Auction 22 Books, Kodesh books, Hassidic books, Rabbinical letters, Manuscripts, Judaika objects and more
Feb 20, 2019 (Your local time)
Israel
 Harav Kook Street 10 Bnei Brak,
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LOT 194:

Manuscript of the book Eldad Hadani—Jerusalem 1932.

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$ 120
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Copy of the book about a mysterious traveler who came from the ancient town of Hawila, beyond the mountains of Kush, where the tribes of Dan, Naphtali, Gad and Asher reside, and who brought with him a shroud of scriptures in the name of Joshua son of Nun. The manuscript is written in Judeo-Persian, in Rashi script, on notepad papers sewn at the top with a thread. At the top is written: "I will begin to write the book Eldad HaDani in Jerusalem, the month of Av, the year 1932 of the creation of the world," and at the end of the manuscript: “Yaakov Or Shraga."The grandson and great-grandson of the kabbalist Mullah Or Shraga. | Stains. [16] pages (more pages left blank). 21x13cm. Generally good condition.

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