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<b><span style="background-color: transparent;">The Rambam’s Moreh Nevuchim in Its Original Arabic. Sana’a, 1924<br /></span><br /></b>
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<b>Dlela Alchirin دلالة الحائرين </b>- the manuscript of the Guide to the Perplexed (Moreh Nevuchim) in its original Arabic!
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All three volumes of this sefer are complete and boast an illustrated bordered title page in color with colorful chapter titles. The manuscript opens with a table of contents for all three volumes of the sefer.
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The Rambam’s monumental work Moreh Nevuchim discusses fundamental topics of Jewish faith and theology and is regarded as the premier work of Jewish thought and philosophy. Written to address Jews who dwelt in Spain, Egypt, North Africa and Yemen, the sefer was originally authored by the Ramban in Arabic, although translations of the text already began appearing throughout the Diaspora during the Rambam’s lifetime.
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Yemenite Jews accepted the Rambam’s authority unilaterally, regarding his every word with awe and submission. Therefore, Yemenite scribes who copied the Rambam’s writings worked with utmost devotion to ensure absolute accuracy and flawless precision. Even during the Rambam’s life, Yemenite Jews engaged scribes and scholars to carefully proofread every manuscript containing the Rambam’s writing (see R. Y. Kapach in preface to Moreh Nevuchim p. 23).
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The colophon at the end of the manuscript reads: “Moreh Nevuchim was completed with the help of the One Who uplifts the perplexed, on Friday, Rosh Chodesh Av, 5684 (1924) to the creation of the world…and I, the simple of the simple, dust at the feet of the scribes Daoud ben Chaim ben Yosef Elbadichi…”
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Further in the colophon the printer reveals that he is very young, “And you, my brother who peruses [this], if you shall find an error, please judge me favorably, and the Blessed One shall judge you favorably, as I have written this while still a schoolboy…”
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An additional inscription by the scribe appears in a circular illustration on the verso of the title page: “I, who write this as the simple of the simple, dust at the feet of scribes, Daoud ben Chaim ben Yosef Elbadichi; and it was written in the country of Sana’a Ka-Bir Elazav may she be desolate and destroyed, and may Jerusalem be rebuilt and restored. Amen, may it be His Will.” (Ka-Bir Elazav was the Jewish neighborhood in Sana'a.)
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<b>Sana’a, 1924. Page Count</b>: [5], 278 [1] leaves (567 sides).
<b>Page Size</b>: 24 cm.
<b>Description</b>: Handwritten manuscript on paper. Neat, straight lines. Several annotations in margins. Bound in an impressive original Yemenite leather-bound wooden case which serves as both a binding and case.
<b>Condition</b>: Good.
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<b>Personal Exampler of Rabbi Chaim Aryeh HaLevi Ish Horowitz, Av Beis Din of Krakow – Responsa Mahari”l (Krakow, 1881), Bound with Sefer HaAgur (Piotrków, 1884) – With Handwritten Glosses.</b>
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[2] Sefarim bound in one volume: Responsa Mahari”l, Krakow, 1881, and Sefer HaAgur, 1884. Distinguished exampler with handwritten glosses.
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* Responsa Mahari”l, by HaGaon Rabbi Yaakov Segal [Molin]. Printed by Yosef Fischer and Shaul Deutscher, Krakow, 1881.
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84 leaves. Ownership signature on the title page.
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* Sefer HaAgur, by HaGaon Rabbi Yehuda Landau. Printed by Fayvel Belchatowski, Piotrków, 1884.
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144, [16] pages. At the end appears Sefer HaChazon, a collection of riddles and their solutions by the author.
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With stamps of Moshe Horowitz of Krakow and Rabbi:
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'חיים אריה הלוי איש הורוויץ אב"דק זאלקאווא וכעת מו"צ בקראקא'
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Several annotations, apparently in his handwriting.
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<b>HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Aryeh HaLevi Ish Horowitz </b>(1851–1904) – son of Rabbi Shaul HaLevi, Av Beis Din of Tysmenitz, and disciple of his grandfather Rabbi Meshulam Yissachar HaLevi, Av Beis Din of Stanislaw, author of Bar Livai. He served as Av Beis Din of Zolkova from 1881, as Moreh Tzedek in Krakow from 1885, and as Rav and Av Beis Din of Krakow from 1899. Author of Chayei Aryeh (two parts), containing responsa, Halachic novellae, and explanations of Talmudic Sugyos, as well as Tikkun Eruvin and other works, many of which remained in manuscript.
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See: Encyclopedia of the Sages of Galicia, II, p. 203.
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Without binding. First leaves partially detached. Stains, wear, and minor damage at the margins of several leaves. Fair–good condition.
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![<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Decorated Manuscript: “Moreh Nevuchim - Guide for the Perplexed” by Maimonides, in its Original Arabaic; Yemen, 19th Century</span></p>
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<p>Two handwritten volumes of sefer Moreh Nevuchim (Guide for the Perplexed), authored by Maimonides, in its original Arabic form.</p>
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<b> The manuscripts are handwritten in neat Yemenite script with many colorfully decorated titles</b> (mostly in Part One).
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Moreh Nevuchim was first authored by Maimonides in Arabic, the spoken language of the Jews of Egypt, North Africa and Yemen at the time. Already during the Rambam’s lifetime, this sefer was translated and copied many times over.
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It is well-known that Yemenite manuscripts of the Rambam's sefarim are the most reliable. The Yemenite Jews accepted the Rambam as their leader and therefore meticulously copied over his words. During the Rambam’s lifetime, they sent scholarly scribes to compare their manuscripts to the Rambam’s original texts.
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"> [280] leaves | 24 cm | Part two written on a lighter color page, possibly by a different scribe | Good condition </span>
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<b><span style="background-color: transparent;">The Rambam’s Moreh Nevuchim in Its Original Arabic. Sana’a, 1924<br /></span><br /></b>
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<b>Dlela Alchirin دلالة الحائرين </b>- the manuscript of the Guide to the Perplexed (Moreh Nevuchim) in its original Arabic!
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</div>
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All three volumes of this sefer are complete and boast an illustrated bordered title page in color with colorful chapter titles. The manuscript opens with a table of contents for all three volumes of the sefer.
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The Rambam’s monumental work Moreh Nevuchim discusses fundamental topics of Jewish faith and theology and is regarded as the premier work of Jewish thought and philosophy. Written to address Jews who dwelt in Spain, Egypt, North Africa and Yemen, the sefer was originally authored by the Ramban in Arabic, although translations of the text already began appearing throughout the Diaspora during the Rambam’s lifetime.
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Yemenite Jews accepted the Rambam’s authority unilaterally, regarding his every word with awe and submission. Therefore, Yemenite scribes who copied the Rambam’s writings worked with utmost devotion to ensure absolute accuracy and flawless precision. Even during the Rambam’s life, Yemenite Jews engaged scribes and scholars to carefully proofread every manuscript containing the Rambam’s writing (see R. Y. Kapach in preface to Moreh Nevuchim p. 23).
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The colophon at the end of the manuscript reads: “Moreh Nevuchim was completed with the help of the One Who uplifts the perplexed, on Friday, Rosh Chodesh Av, 5684 (1924) to the creation of the world…and I, the simple of the simple, dust at the feet of the scribes Daoud ben Chaim ben Yosef Elbadichi…”
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Further in the colophon the printer reveals that he is very young, “And you, my brother who peruses [this], if you shall find an error, please judge me favorably, and the Blessed One shall judge you favorably, as I have written this while still a schoolboy…”
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An additional inscription by the scribe appears in a circular illustration on the verso of the title page: “I, who write this as the simple of the simple, dust at the feet of scribes, Daoud ben Chaim ben Yosef Elbadichi; and it was written in the country of Sana’a Ka-Bir Elazav may she be desolate and destroyed, and may Jerusalem be rebuilt and restored. Amen, may it be His Will.” (Ka-Bir Elazav was the Jewish neighborhood in Sana'a.)
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<b>Sana’a, 1924. Page Count</b>: [5], 278 [1] leaves (567 sides).
<b>Page Size</b>: 24 cm.
<b>Description</b>: Handwritten manuscript on paper. Neat, straight lines. Several annotations in margins. Bound in an impressive original Yemenite leather-bound wooden case which serves as both a binding and case.
<b>Condition</b>: Good.
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Any inquiries about this lot ?
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<b>Personal Exampler of Rabbi Chaim Aryeh HaLevi Ish Horowitz, Av Beis Din of Krakow – Responsa Mahari”l (Krakow, 1881), Bound with Sefer HaAgur (Piotrków, 1884) – With Handwritten Glosses.</b>
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[2] Sefarim bound in one volume: Responsa Mahari”l, Krakow, 1881, and Sefer HaAgur, 1884. Distinguished exampler with handwritten glosses.
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* Responsa Mahari”l, by HaGaon Rabbi Yaakov Segal [Molin]. Printed by Yosef Fischer and Shaul Deutscher, Krakow, 1881.
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84 leaves. Ownership signature on the title page.
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* Sefer HaAgur, by HaGaon Rabbi Yehuda Landau. Printed by Fayvel Belchatowski, Piotrków, 1884.
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144, [16] pages. At the end appears Sefer HaChazon, a collection of riddles and their solutions by the author.
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With stamps of Moshe Horowitz of Krakow and Rabbi:
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'חיים אריה הלוי איש הורוויץ אב"דק זאלקאווא וכעת מו"צ בקראקא'
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Several annotations, apparently in his handwriting.
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<b>HaGaon Rabbi Chaim Aryeh HaLevi Ish Horowitz </b>(1851–1904) – son of Rabbi Shaul HaLevi, Av Beis Din of Tysmenitz, and disciple of his grandfather Rabbi Meshulam Yissachar HaLevi, Av Beis Din of Stanislaw, author of Bar Livai. He served as Av Beis Din of Zolkova from 1881, as Moreh Tzedek in Krakow from 1885, and as Rav and Av Beis Din of Krakow from 1899. Author of Chayei Aryeh (two parts), containing responsa, Halachic novellae, and explanations of Talmudic Sugyos, as well as Tikkun Eruvin and other works, many of which remained in manuscript.
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See: Encyclopedia of the Sages of Galicia, II, p. 203.
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Without binding. First leaves partially detached. Stains, wear, and minor damage at the margins of several leaves. Fair–good condition.
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