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Hebrew: כֶּתֶר אֲרָם צוֹבָא - Keter Aram Tzova title QS:P1476,he:"כֶּתֶר אֲרָם צוֹבָא"
label QS:Lhe,"כֶּתֶר אֲרָם צוֹבָא"
label QS:Les,"Códex Aleppo"
label QS:Lde,"Codex von Aleppo"
label QS:Lfr,"Codex d'Alep"
label QS:Lnl,"Codex van Aleppo"
label QS:Len,"Aleppo Codex" |
Description |
The Aleppo Codex is a medieval manuscript of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh), associated with Rabbi Aaron Ben Asher. The Masoretic scholars wrote it in the early 10th century, probably in Tiberias, Israel. It is in book form and contains the vowel points and grammar points (nikkudot) that specify the pronunciation of the ancient Hebrew letters to preserve the chanting tradition. It is perhaps the most historically important Hebrew manuscript in existence. Of its original 487 pages, 193 disappeared between 1947 and 1958. (P. 2-5-v) |
Object History InfoField | circa 920: commissioned by ?
between 1040 and 1050date QS:P,+1050-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1040-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1050-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 : given to Karaite Jewish Community, Jerusalem, Israel by Israel ben Simha, Basra, Iraq
1099: confiscated by Crusaders of the First Crusade, Jerusalem, Israel
circa 1100date QS:P,+1100-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 : acquired by Jerusalemite Synagogue, Fustat, Egypt, from Crusaders of the First Crusade, Jerusalem, Israel
15th centurydate QS:P,+1450-00-00T00:00:00Z/7 : transferred to Aleppo, Syria
2 December 1947: missing course of religious riots in Aleppo, Syria
1958: transferred to President of Israel Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, Jerusalem, Israel, from Murad Faham, Syria
1962: ownership transferred to Ben Zvi Institute & Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
1975: transferred to Jewish National and University Library, Jerusalem, Israel
1986: transferred to Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
1993: transferred to Shrine of the Book, Jerusalem, Israel
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