Among the dozen scrolls of the Book of Esther in the Library is one which is both illustrated and illuminated on fine vellum, accompanied by a sheet of blessings. The blessings are the traditional ones, to which the scribe appends a listing of those to be cursed and blessed. The scribe also adds an acrostic poem, whose verses begin with the letter ABRM, by the biblical commentator, grammarian, and poet Abraham Ibn Ezra, which is included in some Sefardi liturgies to be recited before the reading of the megillah, or on the Sabbath of Remembrance before Purim, Shabbat Zakhor. Some megillah scrolls are accompanied by the blessings said before and after the reading of the Book of Esther in the synagogue. Above the blessing, in pleasing colors, is a scene of seven men and two women seated around a table at which a man is apparently reading to them from one of several open books.
Doors are open on either side of the room.
One man has doffed his hat. Below the blessings is a picture showing a man reading from a book to a boy and a girl. In the center are a crowned king and queen in royal dress. On the way to the city is a man on a donkey, before whom a herald sounds his shofar. It is the Messiah about to enter the Holy City.