Fol. 15v. Page containing the account of the Binding of Isaac (Genesis 22), from a codex containing the TorahEgypt, Palestine, Babylonia? Tenth century?

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Item Data

Date: Tenth century?
Item Source: Mich. Ms. 88
Description: This page belongs to a tenth-century manuscript of the Torah or Pentateuch. The Masorah (a set of rules of pronunciation, spelling, and intonation designed to transmit the text accurately) is written in a mashait hand (formal cursive script) and added in the margins and between the columns
Format: Parchment, fols. 151, 210 x 180 mm.
Language: Hebrew