Auction 27 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters

Manuscript of Homiletics and Anthologies, Sijilmassa (Tafilalt, Morocco)

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Manuscript, composed of homiletics, Torah novellae, halachic rulings, wording of documents, segulot and wording of amulets and lots, various anthologies. Sijilmassa (Tafilalt, Morocco), 19th century.
In the ‘version of the get’, a get was copied which was given in 1826 "in the place of Sijilmassa which lies on the Ziz River". [Sijilmassa is the ancient Arabic name of the city of Tafilalt which is in the valley of the Ziz River in Southern Morocco, where the members of the Abuchatzeira family served in the rabbinate]. Ownership notations of the son of Rabbi "Yechya ben David Ochyon", lists of deaths from 1918-1920.
178 leaves. Approximately 15 cm. Fair condition, wear damage with omissions on leaf margins. New fabric binding.
Moroccan Jewry – Manuscripts, Books and Letters
Moroccan Jewry – Manuscripts, Books and Letters