idcn pn na«i> n*b>n ni>N jd (?)pa*aa
bhn ndni nriatf non*, i>pN non pxi>N n*a Dan "ixnN^N *a pa*|>]
maan on aaax*. xoa nnw ai*a mo nnaa naxa "injin^n naxa i?i
to *axr6N ai*i>N nod*.* }« annaa a^a aniw nasa *.aia* jn Dnb^
aaa&6 n*a fame? orb niny *,i> *nai ^ a*.* fippnta *i>y annay in io
i* a*,* aneoana*. V a*.* frixn^N naxa (?)nnai nnya *ni>N avfot '•a
ah noana Knpiw *a noan 161 a jtviybx i n*a Nip* \x now NoaNi
ma *jNna nianD* ana« *^yi *aw *asr6N a*,* "jina*. 16 |o tav nodi*
ctnp pa* jn noan j&6 *a*oe> naioD* Noax*, nnts^N p aa ai* annay
aannta Nnoan *ay* «*n innn ayiw ram bn Ty n^K tap aoa noana
onpta -jin ia nan jo jy ninpai , .np*pnta by "jnoy xravb Nnoana
eitaa* anxya nn^yi? n^p an*, 'ainn Wb w an narota nay si?
Pol. 3 joi) pyoax njn ji^ip'' [nijbtai axe'ta Stn nnaia "jin nyanna *>ya
rec ° vq-mq jNa joi anna*, [no*,*] idd^b anpota nb *a noxta jo fto
[so ?]oni6 nn*a *i>y aaana njn *5 nhp'' [f]w n,DO*ta nay
nana tb as^ta *b xaDDin anx sax pi>ip* nnn*ai (?) pxny [ta tax]
jo *c? lin *a ana*a pa* d^b a' annay jNowaNta [K]nrwi noi* xta
nexta pa so *a pna* Nay*NnE> *b naao snn h£ n^p an »]«i?aii'«
ysnn nvp^N nnn nsnaa pn^yo T>a ansyai pn^yo aniya pa* jk
paNnpi>N am ma r>rm6 noa ptay nf» ;k jk5> soip nnaia nmn!?N
nnai»N ano^i xh na£oy t6 Dipi z nnnai nmn sin ne>N b^nth pa
js NDip nx^k nnan 'ai *&&&> «oo nw *a ^n b«n pa pnyta^s am
bn^d^n riano *a jsa jo ani ma ano^ naro^N nnvna nb man
n^n pnan 11 Noipi *{?aa in nic? ont^ ne« ^n^ n^ao k»n b^n pa
nx*n noip nnaii 6 po pnT 1 '•a pa pnyxa^N am ani> babn ixa>
nnyai tnpbx jo anaaao anp bv na^ya nation'' 5>a ( nya ani> n?»
Nnynty jo pa* }« nyn^N xnn n^y pw n^pi 'ai 6 iod nan* *a pbi
jo*, foi^N n^j?^ xa^naio in*, *ashi*N bv^n ynty* pi^N n^yi* rebim
Foi. 3 a*mai>N *ai nnanDi nnot? ai* noon nnn naan ab rtoxbts naxa nd
vers0 [p]^anNi'N ^nsi *"n dvi n"* ai* nan* psn Snx joi!*n rib^ Nai>naio
1 Lev. xvii. 4. 2 Num. ix. 13. 3 Ibid. v. 9.
4 Lev. xvii. 3. 5 Deut. xiv. 24. 6 Ibid.
ARABIC PORTION OP CAIRO GENIZAH AT CAMBRIDGE 105
[ro]nan njn cawn trnrfn p bv [p5] i"> di*
njN . . jo -iri3N ni>y n^a ySfNB NTrD n'Ni ^x "]bi \y Nir
nw r6 bap n^aan wnoa Noi>s ^ nioio i>oy^ , . jn n»o-p -ion
Kra dip^k -rial n^ao ana 1 " }N3 NiPN n->ONi i>n3 moio frwinn
spia myi pa xnbhn arfby ~\v jni NnmNj)N3 -ion Nmp-inN No!?a
nyai bp&n rrxno ju"d* w«a n3k$>n mail ii nona ddi nnai nrcbv
2 n3E>3 ^pBTl n^B' m£ fllSD 13^5? MTDJJm pD3 NH^y 11Nf ni^N
(sic)nnoN ^y si[y]«ih jn n^sd N-i.i p nbpQ -ji>i natPN noi ii
ni> nntyiw ^y cjskv I'D 11 (sic)jN n»yaa &»S> Nina ni> ^xy^x 'by
anpn!>ta ntafo '•a trip N-ipo Na^y ^yxit pa 1 - jn Tyaa d^ Nina
noni ri-cha n^Npo c6 in aN3^>N NiN^> -ranaiD^N Nin yap^i
n^N ikon N3N1 . opa ret yatwo -oas jo -insjn yai ^n ixnw
iya pn^N nxpo j-nvp^ tana^p i^av jn axna^N Nin *a jntbN^N
-ioj^n *bi ratro^N '•ai N-ipoiw '•a crnDaaN pinsynDi anp in jNa jn
jiya nnats> ^ai it? ba &naii>p jy p^n i^i ^n p^p tan^NS n>nh»
pn^ba
jNynDo!>N nbbx) r*>nbta diono^N 'nai>N Nin on
IX.
T-S. 10 Ka. 5.
!«a NiN 3 ontyjn by) tra-nn bi lpn^ c& rio^a naD^N 13-in . . . Foi. i
by) . run 11 «i»3B ?Nn^ -iid£ni pno^N n»6xN jo yao np -ioo$>N recto
iob^nb b>n »$>x pa* |N3 4 ^n nDsta on* n^ nin ttnoa man
■6y S>ita*a nana pan [j]n nao^N npanni NnnN^N p y:w yrabx
h^aNn t6 bn-Q) ^pi cnh p"a nnnr&N n5ai»N !j3n jd yac^N nos^N
. 6 ninai' psaip bn vm i^>«p Nioa snyw Nro non jn TONnno *m
nac na^3 ^idh n^ Nmys t£n n^ ntsoe^N .i3D pan n^ ^iai
ia no ^^n ffry n^b N33-11 rioN^N ^y Nnnys Th») noocn
, Nn^y pi*in3Di> oaa fya |N3 ''n^N 3N3 j^n nit? Nina npNoi>N
NnoDs 11 d!> nT>j[o] -i5n N3N3DN tmi? WNa jn j>ya n^p nojni
. a^Nin^N j^ansn tdbhi . pa-re ^ao i^npb ri^oa Nniyoa cinja5>
1 Jer. xxviii. 13. 3 Neh. x. 33. 3 Sanh., fol. ri ro .
4 Read «b». 6 Lev. xxiii. 14. 6 Sanh., fol. 12™.
106 THE JEWISH QUARTERLY REVIEW
laxa pm . oyp^s f>»y» }xa nm*it»i»« "vai nmipoiw ataot^ta
vb& mm m pnayo p« ibxp xoai hsn5 mw nta *a pj[a]D»
xh nrnw Ni>a \t6x koki . ^tn^a tmoyo "fata po pm . J mwa
ri-na'iota D'waata j«nid i^y i>5tar\ anpna fhxynDK xh fsspj
ma . febtmn paD 'a nay 3 ian n^i na'py 'n ft? ^ip koni 2 htffna ■ojin
riaoNata riaata fjca hpsa . iffsno* laxa no haa ^y avnao
an wia 11 jn rftNj&N *a kd ^y pncaa anjto ynaxta p 'liw
n^yat? son ix KOiTa aaata pc ai> *int6Ki nyaxata nasi
Poi. 1 n^xino paa [^] naaa on aaa s6a paa 'i Nixoa 4 n»yae> »t«n»a
verso • . 1 .♦ f » » / 1
owaa a paa n pan yaobxi .faataai csaa 'a paa '? ?a? issa
pnayo pa ibxp no NDN1 . nTNjmD^N haa ^y .TinKi noipa
jna xnxaaani . 5 mi>ran »aeoi vvbu '•aaoi pnan *aao natwi tin
nae6 nya inix peny bs mya .tap xo$> naxa p-nyo axa *a
fxtai "^ia n-to naaxi fjK^oa pn Naiai wt6 [kJvw ^i a«a
pniani a'aw nitaai a"Ntai b«na »»o tayaa Nai> naa pip s^a
pxata ibta »a Na-inaxi nv^ai antwi cam »aao nayaa an t6)
rvtraioai nootpai payn wa aaata yiai . j^«n ni*va »a»o nayaa
Naxo^jn . onnsaatn *vkbi pu6 'y pons' 1 aypr 'y xa$> &6i
pyatai ta*iB» pN '•a a' 1 !? oninas pmnaa^ nar an pita
«ai> pai ah* . p-nnaa ontja d^ yca^i mwa d^ xna pi^N
7 naDin^N »a iyDnx n^ih . naipnfo 6 ^n naaoa Daaa nd tonn
aaoa Daai>N jn!? k^ni a an V an n" 1 - i^Npa naipniw nxipo '■a
Ninxn Noipn noipD .Tyacai'N n^n^ni . '•yao aaa mi naipn^N
^nyn aaaa m Noax nnixn i»SN fsa tnt^n ihb^m *b ncd n^
••a paan^N pxanx nav nd anpNB do^n riao y» nop^N riaa
n^n iddb^n asani'i' xpy N^a frnop *mtw< 'r rn&ro riao 6' ba
Poi. 2 n^ no sin 'i>y pW kS'-n pmnao ^t 11 ah p^pi iiani rinnxi JiyND
recto x j| in1 ^^t,^ 1jn;j ndd wa2{1 ND ^y j 1N N;)ayi NDD nni Nn hinn
[?n]i«a naipni'N aaaa aaaiw ion *b iio^n^N '•a no j*ya naix
niioai rbiob pna^i ^pi»K yoa nxanx ^n anaN sh opa piyi»N
1 Sanh., fol. n™. 3 See J. Q. E., X, p. 157. 3 Sanh., fol. 12™
4 Ibid. 5 Ibid., fol. n ro . • Read ^n.
' Tosifta, ii. 6, ed. Zuckermandel, p. 417.
ARABIC PORTION OP CAIRO GENIZAH AT CAMBRIDGE 107
ntonit? kin hpta trim , zttrabx trin >a 16a p b mb t|p jn jj?
1 nob^t* '•a naDinfo »a S»p nd 3t?Dn '•b oaaiw ;tt |tra pat* jd jtu
ps pai ian 2 Dt«bi>t< pj> i^pa inn vsb v noan *jb5> i"' patwio
noai e>in b> i3n ni'Dn naipn rwvn p dn ubx napn nx pi3j?D
••dv 'i dv 3 enrn nw w idin mw 'n dv *"i e>m b> nn
jiyDty 'i , pi3j>D p« ann ,| 3b!> r" 11 pi35>o nDan *»3ab i"» patwra idin
dv n" 11 idijjd noai ibijjd 'idik pT'nx pisyo ann yai> i"' ^n idik
noan yai> i' 1 *dv 'i hp jt6 to 3 a"* i"» intcpD '1 ttann nitre
naipni p*a naipn '•apt* pnaipnta p3 \n6 ipiij si jw* in pisyn
11D3$>N J?S1»i> DtW 'l WtO KD311 DV 1*3 ba wwa Dtot< 'n »1B>n
tonn ft? tooip nd3 mm? tnttpobx nin sroai dv 33 ^n vwa
Kna» trarw nine . -jtri aruu d^i *jb tcma D'Dsnta p3 jn pj»
ndkb myitr nfit^Ni myao KomnnN jtwib intcpota nin^iPoi. 2
tpDtm am nhp jd 3 .iudkd^n hd^n '•a niwioiw Ma frirnc^t* verso
naipni lis '•a ar6t* ntot* ins nd naD '•a jto tritta natwi naipn
jw nd b« jto it< iot jy maNriiw naoiw *b naipni aiin d5>
nao »a ibi . Dtox 'd nst^t* naipni naD naipn ps Dtot6t< jd
t?"3 ^np^ni i"^k jd naipni dv aom tb i" 11 b^pbast . tfzbvhi*
dv *noi>rt>tt '•a ifop nd nit? trim K"3^t< p naipni dv son 11
t6 bt6tt sin *ba imau (sic) «y>» 101a naipn dvi bin» naipn
iriat* inxi nv i^ss ncn naipn '•a nao jin* jn jd maon an iS>j>
»i^« SNDni'N nnasn nimi . p ^wn» pnao ii»3» jn nv Nh nao jd
nab pn idi riao jnSj itro id«>k niai snypsioi maipnb ntoaDn
3"a naoi . saD33 nao i"3 nab pn 'a fiaoi t<aD33 ni ncn naipn
naoi . N3D33 nao 33 nab nd^ iia naoi . t«D33 naD r a nab \>n
, t«D33 nao Da nab is nd riaDi t<aD33 nao na nab nab hi
. snxaD33 nao 6a nab i« 16 nam . t<aD33 nao 33 nab in a6 riaoi
an dn'w ins pa jd ibh t6 niuio^N paD^N nin bp m nao ba
TiB'i'K 33d^n me* sina HD^n^N '•a nd 'bs »1W) naipn '•a ni3Di>N
3NDn^t<1 »DDB^« 3XDn p3 ft* Dlbofl 33D^N , 'J?' , 3d1'N niB> NDN1 Fol. 3
1 ~ „ t 1 recto
?a »a Kona»a T'V p^Npi nam mnsi nysD naD d ^ ?3 »b »i»p?k
1 Sanh., fol. 13™ 2 Fol. is™ ; cf. J. Q. B., X, p. 253.
3 Fol. 13™. 4 Ibid.
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wd w i>a »a dv . . . 0)13*1 , anpntaa av r6na rvap riao frNO
hsata jo yonapta }n ntano n^»b nNia noNta "inb anpntaa
^n^» is anpntas dk»s fa nac Nin wnpi ^s mi n^o -ray p
dnw 'r iD3i fuo pnNoi patataa T'D' 1 •>&♦ ^n -into DV TOD tj>
nai^Nin naea wan nans jNor »a neri naipn Nanau . anpntaa
'o '•a riyoata oi» ^ii . n»n p Y^ m> '•a tons onvo 'no onNi6
iNnata p rrpNata nxyND ata .Yin nvpan no pa»B iNnata p nNyND
rnota p i5n n? nyo yonaN }N dn s n f ^y TNtta idd^n jo[i]
^ N^a . Nnaiain an prnb« ^Da . nibta »b mb npan np t6n
l^i p sn»B Naxa t6n fhota jn jn^n pan di» p ^pN n^n W>n
jn jN^a noni h abn n!> "iDai dn'-n '? nywta npi ^n npita
'o nyoata w nm »b t dv naNa nixota njo ^in »b naipnta
lion pata Nnn^oa naNa nonpnota pa d{>n \ab nNnata p nNyND
njjND V pov p Nnpipn Nni? nnas ninb , -nmo riap -wane pan
n^iNjta iTb }nd 'nta mrnota $>in ne>n *6io n^ p'Npn riipn
•by dob^n hva NaaDn NiNi . pNpi apn n«yND 'n ita ov N3N^
Foi. 3 p nNyND i ne»n p DONita di^n '■a it?n natpnta Na*iai nopta
vers0 nao areata paota pipn ppNata -mno^ xasDn Noh nyoata fob
••dok^n 3NDnta hiraa nwbNpi ■nopta axDnta hia p D'saatai
naDta nM *mnoi?N p irta vn raobx "]br\b ntwi Y?io toiai
Yta di» *a mD^N i^n »b n^n naipn pane . p-'NpT yvh mwo r i
niiata N^ho n3N3 nina . nnxna p nxyND 6 riyoata nv njo
pai i< -ciNpota *b piaN-ita nai iHh . ihb^n p i' p ^ista
. [NO'C nncta p I' »n »nta fr^Niita '•ta i' ti '•nta rix-iata nin
n^ata wa ba niinta h» pa no *b i'oynD 1 ' }Na no anpntaa mi
. njD pn p rianp pjota pa^ pov> p sanp ^vsta int -in hxta
•i nn^N p a »n "nta ita nsnai'Ni ri^Nnta ninata nin pai
^ni hxta n'ata Nn pa no »a ^oynD^ jNa no anpntaa mi dn^n
jwb riaD ^p iJNnta n»ata 3N-ia ijj3 i^ii nawta nNanN npi iaN
oon^B pivji dn^n i bvsbx p yorax no pa^i noai hjd ^n yeata
Na niia pa ita nin nyai , ata ov p n s b> do^i V dv jNvpa
riiotai Nin Nanpi ^ni nat?ota nsanN p nh^n Nayan incta •'B
1 Read «b«.
ARABIC PORTION OP CAIRO GENIZAH AT CAMBRIDGE 109
to£>j»ni n:&n dvi ibn nv virion nDai |ndv &afo p Nnh nao ot
pa^a ri^iD rh» nin nya ntata '•a d^m |n W «h aai>N w in us
l^a nyie^N usNin ;n "6n ova niaion an am \y w\y bbsktt Poi. 4
pan '•nam Naa^a no ^y miano n5 a i* n* ihnp»$>n nin mN¥ recto
nnwn ^y dip-'i avna 1 ' uin coan^N ci^ai Nuas^N ts&n frNay^N
nyn van n»an in 11 ■"• u 'pa nnyNta an 11 p pm!>K prr N»a
p N^y?" 1 IK ni>Dai . on vbvb p» n^m wvtrb pas* mum
I'm taapo niniN "vtJ? *hnp s»a n^D us fVKD^K ptwata
nnoa» hen^n by i^ ^nxa^N Nin mp rvn pa , "w vtoh
nmsy nai . toNmai nm rin^o nNXi pnifo i>ian on p paian^
nxa ['•pnx] \ni>N 3 pa riyo p^x b pi . ma aa ^a p xrb ana 1 - |N
t aipi?N Toyt? tansoa amaioiM niniN^N aao -j^h pa . ^[nalnnn
33D JtOl "]H n3K>N ND *VND1 BnUS tUlfo Dnpt^N 1V3 "03 33D fNai
♦a i?nNa^N Nin sod pnNiata nin iNnoNi asna^x Nin nana
no ^y oaa^N noN u> jnu^n nxai Son^n ninoa^N by nDa^N
prc> pNxion paxii noiyn anpjsp * anhpa npbyrb '•ayo N^>a toa«
in Noa hn-sd a mail na annN n^N »bj? nop n^d Nine' aWw
hpiw nrcn idn^n ana 1 !? 6 cana mm usi nao'nta usi na^N 'a
Noam Npno Nfe pid^n pa* ;tt ar6 pani ma Noam.anaN i>ipaa
vb bn pn? in ^n i^jnp noni . nao na xb b^ zb nmtb pan 1 - vb
n^id nao $>oy )n brc $>na ^aaD^N sjKaa paD- |k pans }« pay
^iai . vb dn ntsiy^N nya 6 ^n bv- n^n tanty ^y roa^a bpp i. 4
naB>n maynai pwi msa ni>aen nx inip 7 onhpa Nifx np^yn verso
us jNa N»aNi xaaNor '•a ia d^ sin . ••a^n nnxa (sic) nnx pNiip
nDiB>a narfw ^n ^y mx p ndi 1 " a ani? rsm* np pmnao jnot
snp aa ^n la^nn^ a xn^a p in xanan m^N a* p hnwn nnnna
jsa pion^N 3Nna *a n^>p naa npi . ni> n^» Nai> n^in hp^N xnna
nav oh naaixaa DNoa ^y noa^N Nasi |n an^Ni Naia^xata b»p
*i»n» a^ can^N jn xomnN paxia T^n ••a nsaxa yav Ni nd sun
nav d^) jn naN ai>Ni ncnt aUN^N jn n»W> n^n nd>ni iHa
Nann "vtni n»iy^ ^nioi'N V ov p Nanny jNai n^y Nanny n'?ap
1 Prov. ii. 6-7. 2 Ver. 8. 3 Ps. iv. 2. * Men. x. 5 ; Tosifta, p. 529.
s Sifra, Emor, ch. xi. * Read *A». 7 Meg. i. 4.
110 THE JEWISH QUARTERLY REVIEW
."un ini imn KnnnxnaK naa ni^na k^k mr K»a K)ii>Kn K3KU
kjiji KiK . p»nyf>« p noy ponp> uk3 jk pvmjd jkdt *a po*
i>a pis »a 'ninio mDi>n *a imp K»a "jina V piwiw fin
p K3n noy Kjm ton ««n >a Kin prrarip . wm mavn nmnp
noy mv» *idw «i>K nin^a fe»n p niKan oni>n w -igb \&n
■*ra Km mbyn p ii»BK iniaa nro» nx anpn a^nan n-wa
jru 'n «ym ^ ii> >yap Kin nnn a^na Km mxoi> Ktnn mt^o
bvs , nimon i>ai> mnn Knnt? msnn 1-idk [wpy] 'm
Foi. smx»5>K i»3D by 3 oaTvp n^n ainao kdjk ananiw i>»Ki>K Kin
1600 Dip dni D3^ i?Hja maa 8 ii>Kp K»a i'irsKi'K nni3ai> *b msD^Ki
k!> anpn p Kiai> imvo ik-is ii>Kp noyiw dbj *b b nar ppn
ksd xi> . nSn p Kia$> iniwa aip» bo mix pK»a» anpn na^a
nmjy nreo yyo jk ^y in* kdd "jin nae>K k»i . eavi p wa»
. K3»np K»a DmaKj»i oncsai' one* ai> }[>]MKi>K &rin |k k^k i>iraK
k.tb wi>y KyiK *ni>K n^aK^K 6k p aKi3Ki>K 3i>K romp iKi
n*pK3 ii>K mtw jk yaj»a pnn np kd kjbboi wwyip toaiwa kjk
1JK3 tO^KIK }k . xvby bs-btt Kin kjhk 5>ipji aKnai>K DK»n vn
nam Kmpi>BK •i»DKi>ni>K p KJ^ap }K3 pi kjni . m^K po-in*
ijb> a^n onsnpion p mi>K i>aixn naoini'K *a i»p kd iin by
ai>nn no 4 D^na min »a i»p kdi . ptnpio two) mi>K aiw pnxi>
bi"b» Kin itu mi>y *ni>K *a hpKB . pub ijb>3 n^x jn pni> »jw
naK j?vid *a noj* oi> , finat^K nin rb nsnya jwoi'N xin ^a
|k ko naoini'K '•a p»aw nvaK abrba ;k i^ii , ray hrn noKaa
kd'-k ixb w^a c»oani»K jk^ n^a ribaxi mi'Ki'K jk nmn naic?'
now . n'i'Ki'K K.^a nail , pniD'-K omjy nhddki nanp»i't< an^i>K
Poi. 5 pao sim mi>Ki>K kh^b mail oh d*ai>n KmoDi fbnnoi'K qito^k
verso .(_ l i
t>3 pna ny3 in n?K 3?n3 -iko pia is p?in noTiB* naoin »b
n^a n'-cani'K i?KpB niwp nd jko^k^k Kin noo yi»npK n^K n^n
. pmoK .tin jidd m^Ni naan nnni'-i nvi>an im pniDK ;n ii»N
yxKio is b)p> km nonno ny nanpo Kn3Ki> an^n Kmoo* oi>i
xmtb aniin ^i nys kd i»di , miDK m Kwm lynp 6 nn*na
1 Men., fol. 83™. 2 Lev. xxiii. 10. s Jebam., ii.8.
1 Sifra, ch. six. 5 Pesah., v. 10.
ARABIC PORTION OP CAIRO GENIZAH AT CAMBRIDGE III
oano arhtpb NnrvpJni Nnnnyn "6y ids *jW>i , rionnoi riaipo
nr 3-ipn nN noson a^nn dk tfaton rn i^ni , Mrnt? Noa jnn«
iw a^n nr aipn by new 3$>nn b hni onan on nainn a^nn
n^ n^oam napn i>ye> ai>n -idin bHyw 'n ns^py '*i nai D'pin
vnnN oono nw nnpipan pap a^n nr a^Dan b -tn . £ nin
ai>n #irb 'in na^pi? '") Wan w '-i nai i5»oui NW dips i>a
Dinp 'in na^py "n , s^pji onp anin ai?n 'in ^Nyoe» 'n ppiyn bvw
ni^aap piy i^y pa^ni -iidn n^ian !w onp -ioin nni.T '-\ sfrpn
nn^NipN jo ]w no nvsN N"ina an^y pa»n pNi P1dn psnpioapi
^y iiavha j«a ntnb dN-in -wi d^6n!?N *a r&aNn *va ri^N pa
y*n ccenpion jo n^N biNn Sn^n p-iafo »a i»pa jn^n N-in
p2>npioi>N nxjn |N ini . r^onta Nnn ^y penpio dwi n^x dipd n^y Pol. 6
d^i ops nip ma vtbaxo tstnbb pa^ y*ra> np no Nnao paii ^>y rec '°
ri^N^Na new er)p ma N^axo inj^ $>ya np no Nnxi . new in
nor^ xnbx job new enp r&Nno n$> ntj npnpio^N nona^N jo
, mm nn new ^?n fo *i5n^ni »i> pnp^N i>JN jo NennnN pnn
, j^ »:bd n^N s|« piiS> W3 a^nn no 2 o»jna mm *a i^np xnai
ton jd 1 " jn n^n nfia fcbvb nan n^b phn^N nona^N *a noni
n^ip 3 tidWn '•a i^Npi . mny n$> no "]tri) ^-ii?N Nin "j^i -\<sm
, t6 »aN^ nbb '-i n^ 'on 'ipi? i'mi'N >a ^xbn n^N }n Nmxa
a^n bs nip ion nhy mb 'on iDn'-n nrn ;ota n^N nnyo n^n
n&b ^bit ri^Nta noni mipa mipn iai ibNn a6 n^aai iip
Nj'-Nonp Nja^Na njn iTb oyr ai?N axa^Ni , n-nono tjb jn^p ^a
jnaN^Ni , n'-p hp 11 oh m:&N »b rw j^in^n ]t6 m:^N ion *a
03'joo pn nijya^ npiy m: n^yai? neny twmsr max^o b M^Npa
bi'bn Nin fN hpNa , i^ni rt v:a nsmni no^on nysm Dian
mi^Np nojn Noipi?N fNi ^ip^ «*in i>VN }N3 nna '•n ^y ['•Jit n^
JN Nn^y 33N1 flN-lON^N fN ^pi dton^ mni^n aanijN ^3D "6y
nmsi npNnp niax^o i^ni 6 ^np "in i»NoyN no amvb bovnvoie
Nn^> wb m: n^Na ninb i^np oh [noaaoi] naiNi rumo n^yai*
n^>j no ^NorNiJN n^n ^oyn jn Nnor^ [n»]p ^oyN n^ ^>ipn jn
1 Tosifta, Hul. ix. 14. 2 Sifra, ch, xix. 3 Hull., fol. 117™.
4 Ketub., fol. 6i ro . s Mishnah Ket. v. 5.
verso
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mwta <a rbbx nwj no nno^ hpta *rin ihp' 1 ah ita ,Tin
(1)dn imp *ip ndi ainao in no yndi nyaoi naenoi ma ...o p
, ntana cwp rfa in*! ind^ yDNita n-itpta (?) i? ta p n^y
jnon [n] DNtytaa nnata rhota by* . . . bv fnw atambx nini
nin nwn p nyavn in NmaoN xoa taan jni ia^n |ni ban jni
Nnaao* oi> noi sinsta jto nowata DNanN n^y ypn tab) ywxta
pata j« . ND?a jto n^y rtoxaata (?)dhk yipia Nta nyasn |n
D33> N^ IN Daj 1 " ^H NON1 , NnOt^ N^> IN NnOT^ ^H n>3 in N03N
laaiN pn dton nn >ta napotai N-ipota p iaiN piua tp^ i^na
jn . , , ata ina '•a Nainota xrbi-i tao p nta*wta tayin )n
iin-11^ tayn jn Nn^yi itapi naipnta jn Nn^a (?)-w vita
naw masta b onbip ini taoyxta .Tin n^5 no taoyNta yoa
noon nyxm Dian mica pin wivi> rreny naota rbmb nciy
DNanxta boD >^y lobn cms h* noo Nina v^ni m wa nxn-ini
cental "vnonta tao >^y iobn DnaN *ta tanaoaa oi>y ob trin ph
riyoNita nncta . ^y ntana "jta b
X.
T-S. 8 Ka. io T .
recto mtea pny prnc 5>y nnann npe> viat? naotan adnata tap no
axna nasb n^ata axna 3nxn ip ton ■noyh nai
^p no ^yi nyi inN o^ana n^ai nm» no ^y naiai in nnnrsra
ni> *ind* j«a n nein pbp dyi an dj Na yen Niaa
1^ nmaD
verso ^»nN?ta i>ya fiaijNta taNata f , m3 , >i
riaiyota ni>ta ^dj sjn u*b« D'-oani nnp ima 1 ' )i^ w ^p noo
N-in ttnb (sic) y>oa Tita aNiaNta nnyxo *ta aip Nob ^y
Nnjvy n^in naiN namntai iioi>ntai njpota p NtaipN jNDJNta
nd^b nNoa paNi NaNa tijn oh
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Haktwig Hibschfeld.
