Manuscript, Tahir shel Pesach [laws of Passover]. [Morocco, 18th/19th century].
Square and semi–cursive script. Comprised of two manuscripts (switches over in the middle of the translation of the Haftarah for the second day of Passover, several lines duplicate). Both parts are finely decorated, partially in color, in typical Moroccan style, and include carpet pages and architectonic ornaments.
At the beginning of the manuscript, leaf with letter on business matters in Judeo–Arabic, in semi–cursive script.

Tahir shel Pesach is a composition recited in North African communities during Passover, containing a halachic piyyut of the laws of Passover, in the Holy Tongue with Judeo–Arabic translation (paragraph by paragraph); other piyyutim in Judeo–Arabic and translation of the Passover haftarot.

[26] leaves. Lacking end. Approx. 14 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Tears and open tears, affecting text, repaired in part with paper. Inscriptions. New binding.

Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, MO.011.026.