Megilah
Subtitle: Alfa beta ḥaruzim ube-sofam pesuḳe Megilah mezurazim
By: Menaḥem manes ben Yehoshuʻa Oven
Contributors: Hebrew Manuscripts (Columbia University Libraries)
Place of publication: Place of publication not identified]
Language: heb
Number of pages: 10
Subjects: Purim; Early works to 1800; Hebrew poetry; Purim parodies; Purim in literature; Ouvrages avant 1800; Poésie hébraïque
Description: A poetic paraphrase of the book of Esther. It contains as many stanzeas as there are verses in the book of Esther, and the final line of every stanza consists of a phrase from every verse, in successive order, to form in an appropriate rhyme.
Notes: Manuscript written on paper in Ashkenazic cursive and square handwriting.

The Biblical verses are in square characters.

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Mendelsohn, I. Descriptive catalogue of Semitic manuscripts, p. 227

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Vocalized Hebrew; Ashkenazic cursive and square handwriting.

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