Manuscript, Tola'at Ya'akov, commentary on prayer: Pshat, Remez, Drash and Sod, by the Kabbalist Rabbi Meir Ebn Gabai together with Sha'arei Ora by the Kabbalist Rabbi Yosef Jikatilia. [Yemen, 18th/19th century],
Yemenite handwriting. Glosses and several long marginalia [some written by another writer]. Additions to the beginning and end of the manuscript. At the top of page 80/1 the copier wrote: "That which is written here is not found in the version of the manuscript from which I have copied, but is found in the book Sha'arei Orah printed in Mantua".
At the beginning of the manuscript is an ownership inscription: "Had the merit and purchased this object named Tola'at Ya'akov… Yichye Ebn Yosef Aleraki…[1842]" and a long interesting inscription in rhyme by the same writer dated 1857. Another family inscription with a stamp. At the end of the manuscript is a signature "Yosef ben Rabbi Shalom Korach".
The book Tola'at Ya'akov: [1], 18, [2], 19-64, 69-75 (Leaves 65-68 are missing). Sha'arei Ora: 90 leaves. 23 cm. Fair-good condition, many worm damages, primarily near the binding. Spotting and wear. Detached leaves. Damaged binding.