CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY The Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit

List of Materials in the Old and New Series Classification Of The Cambridg University Library Cairo Geniza Collection

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY The Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit

List of Materials in the Old Series Classification

i) Boxes No. of Boxes 37 General Description Remarks

CIassification

A1--45 no

Bible: mainly text with some Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, col ophons shorthand and phylacteries.

There is A23, A27 or A33.

B1--20

11

Cl-? Dl El -4

5 1 4

Fl - 17

16

Gi -2 H2- 18 bound and 18H2;

2 12

Bible versions: trilingual, Targum (some with supra linear vocalisarion), Lectionaries and Haftarot. Midrash and Bible commentaries. Massorah Mishnan and Tosefta (vocalised and unv ocalised) including Avot and Seder Olam. Talmud: text and commentaries, including minor tractates and codifications. Responsa: Geonic and general. Liturgies

H1 is now as 18H1 there is

no H9.

Jl -3

Kl-27 (Maimonides)

Documents and letters, bilis and lists, historical letters, forms of documents f orms of letters, letters of Sherira, forms of shetarot. Miscellaneous: 1. Amulets and books on magic; 2 . Calendars; 3. Catalogues K13 has been distributed among of books, indices of books; the bound 5. Children's ex ercises; volumes according to size; 6. Colophons; 7. Dictionaries K20(Yosippon) and vocabularies; 8. Dirges; is now 9 . Grammatical; 10. Illumin bound as ated; 11. Jottings; 10K16 and 12. Kabbala; 14. Medicine; 8K17; as there there is 15. Names and pedigrees; no K4. 16. Poetry; 17. Polemics; 18. Printed vellum; 19. Saadia; 21 -27 contaln non -Semitic and unidentifIed fragments and miscellaneous documents.

ii) Arabic Boxes (Arabic characters and Judaeo -Arabic) Ar.l-54 45 la. Pentateuch; lb. Prophets & Hagiographa; ic. Psalms; 2. Calendars; Accounts; 3. Writing exercises; 4. Lists & Accounts; 5. Grammar; no 6. Tales; 7. Documents; 8. Liturgy; 9. Massorah; fragments 10. Astronomy & Astrology; Il. Medical; 12. Philosophy; 13. Literature; 14. Polemic; all 1 6. Midrash, aggadah & homilies; 17. Midrash: 18[1]. Talmud etc.; 18[2]. Tal mudic commentaries & 1-4. Halakhah; 19. Letters & of documents; 20. Jottings Hirschfeld's & Mohammedan; are 21 -28. Bible: translations & incorporated

There is Ar.l5. The 15 from boxes 14 and 15 are now in Box 14. Ar.5l-54= Hirschfeld a number

selections now

commentary; 29. Calendars, maths & astronomy; the 30. Documents, Collection. letters & history; 31 -32. Grammars & lexicography; 33. Homilies; 34 -35. Jottings & children's exercises; 36 -37. Liturgies & Poetry; 38 -42. Mohammedan; 43 -45. Philosophy, Kabbala and medicine; 46. Religious tracts, homilies, aggadah , Midrash, Bible history; 47 -50. Talmudic & rabbinic; 51 -54. Dr Hirschfeld's selections.

into other parts of

iii) Miscellaneous Boxes Misc.l-36 36 Mainly Bible, Hebrew Talmudic and Printed. Loan 1 -109= Misc. 35; Loan 109-209= Misc.36. 1 -7=Bible; 17 -19,30-34 contain printed material.

iv)

Oriental Boxes (acquired before Schechter's visit to Cairo) Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Bible Versions & Haftarot Bible commentarie s No no.12 ( Fragments ( sorted from ( Or.l080 ( 1-l5. Fragments sorted from Or.l081 1 -2. 291 fragments. 72 fragments.

Or.l080l-15 11 Or.1081 1-2 2 Or.1080 Al-4 ) 2 & A5-45 ) B1-20 1 Cl-7 1

Or.l081 ABCD 1 Bible: text, versions, (with Or.1081.2 folder) commentaries & Massorah. Or.lO8l J Or.l081 J 3 ) 1 ) Judaeo -Arabic documents

v) Glass : Fragments of miscellaneous content (mainly documents, letters, liturgies, poetry and responsa) arranged according to size and placed between glass. Classification 6H 9-21 parts 8.1-285 12.1-874 Remarks Piyyut fragments on papyrus; nos. 20 & 21 are of fragments with earlier numbers. Some nos. have been remo ved and bound; others have been added from the NS.

16.1-389 20.1-188 24.1-81 28.1-26 32.1-10 vi) Bound Volumes ("Hebrew"); the general description given to (v) also applies here except that most of the fragments have been bound and the capital letters refer to the divisions given in (i).above. Classification No of Vols. 2 8 12 3 1 1 1 3 7 24 41 23 3 4 5 11 32 22 1 1 2 3 4 37 7 Remarks

6F 6H 6J 6K 8B 8C 8D 8F 8G 8H 83 8K lOC lOF lOG 10H 10J 10K 13C l3D 13F 13G 13H 133 13K

6 F2 is unbound.

Now 12.865

8F2 is unbound.

10Kl3 is unbound.

13J32=J.3.47

vii)

Bound Volumes ("Arabic") 1 3 I 1 3 2 9 (2 -10)

6Fa 6Ja 6Ka 8Ca 8Fa 83a 8Ka (=16.353) lOCa lOFa lOKa l3Fa 13Ja 13Ka

6Ja3 is unbound.

8Ja2 is unbound. 8Ka1 is now under glass Now in Hirschfeld 2 (=Ar.52).

3 5 2 2 1

Bound in 1 vol. Unbound.

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List of Materials in the New Series Classification

Box No. N.S. 1-6 7-10 11-15 16-17 18-24 25-30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 38a 39--42 43 44 45 46 47--48 49--57 5863 6468 69 70 71 72-78 79 80-82 83 Contents Bible scrolls Exodus Leviticus Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Ezekiel Numbers Printed [3142 Library Collection] Documents, Judaeo -Arabic Talmud , Midrash & Halakhah Bible: Arabic version & commentaries Unidentified Liturgy & Poetry Talmud, Midrash & Halakhah Unidentified Bible: Arabic version, commentaries, and unidentified Poetry & Liturgy Bible (vellum) 1 Samuel II Samuel Judges Joshua Kings Bible Jeremiah, Minor Prophets Deuteronomy Liturgy Children's Exercises Liturgy&Poetry Genesis Printed Bible (vellum) Documents, Judaeo -Arabic

84 85-86 87-88 89 90 91 92-93 94-95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102-03 104 105 106 107-60 161 162 l63-4 165 166 167 168 169-71 172 173-74 175-81 182 183-84 185 186 187 188-89 190 191-92 193-94 195-97 198-99 200 201-07 208 209 210-11 212-14 215-20 221 222 223 224 225-26 227 228 229-30

Talmud, Midrash & Halakhah Printed Bible Liturgy & Poetry Medicine & Science, Judaeo -Arabic Philosophy, Judaeo-Arabic Liturgy & Poetry Documents (4 boxes) plus one unidentified box and one unnumbered box. Poetry Liturg y & Poetry Calendars Documents, Judaeo -Arabic Talmud, Midrash & Halakhah Liturgy (vellum & paper) Liturgy (paper) Talmud, Midrash & Halakhah Bible: Arabic version & commentaries Bible (paper) Liturgy Bible Talmud, Midrash & Ha lakhah Arabic: Arabic characters Printed Printed, Incunabula Talmud, Midrash & Halakhah Philosophy, Judaeo -Arabic Talmud, Midrash & Halalkhah Miscellaneous (Henriques Collection) Bible Talmud, Midrash & Halakhah Bible versions & commentaries Bible Bible: Arabic version & commentaries Talmud, Midrash & Halakhah Philosophy, Judaeo -Arabic Bible: Arabic version & commentaries Unidentified Printed Poetry Common Prayers Poetry Poetry (vellum) Poetry Poetry (vellum) Poetry Talmud, Midrash & Halakhah Printed Talmud, Midrash & Halakhah Bible: Arabic versi on & commentaries Medicine & Science, Judaeo -Arabic Philosophy, Judaeo -Arabic Miscellaneous, Judaeo -Arabic Documents, Judaeo -Arabic Bible: Arabic version & commentaries Unidentified Common Prayers

231-32 233 234-39 240 241-45 246 247 248 249 250 251 252-54 255 256 257 258 259 260-61 262 263 264 265 266-70 271 272 273-78 279-84 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294-296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305-06 307 308-13 314 315 316 317 318 319

Poetry Poetry (vellum) Poetry Poetry (vellum) Poetry Miscellaneous Biblical and non -biblical Hebrew texts with Babylonian vocalisation Pentateuch with 'Ben Naftali' vocalisation Various texts with supralinear Palestinian vocalisation Prophets, Joshua, Judges, Minor Prophets, with 'Ben N aftali' vocalisation Bible, with 'Ben Naftali' vocalisation Talmud, Midrash & Halakhah Bible: versions & commentaries Talmud, Midrash & Halakhah (severa l Bibles) Talmud, Midrash & Halakhah Talmud, Midrash & Halalkhah (one Cabbala) Talmud, Midrash & Halakhah (one Bible) Bible: Arabic version & commentari es Talmud, Midrash & Halakhah Bible: Arabic version & commentaries Documents, Judaeo -Arabic Liturgy Printed Common Prayers Common Prayers (vellum) Liturgy & Poetry Bible Bible: Arabic translations & commentaries Bible and Targ um Massorah Talmud and Midrash Liturgy Bible (paper & vellum) Talmud and Midrash Documents Bible: Arabic translations & commentaries Printed Arabic Miscellaneous Liturgy Poetry Grammar Lexicography Bible: Arabic version & commentaries Documents Arabic Philosophy and Kabbala Talmud, Midrash & Halakhah Philosophy, Judaeo -Arabic Liturgy Printed Talmud, Midrash & Halakhah Bible: Arabic version & com mentaries Bible (vellum and paper)

320-21 322 323-24 325-26 327 328 329 330-31 332 333 334-5 336 337 338 339 340 341 342

Documents, Judaeo -Arabic Amulets and Magic Documents, Judaco -Arabic Liturgy Arabic characters Liturgy (vellum) Mishna, Talmud, Alfasi, Maimonides Printed Fragments Printed Bible (vellum) Bible (paper) Rabbinica Poetry & Prayers Documents Judaeo -Arabic Arabic Gramm ar & Bible translation Miscellaneous