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Tag: obadiah the proselyte
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A long letter of recommendation on behalf of Obadiah the Proselyte, by Barukh b. Yiṣḥaq of Aleppo, written in elegant and vocalized Hebrew. For more information, visit https://johannes-obadiah.org/navigator.php?Manuscript=Epistle%20of%20R.%20Barukh%20of%20Aleppo&PageNum=1.
Two songs with musical notation by Obadiah the Proselyte. See https://johannes-obadiah.org/, Obadiah Musical Compositions, Song 1.
Siddur with colophon by Obadiah the Proselyte. "Obadiah the Norman Proselyte who entered the covenant of the God of Israel in the month of Elul, year 1413 of [the era of] Documents [=1102 CE] which is 4862 of [the era of] Creation — he, Obadiah the Proselyte, has written [this prayer-book] with his own hand." See https://johannes-obadiah.org/, Obadiah Siddur.
Part of Megillat ʿOvadya, the autobiographical account of the conversion and travels of ʿOvadya the 12th-century Norman proselyte. See Goitein's article for a detailed discussion. Among other interesting features, this fragment includes two lines from the Vulgate text of Joel III, transcribed into Hebrew characters. For transcription and translation, see https://johannes-obadiah.org/, "Obadiah Memoir," II and III.
Two songs with musical notation by Obadiah the Proselyte. See https://johannes-obadiah.org/, Obadiah Musical Compositions, Songs 2 and 3.
