Auction 129 Shavuot sale. Chabad, Belongings of Tzaddikim, Manuscripts, Rabbinical letters and Rare books
May 11, 2021
3 Shatner Center 1st Floor Givat Shaul Jerusalem, Israel

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LOT 8:

Three Megillahs with Seder Tikkunei Leil Shavuot and Shvi'i Shel Pesach. Yemen, 19th Century

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Three Megillahs with Seder Tikkunei Leil Shavuot and Shvi'i Shel Pesach. Yemen, 19th Century

Three Megillahs [Ruth, Shir HaShirim and Kohelet] with vowelization and cantillation, and Rash"i and Targum. Includes Seder Tikkun Leil Shavuot with the Idra Abba Kadisha, and Seder Tikkun Shvi'i Shel Pesach.

Leaves 53a-110b contain Seder Tikkun Leil Shavuot with the Idra Abba Kadisha. Leaves 111a-142b: contain Seder [Tikkun] Shvi'i Shel Pesach. Owner's note at the top: "I merited to purchase, I, the young Yaish ElGamal ..." "Sefer Shalosh Megillot, Kri'i Mo'ed im perush Rash"i z"l. T' Sana'a" - written later around the aforementioned owner's note in a different handwriting. The individual who wrote the inscription on the title page included his name, "Yisrael Gamliel."

142 leaves, paper. 13.5 x 18 cm. Handsome Yemenite script. The old cardboard binding bearing the owner's name, "Yisrael ben Yaish Gamliel, " was detached and reattached to the manuscript.

Moderate-fine condition. The title page and several leaves at the end of the composition were professionally restored. Several pages were damaged and restored. Aging stains.