Wednesday, October 01, 2008

A HEBREW MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION IN ARMENIA is getting some attention:
THE OLD COLLECTION OF HEBREW MANUSCRIPTS THOROUGHLY STUDIED
(AZG Armenian Daily)

The old collection of Hebrew manuscripts kept in Matenadaran includes the manuscripts brought from Etchmiatsin in 1940. The new one consists of more than 100 parchment scrolls of the 19th century brought form Ukraine in 1980s. The old collection was enriched in 1920-50s; overall, 21 manuscripts are registered. Yosif Amusin, Dr. of Institute of Oriental Studies of Russia’s Academy of Sciences, studied 13 of these manuscripts in 1969.

From March of this year, Matenadaran’s new scientific worker Ruzan Poghosian, specialized in Hebrew language at Jerusalem Jewish University in 2000, started the study of all the 21 manuscripts.

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The collection seems to include biblical excerpts, some magical texts, and commentary material on the Bible and the Talmud.