Auction 147
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LOT 52:
A thick, impressive, and unique manuscript – Commentary on the Mishnah by Maimonides. Yemen, early 20th century
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A thick, impressive, and unique manuscript – Commentary on the Mishnah by Maimonides. Yemen, early 20th century
A voluminous manuscript – Commentary on the Mishnah by Maimonides (Rambam) in its original Judeo-Arabic language. Includes the introduction to the Mishnah commentary, Seder Moed, Perek Chelek, Shemoneh Perakim, and Tractate Avot. Yemen [early 20th century].
This manuscript contains Maimonides’ commentary on the Mishnah, including sections appearing for the first time in auctions. It includes:
- Maimonides’ introduction to his Mishnah commentary.
- Seder Moed, covering the tractates: Pesachim, Shekalim, Yoma, Sukkah, Beitzah, Rosh Hashanah, Ta’anit, Megillah, Moed Katan, and Chagigah.
- Perek Chelek (the tenth chapter of Sanhedrin), regarded as one of the most significant and foundational chapters in the Talmud.
- Shemoneh Perakim and Tractate Avot.
The text of the Mishnah is transcribed in Hebrew, followed by Maimonides’ original commentary in Judeo-Arabic. The manuscript is neatly written by a skilled scribe, with a colophon on the final page signed by the scribe "David ben Chaim ben Yosef Albadihi, " dated in the year 241 of the Seleucid era.
### Significance of the Manuscript:
Yemenite manuscripts of Maimonides’ Mishnah commentary are highly esteemed for their precision, as the scribes were Torah scholars. Rabbi Yosef Kapach noted in 1955 (in the introduction to the Mishnah commentary published by Mossad HaRav Kook) that in the last 200 years, no complete copy of the six orders of the Mishnah with Maimonides’ commentary in Judeo-Arabic existed in Yemen. Even a full order was rare, with only one copy each of Seder Moed and Seder Nezikin known to exist – Seder Moed in the 'Al Sheikh' synagogue and Seder Nezikin in a private family collection.
### Specifications:
127 leaves, written on both sides. Approximately 27X24 cm. Thick paper.
Condition: Good to very good. A few wormholes and slight time stains. Bound in the original typical Yemenite binding.
