Geniza Lab

Literary work, manuscript, containing prayers and declarations that are salutary for a sick person to make on his deathbed, or for a healthy person during the high holy days. Of documentary interest for the lavishly illustrated frontispiece giving the name of the owner and/or scribe מאיר בן הקצין המפורסם, the statement that it has been copied from the pinqas of the ḥevra qadisha of the town of מנהיא, and the date: 5492 AM, which is 1731/32 CE. A substantial portion of the manuscript is in Yiddish. NB: Incorrect shelfmark.

Script for a number of theatrical characters – undated – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 278) – in Yiddish. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 31). MCD.

Monologue (poem presented by one of the actors before the theatrical performance) of the first page and the opening of the second in six paragraphs (4 + 4 +3 + 2 + 5 + 5) it is followed in the second page up until the end of page 7 by a theatrical script of a discussion between God and Satan ending in laughter then the curtain call after Satan's chorus finishes singing – undated – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 287) – in Yiddish. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 31). MCD.

Selections from the poetry of Ḥayyim Nahman Bialik – Bassatine Cemetery – Museum of Islamic Art – (number 297) – in Yiddish. (information from Ḥassanein Muḥammad Rabīʿa, ed., Dalīl Wathā'iq al-Janīza al-Jadīda / Catalogue of the Documents of the New Geniza, 31). MCD.