Bidspirit auction | Manuscript – Torah with Messorah
Manuscript – Torah with Messorah – Yemen, the 15th Century – Extremely Rare - Manuscript, the Pentateuch with vowelization and cantillation notes. Assyrian script by an expert scribe. On the margins of the pages, Messorah Gedolah. Yemen, the 15th century. The manuscript is lacking. Before us: from Vayikra (11, 31) to Devarim (32, 49). A manuscript of the Torah from such an early period is extremely rare! 114 leaves. Moderate condition. Many leaves are restored in their margins. The restoration of the missing script is in later script. Various levels of blemishes and omissions on the margins and text. New leather binding. Several wormholes. Wear and stains of use.