The Western Karaim Torah: A Critical Edition of a Manuscript from 1720

Author:   Michal Nemeth
Publisher:   Brill
Volume:   24
ISBN:  

9789004426580


Pages:   1468
Publication Date:   25 February 2021
Format:   Hardback
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The Western Karaim Torah: A Critical Edition of a Manuscript from 1720


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This volume offers the critical edition and an English translation of the oldest translation of the Pentateuch into Western Karaim copied in 1720 by Simcha ben Chananel (died 1723). The manuscript was compared against several other Karaim translations of the Torah as well as with the standard text of the Hebrew Bible. The author provides a description of the manuscript's language and an outline of the history of Western Karaim translations of the Torah to better understand the its philological and historical background.

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Author:   Michal Nemeth
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   24
Weight:   3.021kg
ISBN:  

9789004426580


ISBN 10:   9004426582
Pages:   1468
Publication Date:   25 February 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements List of Tables and Facsimilia Abbreviations and Editorial Symbols Introduction 1 The Antecedents of Manuscript ADub.III.73 2 Manuscript ADub.III.73 3 The Origins of Manuscript ADub.III.73 4 Manuscript TKow.01 5 Other Western Karaim Translations of the Hebrew Bible 6 A Linguistic Description of Manuscript ADub.III.73 7 Orthography and Transcription of the Karaim Content 8 The Hebrew Content Transcription and Translation Introductory Remarks Transcription and Translation Lexicographical Addenda Bibliography Facsimilia

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Michal Nemeth, Ph.D. (2011) is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Linguistics at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, and an ERC grantee. He has authored over fifty works (books, articles, and a database) devoted to Turkic and Hungarian historical-linguistics.

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