Manuscripts of Salmon ben Yeruham in the Сollection of the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts RAS: an Underestimated Karaite Figure of the 10th Century
Journal: Judaic-Slavic Journal
Year: 2024

The article analyzes four unknown manuscripts in the collection the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg. They are the works of the 10th-century Karaite leader Salmon ben Yeruham. Until now, there have a few studies of his works: some publications of his commentaries on different Biblical books and only one publication of his Hebrew “opus magnum”, “The Book of the Wars of the Lord”. All four manuscripts from the collection of the Institute of Ori