. English: Maimonides, Commentary on the Mishnah, autograph manuscript. Egypt, c. 1167–68, 11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. ( x 21 cm), MS. Pococke 295, fol. 295a This manuscript contains the commentary of Maimonides (1135–1204) on 'Nezikin' (Damages) and 'Kodashim' (Holy Things), the fourth and fifth tractates of the Mishnah—the oldest collection of Jewish law. It was in the author’s family for generations and is thought to have been penned and illustrated by him. Composed in Judeo-Arabic (Arabic in Hebrew characters), it is his first major work and one that he revised often, as attested by the many co
. English: Maimonides, Commentary on the Mishnah, autograph manuscript. Egypt, c. 1167–68, 11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. ( x 21 cm), MS. Pococke 295, fol. 295a This manuscript contains the commentary of Maimonides (1135–1204) on 'Nezikin' (Damages) and 'Kodashim' (Holy Things), the fourth and fifth tractates of the Mishnah—the oldest collection of Jewish law. It was in the author’s family for generations and is thought to have been penned and illustrated by him. Composed in Judeo-Arabic (Arabic in Hebrew characters), it is his first major work and one that he revised often, as attested by the many corrections written in his own hand. The diagram shows a plan of the Temple. This book functioned as study tool for Christian scholars. The Hebrew text was copied as in a Latin codex, from left to right. The text here is Ezekiel 30:13–18. A Latin translation appears in the margins with further interlineations above the Hebrew. These follow the order of the Hebrew, making it easier to match Hebrew and Latin words and to show grammatical structures. between 1167 and 1168. Maimonides 845 Maimonides Commentary on the Mishnah
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