Manuscript of Tehillim, with a Judeo-Arabic (Serach) translation. Calcutta, 1849. Title page and colophon illustrated with calligraphic ornamentations, signed by the writer.
Manuscript, text and translation verse following verse, written by R. Chaim Shimon Chaim Shlomo David [a wealthy influential individual of the Calcutta, India community]. The scribe wrote on the title page: "I have begun to write it on Tuesday the 15th of Sivan 1849 and I have completed it on Monday, the 25th of Kislev 1849, here in the city of Calcutta".
[1] page; 135 leaves. 20.5 cm. Thin greenish-grayish paper. Good-fair condition. Wear and detached leaves. The first 12 leaves have a tear down the middle affecting the text. Contemporary leather binding, with gold embossments. Worn binding.