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Manuscript, Tafsir Tehillim – Persian Region, 1762

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Manuscript, Tafsir Tehillim – translation of Tehillim into Judeo-Persian. [Persian region], 1762.

Oriental script. The translation begins on leaf 8, after an introduction in Persian about the Hebrew language (lacking at beginning). The translation is complete. Concludes with poem with author's name in acrostic, and colophon on last page.
This translation of Tehillim appears in several Persian manuscripts studied by Prof. Ezra Tzion Melamed (all later than the present manuscript).
The introduction of the Tafsir indicates that it was made in Isfahan for the king.

[131] leaves (lacking at beginning). Approx. 15 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dark stains. Wear. Tears and open tears to several leaves, affecting text. Leather binding with laces, damage to binding.