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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $2,000
Sold for: $3,250
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Manuscript, Yemenite rite Tiklal siddur with commentaries, prayers for every day, Jewish festivals, holidays and fast days. [Yemen, ca. 1653].
This Tiklal siddur is written in a neat, early Yemenite script, characteristic of the 17th century, with predominantly supralinear vocalization. In "windows" within the text, the scribe wrote (relatively short) commentaries, most by Rabbi Yitzchak (Mahari) Wanneh. Each commentary is titled with the letter "Peh" (perush = commentary). The Passover Haggadah contains a full-length commentary attributed to R. Yitzchak Wanneh, written as a surrounding border to the Haggadah text. The siddur also contains many glosses – some long – in other Yemenite hands, containing additional commentary.
At the beginning of the siddur are [7] leaves with additions and supplements, in a later, simple script (characteristic of the 19th/20th centuries).
The manuscript contains: prayers for every day, prayers for Shabbat, Pirkei Avot, songs for Shabbat and Motzei Shabbat, prayers for Rosh Chodesh, prayers for Passover, Passover Haggadah, prayers for Shavuot, Azharot of R. Shlomo ibn Gabirol, prayers for fast days, Megillat Eichah and Kinot, prayers for the High Holidays, prayers for Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret, Hoshaanot, a prayer for rain, Hakafot and Piyyutim for Simchat Torah, prayers for Chanukah and Purim, Purim songs, Megillat Esther (with Tafsir), eulogies, Selichot, "Maranot", Seder HaAvodah for Yom Kippur (by R. Avraham ibn Ezra), blessings, leap years and calendars of the Tekufot, texts for Ketubot, Gittin and contracts.
[166] leaves, approx. 29.5 cm. Lacking leaves at the beginning and end. Condition varies, good-fair to fair-poor. Many stains. Wear and tears. Minor worming. New binding.
The Tekufot calendars begin from the year 1653; this was the basis for our assessment of the date of this work's authorship.
This Tiklal siddur is written in a neat, early Yemenite script, characteristic of the 17th century, with predominantly supralinear vocalization. In "windows" within the text, the scribe wrote (relatively short) commentaries, most by Rabbi Yitzchak (Mahari) Wanneh. Each commentary is titled with the letter "Peh" (perush = commentary). The Passover Haggadah contains a full-length commentary attributed to R. Yitzchak Wanneh, written as a surrounding border to the Haggadah text. The siddur also contains many glosses – some long – in other Yemenite hands, containing additional commentary.
At the beginning of the siddur are [7] leaves with additions and supplements, in a later, simple script (characteristic of the 19th/20th centuries).
The manuscript contains: prayers for every day, prayers for Shabbat, Pirkei Avot, songs for Shabbat and Motzei Shabbat, prayers for Rosh Chodesh, prayers for Passover, Passover Haggadah, prayers for Shavuot, Azharot of R. Shlomo ibn Gabirol, prayers for fast days, Megillat Eichah and Kinot, prayers for the High Holidays, prayers for Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret, Hoshaanot, a prayer for rain, Hakafot and Piyyutim for Simchat Torah, prayers for Chanukah and Purim, Purim songs, Megillat Esther (with Tafsir), eulogies, Selichot, "Maranot", Seder HaAvodah for Yom Kippur (by R. Avraham ibn Ezra), blessings, leap years and calendars of the Tekufot, texts for Ketubot, Gittin and contracts.
[166] leaves, approx. 29.5 cm. Lacking leaves at the beginning and end. Condition varies, good-fair to fair-poor. Many stains. Wear and tears. Minor worming. New binding.
The Tekufot calendars begin from the year 1653; this was the basis for our assessment of the date of this work's authorship.
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![Manuscript, Tiklal siddur for the festivals. [Yemen, ca. 17th century]. Neat script. With supralinear vocalization (to part o](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale77-public/351.jpg "Manuscript, Tiklal Siddur – Yemen, Ca. 17th Century")
![Manuscript, Tiklal siddur for the festivals. [Yemen, ca. 17th century]. Neat script. With supralinear vocalization (to part o](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale77-public/351_2.jpg "Manuscript, Tiklal Siddur – Yemen, Ca. 17th Century")
Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $500
Sold for: $3,750
Including buyer's premium
Manuscript, Tiklal siddur for the festivals. [Yemen, ca. 17th century].
Neat script. With supralinear vocalization (to part of the manuscript). The manuscript is lacking the beginning. Also lacking several leaves in the middle (completed by different writers in various periods).
The manuscript begins at the end of Tractate Avot. It contains the order for Motzaei Shabbat; prayers for Rosh Chodesh and Passover, with Passover Haggadah; prayers for Shavuot; prayers and lamentations for fast days and Tisha B'Av; prayers for the High Holidays and Sukkot; Chanukah; Purim; Selichot; Birkat HaMazon and other blessings; blessings for the wedding ceremony. Writer's colophon at end of manuscript: "Completed, praise to G-d – Blessed be He who helped me complete it".
Two leaves were added at the end of the manuscript (by a different writer), from a composition on the Hebrew calendar, mentioning the year 1686. The year 1473, also mentioned in these leaves, was mistakenly lettered on the new binding. This date, which appears in many Tiklal siddurim, was copied from the words of an anonymous author in 1473 and does not reflect the year of writing.
[99] leaves. 20 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Wear and tears. Open tears, affecting text. Several leaves lacking a large part. Paper repairs. New leather binding.
Neat script. With supralinear vocalization (to part of the manuscript). The manuscript is lacking the beginning. Also lacking several leaves in the middle (completed by different writers in various periods).
The manuscript begins at the end of Tractate Avot. It contains the order for Motzaei Shabbat; prayers for Rosh Chodesh and Passover, with Passover Haggadah; prayers for Shavuot; prayers and lamentations for fast days and Tisha B'Av; prayers for the High Holidays and Sukkot; Chanukah; Purim; Selichot; Birkat HaMazon and other blessings; blessings for the wedding ceremony. Writer's colophon at end of manuscript: "Completed, praise to G-d – Blessed be He who helped me complete it".
Two leaves were added at the end of the manuscript (by a different writer), from a composition on the Hebrew calendar, mentioning the year 1686. The year 1473, also mentioned in these leaves, was mistakenly lettered on the new binding. This date, which appears in many Tiklal siddurim, was copied from the words of an anonymous author in 1473 and does not reflect the year of writing.
[99] leaves. 20 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Wear and tears. Open tears, affecting text. Several leaves lacking a large part. Paper repairs. New leather binding.
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,063
Including buyer's premium
Document recording a testimony on monetary matters, in the Sanaa Beit Din, signed by the dayanim R. Yichye son of R. Yosef Tzalach – the Maharitz, and R. Yichye son of R. David Mishreqi. [Sanaa], Tammuz 1796.
[1] leaf. 13 cm. High quality paper. Wear, folding and rolling marks.
[1] leaf. 13 cm. High quality paper. Wear, folding and rolling marks.
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![Manuscript, Aggadta DePischa, with commentaries and laws by the Maharitz – R. Yichye Tzalach. [Sanaa? 18th/19th century]. Nea](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale77-public/353_1.jpg "Manuscript, Passover Haggadah – Yemen, 18th/19th Century – Stamps of R")
![Manuscript, Aggadta DePischa, with commentaries and laws by the Maharitz – R. Yichye Tzalach. [Sanaa? 18th/19th century]. Nea](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale77-public/353_2.jpg "Manuscript, Passover Haggadah – Yemen, 18th/19th Century – Stamps of R")
![Manuscript, Aggadta DePischa, with commentaries and laws by the Maharitz – R. Yichye Tzalach. [Sanaa? 18th/19th century]. Nea](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale77-public/353_3.jpg "Manuscript, Passover Haggadah – Yemen, 18th/19th Century – Stamps of R")
Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $300
Sold for: $475
Including buyer's premium
Manuscript, Aggadta DePischa, with commentaries and laws by the Maharitz – R. Yichye Tzalach. [Sanaa? 18th/19th century].
Neat script, in the style of the Sanaa siddurim of the 18th century (similar to manuscripts produced by the Maharitz, leading Yemenite rabbi in those times). Text of the Haggadah with sublinear vocalization. Lacking one leaf of the laws of the Maharitz, from the middle of the laws and customs written between Kiddush and Karpas (see enclosed material).
Early stamps (faded) of "Shalom son of Aharon HaKohen Iraqi" (name of the president of the Sanaa community in the 18th century, [b. 1685, d. 1780. See: Encyclopedia LeChachmei Teiman, pp. 471-472]. This stamp may be his or that of one of his descendants).
[19] leaves. 16.5 cm. Fair condition. Many stains and wear. All leaves detached. Without binding.
Neat script, in the style of the Sanaa siddurim of the 18th century (similar to manuscripts produced by the Maharitz, leading Yemenite rabbi in those times). Text of the Haggadah with sublinear vocalization. Lacking one leaf of the laws of the Maharitz, from the middle of the laws and customs written between Kiddush and Karpas (see enclosed material).
Early stamps (faded) of "Shalom son of Aharon HaKohen Iraqi" (name of the president of the Sanaa community in the 18th century, [b. 1685, d. 1780. See: Encyclopedia LeChachmei Teiman, pp. 471-472]. This stamp may be his or that of one of his descendants).
[19] leaves. 16.5 cm. Fair condition. Many stains and wear. All leaves detached. Without binding.
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![Manuscript, Rashi commentary on the Torah. [Yemen, 1705]. Scribe's colophon on the final leaf: "Yeshaya… al-Husri", who wrote](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale77-public/354.jpg "Manuscript, Rashi Commentary on the Torah – Yemen, 1705")
![Manuscript, Rashi commentary on the Torah. [Yemen, 1705]. Scribe's colophon on the final leaf: "Yeshaya… al-Husri", who wrote](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale77-public/354_2.jpg "Manuscript, Rashi Commentary on the Torah – Yemen, 1705")
Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,875
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Manuscript, Rashi commentary on the Torah. [Yemen, 1705].
Scribe's colophon on the final leaf: "Yeshaya… al-Husri", who wrote this book in 1705 for "the good friend… Daoud son of Avraham al-Anabi…". Several leaves by other writers (presumably from other manuscripts, inserted in this volume to replace missing leaves).
Lacking first two leaves. 3-197 leaves (first leaves with original foliation, rest of leaves with later foliation, in pencil). 20.5 cm. Condition varies. Stains, wear and tears. Worming. Paper repairs. Open tears to many leaves, with significant damage to text. Original leather binding.
Scribe's colophon on the final leaf: "Yeshaya… al-Husri", who wrote this book in 1705 for "the good friend… Daoud son of Avraham al-Anabi…". Several leaves by other writers (presumably from other manuscripts, inserted in this volume to replace missing leaves).
Lacking first two leaves. 3-197 leaves (first leaves with original foliation, rest of leaves with later foliation, in pencil). 20.5 cm. Condition varies. Stains, wear and tears. Worming. Paper repairs. Open tears to many leaves, with significant damage to text. Original leather binding.
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $300
Sold for: $1,375
Including buyer's premium
Manuscript, transcript of the title page and first leaves of tractate Bava Metzia with Rashi and Tosafot, from the second Talmud edition printed by Daniel Bomberg [in 1531]. [Yemen, ca. 19th century].
Neat Yemenite script. The transcript follows the original page layout.
Signatures and ownership inscriptions on p. 2a.
[1], 2-4 leaves. 31 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains and wear. Worming, affecting text. Piece of paper pasted on title page, partially affecting text. Without binding.
Neat Yemenite script. The transcript follows the original page layout.
Signatures and ownership inscriptions on p. 2a.
[1], 2-4 leaves. 31 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains and wear. Worming, affecting text. Piece of paper pasted on title page, partially affecting text. Without binding.
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $400
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
Two Yemenite manuscripts:
• Manuscript, Haftarot for the entire year, Yemenite rite, with Aramaic translation. Tanam (Yemen), 1818. Sublinear vocalization to Hebrew text and supralinear vocalization to translation. A section of a machzor for the Three Festivals is bound at the end.
Colophon at the end of the Haftarot: "…in Tanam… completed on Monday 25th Sivan 1818… Yosef… Chamami".
Lacking leaves at beginning and middle. Several leaves replaced at a later time. [191] leaves. 15 cm.
• Manuscript, Shemot, with Aramaic translation and Rashi commentary. [Yemen, ca. 19th century]. Hebrew text with te'amim and sublinear vocalization. A leap year calendar appears at the end of the manuscript. [172] leaves. 16 cm.
2 manuscripts. Condition varies. Overall fair condition. Stains and wear.
• Manuscript, Haftarot for the entire year, Yemenite rite, with Aramaic translation. Tanam (Yemen), 1818. Sublinear vocalization to Hebrew text and supralinear vocalization to translation. A section of a machzor for the Three Festivals is bound at the end.
Colophon at the end of the Haftarot: "…in Tanam… completed on Monday 25th Sivan 1818… Yosef… Chamami".
Lacking leaves at beginning and middle. Several leaves replaced at a later time. [191] leaves. 15 cm.
• Manuscript, Shemot, with Aramaic translation and Rashi commentary. [Yemen, ca. 19th century]. Hebrew text with te'amim and sublinear vocalization. A leap year calendar appears at the end of the manuscript. [172] leaves. 16 cm.
2 manuscripts. Condition varies. Overall fair condition. Stains and wear.
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $400
Sold for: $813
Including buyer's premium
Two Yemenite manuscripts:
• Manuscript, Haftarot for the entire year and for Festivals – Yemenite rite, with Aramaic translation. [Yemen, ca. 19th century]. Neat square Yemenite script, with te'amim. Ornamented titles. Lacking one or two leaves at the beginning (begins with the Haftarah of Parshat Noach). [131] leaves. 22 cm.
• Chumash Bamidbar and Chumash Devarim, with Aramaic translation. [Yemen, ca. 19th century]. Neat Yemenite script, with vocalization and te'amim. Hebrew text and Targum Onkelos on facing pages. Scribe's signature on the last page. [157] leaves. 16 cm.
2 manuscripts. Condition varies, good-fair. New binding.
• Manuscript, Haftarot for the entire year and for Festivals – Yemenite rite, with Aramaic translation. [Yemen, ca. 19th century]. Neat square Yemenite script, with te'amim. Ornamented titles. Lacking one or two leaves at the beginning (begins with the Haftarah of Parshat Noach). [131] leaves. 22 cm.
• Chumash Bamidbar and Chumash Devarim, with Aramaic translation. [Yemen, ca. 19th century]. Neat Yemenite script, with vocalization and te'amim. Hebrew text and Targum Onkelos on facing pages. Scribe's signature on the last page. [157] leaves. 16 cm.
2 manuscripts. Condition varies, good-fair. New binding.
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $400
Sold for: $875
Including buyer's premium
Two Yemenite manuscripts:
• Manuscript, three Megillot – Shir Hashirim, Ruth and Kohelet, with Aramaic translation and Rashi commentary. [Yemen, ca. 19th century]. Ornamented title page. Artistic scribal script, with vocalization and te'amim. The Hebrew text, the translation and the Rashi commentary are arranged in separate columns.
56 leaves. 21.5 cm. Good condition. New binding.
• Manuscript, three Megillot – Shir Hashirim, Ruth and Kohelet, with Aramaic translation. [Yemen, ca. 19th century].
[44] leaves. 23 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and minor wear. Worming to first three leaves, affecting text. New bindings.
• Manuscript, three Megillot – Shir Hashirim, Ruth and Kohelet, with Aramaic translation and Rashi commentary. [Yemen, ca. 19th century]. Ornamented title page. Artistic scribal script, with vocalization and te'amim. The Hebrew text, the translation and the Rashi commentary are arranged in separate columns.
56 leaves. 21.5 cm. Good condition. New binding.
• Manuscript, three Megillot – Shir Hashirim, Ruth and Kohelet, with Aramaic translation. [Yemen, ca. 19th century].
[44] leaves. 23 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and minor wear. Worming to first three leaves, affecting text. New bindings.
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![Tikkun Leil Shavuot, on a gevil scroll. [Yemen?/Jerusalem?, ca. 19th/20th century]. Yemenite Stam scripts, on a dark-red gevi](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale77-public/359_1.jpg "Tikkun Leil Shavuot – Gevil Scroll in Wooden Case")
![Tikkun Leil Shavuot, on a gevil scroll. [Yemen?/Jerusalem?, ca. 19th/20th century]. Yemenite Stam scripts, on a dark-red gevi](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale77-public/359_2.jpg "Tikkun Leil Shavuot – Gevil Scroll in Wooden Case")
Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $350
Sold for: $1,375
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Tikkun Leil Shavuot, on a gevil scroll. [Yemen?/Jerusalem?, ca. 19th/20th century].
Yemenite Stam scripts, on a dark-red gevil scroll. Placed in a fabric covered wooden case.
The scroll only comprises the first part of Tikkun Leil Shavuot – the beginning and end of the Torah portions, without the rest of the books of the Bible. Lacking first membrane (beginning of Book of Bereshit until middle of Parashat Miketz).
Homemade. Placed in a wooden case covered with checkered fabric, incorporating parts of an atarah from a tallit (late, unskilled work). Two rollers, with brass finials (removable).
Height of Gevil: 20.5 cm, height of case: 31 cm. Maximum height including rollers: approx. 47 cm. Fair-poor condition. Open tears and worming, with significant damage to text. Erased letters. Final column almost completely erased. Parchment repairs on back of scroll. The last membrane is not attached to roller.
Yemenite Stam scripts, on a dark-red gevil scroll. Placed in a fabric covered wooden case.
The scroll only comprises the first part of Tikkun Leil Shavuot – the beginning and end of the Torah portions, without the rest of the books of the Bible. Lacking first membrane (beginning of Book of Bereshit until middle of Parashat Miketz).
Homemade. Placed in a wooden case covered with checkered fabric, incorporating parts of an atarah from a tallit (late, unskilled work). Two rollers, with brass finials (removable).
Height of Gevil: 20.5 cm, height of case: 31 cm. Maximum height including rollers: approx. 47 cm. Fair-poor condition. Open tears and worming, with significant damage to text. Erased letters. Final column almost completely erased. Parchment repairs on back of scroll. The last membrane is not attached to roller.
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![Manuscript, Tiklal siddur for festivals. [Yemen, ca. 1858]. Neat, vocalized script. Sublinear vocalization. Headings with red](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale77-public/360_1.jpg "Manuscript, Tiklal Siddur for Festivals – Yemen, 1858")
![Manuscript, Tiklal siddur for festivals. [Yemen, ca. 1858]. Neat, vocalized script. Sublinear vocalization. Headings with red](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale77-public/360_2.jpg "Manuscript, Tiklal Siddur for Festivals – Yemen, 1858")
Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $300
Sold for: $425
Including buyer's premium
Manuscript, Tiklal siddur for festivals. [Yemen, ca. 1858].
Neat, vocalized script. Sublinear vocalization. Headings with red decorations.
The piyyut for Tisha B'Av night notes the number of years which have passed since the destructions of the two temples – 1790 and 2280 years (indicating that the Tiklal was written ca. 1858).
[64] leaves (lacking end). 16.5 cm. Thick paper. Fair-good condition. Dark stains and wear. Tears and worming, affecting text. Old binding (non-original).
Neat, vocalized script. Sublinear vocalization. Headings with red decorations.
The piyyut for Tisha B'Av night notes the number of years which have passed since the destructions of the two temples – 1790 and 2280 years (indicating that the Tiklal was written ca. 1858).
[64] leaves (lacking end). 16.5 cm. Thick paper. Fair-good condition. Dark stains and wear. Tears and worming, affecting text. Old binding (non-original).
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Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
March 15, 2021
Opening: $1,000
Unsold
Manuscript, laws of shechitah and terefot with the Zevach Todah commentary, by R. Yichye Tzalach – the Maharitz, scribed by R. Shalem Kahlani. Ahlal (Dhamar, Yemen), Shevat 1865.
Neat, organized script. The laws (compiled from the Shulchan Aruch) occupy the center of the page, and are surrounded by the Zevach Todah commentary.
Colophon of the scribe R. Shalem Kahlani on the final leaf.
[115] leaves. 22.5 cm. Thick, high-quality paper. Wide margins. Good-fair condition. Stains. Dampstains. Some wear. Old leather binding, with leather loop for closure (lacking one loop).
Neat, organized script. The laws (compiled from the Shulchan Aruch) occupy the center of the page, and are surrounded by the Zevach Todah commentary.
Colophon of the scribe R. Shalem Kahlani on the final leaf.
[115] leaves. 22.5 cm. Thick, high-quality paper. Wide margins. Good-fair condition. Stains. Dampstains. Some wear. Old leather binding, with leather loop for closure (lacking one loop).
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