Lot 511
Manuscript Yismach Moshe on the Rambam – Rabbi Moshe Hayun
Manuscript Yismach Moshe on the Rambam, and Talmud novella. Rabbi Moshe Hayun [Turkey?, after 1820]. A complete work, never printed.
A complete, handsome volume, two illustrated title-pages. Nice Oriental Soletreo handwriting, autographic writing of author [several kinds of writings of the same writer], title page and introduction signed by the author Moshe ben Eliyahu Hayun. [Perhaps, son of Rabbi Eliyahu Hayun, author of Booklet of Rules, see Item 509]. Scholarly, deep novella, style of study and writing of scholars of Turkey and Jerusalem. He writes things taken from printed books and manuscripts from the Rishonim and Achronim (primarily, from the scholars of Turkey and Jerusalem). We do not know the author's identity but from the book's content we can learn about his rabbis and companions. In many places in the book, he discusses matters of oral and written origin "from my grandfather", "my teacher and rabbi, my grandfather Moshe Yom Tov" and he mentions his father-in-law who was his teacher and rabbi: "I saw my teacher and rabbi my father-in-law who asked …" (Leaf 28). His brother is also mentioned (Leaf 16) as is his study companion: "and when studying with Rabbi Nissim Medini" (Leaf 15), "This we wrote… Nissim Medini (Leaf 77) and things he heard from Rabbi Avraham Panizher".
We have no knowledge regarding the date that this manuscript was written. The book Migdal Chananel (Salonika 1819) and the book Ohalei Yehuda (Salonika 1821) are mentioned as new books. We assess that this work was written over a long period of time, apparently, between 1840-1870.
C. 110 written pages, 14 cm. High-quality paper. Good condition. Original semi-leather binding, with golden impressions, worn.
