Ḥaye ha-nefesh
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Title
Ḥaye ha-nefesh
Names
Abulafia, Abraham ben Samuel, 1240-approximately 1292 (Author)
Mosheh ben Yaʻaḳov ben Mordekhai (Scribe)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1468
Library Location
Dorot Jewish Division
Shelf locator: **P (Ms. Heb. 190)
Subjects
Manuscripts, Hebrew
Cabala -- Early works to 1800
Jewish magic -- Early works to 1800
Genres
Physical Description
Extent: 258 p. ; 27 cm
Abstract
Manuscript, on paper, in a Byzantine hand. Contains two works by Abraham Abulafia: Ḥaye ha-nefesh (p. 1-37) and Matsref ha-ḥokhmah (p. 37-57) and a work of magic in Judeo-Arabic titled Sefer ha-razim (p. 58-258). The scribe, Mosheh ben Yaʻaḳov ben Mordekhai, signed his name on pp. 37, 57, 195. Comments by Gershom Scholem on the ms. in Ḳiryat Sefer 10 (1933) p. 169. Formerly Sassoon Collection no. 56.
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Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG05-B12444
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b16142874
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 24.01.009
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 51988090-c738-0132-b02d-58d385a7b928
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Dorot Jewish Division, The New York Public Library. "Ḥaye ha-nefesh" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1468. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/51988090-c738-0132-b02d-58d385a7b928
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Dorot Jewish Division, The New York Public Library. (1468). Ḥaye ha-nefesh Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/51988090-c738-0132-b02d-58d385a7b928
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Dorot Jewish Division, The New York Public Library. "Ḥaye ha-nefesh" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/51988090-c738-0132-b02d-58d385a7b928
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