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Middle Karaim

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Summary

ADub.III.83: A Karaim translation of the books of the latter prophets and the twelve minor prophets

Language
South-Western Karaim
Detailed Content

Table of contents 1r
Isaiah 2r–66r
Jeremiah 66v–131v
Ezekiel 132r–191r
Hosea 191v–201r
Joel 201r–204r
Amos 204v–211r
Obadiah 211r–212r
Jonah 212v–214r
Micah 214v–219v
Nahum 220r–222v
Habakkuk 222v–225v
Zephaniah 225v–228v
Haggai 228v–230v
Zechariah 230v–242v
Malachi 242v–245v

Notes
The only known South-Western Karaim translation of the books of the latter prophets and the twelve minor prophets. Numerous notes on the margins visible (in pencil and red pencil).
Country, Settlement
Warsaw, Poland
Repository
Private archive
Shelfmark
ADub.III.83
Keywords
Bible--Versions, Karaim
Object Type
Codex
Support
Handmade cream-coloured paper
Medium
Ink: dark brown
Support Dimensions (mm)
210 × 160
Text-block Dimensions (mm)
165 × 120
Foliation
Folios
006+245+004
Layout

Written in one column with 25 lines per page

Catchwords
Catchwords on each folio verso
Watermarks
Binding

Sewn binding, leather covering of wooden boards

State of Preservation
Good, the text is clearly legible, the ink has slightly soaked through the paper, stored in a worn-out wooden box
Date of Copying
Second half of the 19th century
Copyist
Jeshua Josef Mordkowicz
Translator
Jeshua Josef Mordkowicz
Place of Copying
Halych
Script
Hebrew (Tiberian vocalisation)
Script Type
Karaim semi-cursive
Text Language
South-Western Karaim
Hebrew , colophon, incipits
Creation
The text was created in the second half of the 19th century in Halych
.
Ownership
Jeshua Josef Mordkowicz (?–1884?)
Aleksander Dubiński (?–2002)
Adam Józef Dubiński (2002–)

Manuscript description by Michał Németh
Digital edition by András Anita

Citation
András, Anita. 2021. ‘A digital edition of the Karaim biblical manuscript ADub.III.83’, in László Károly and Michał Németh (eds) A database of Middle Turkic documents. Uppsala: Department of linguistics and philology. Accessed 21 Nov 2024. https://middleturkic.lingfil.uu.se/manuscripts/middle-karaim/ADub.III.83
Licensing
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
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