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Ḥaye ha-nefesh

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Title
Ḥaye ha-nefesh
Additional title: Sefer ha-razim
Additional title: Matsref ha-ḥokhmah
Additional title: חיי הנפש
Additional title: ספר הרזים
Additional title: מצרף החכמה
Names
Abulafia, Abraham ben Samuel, 1240-approximately 1292 (Author)
Mosheh ben Yaʻaḳov ben Mordekhai (Scribe)
Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1468
Library locations
Dorot Jewish Division
Shelf locator: **P (Ms. Heb. 190)
Topics
Manuscripts, Hebrew
Cabala -- Early works to 1800
Jewish magic -- Early works to 1800
Genres
Manuscripts
Physical Description
Extent: 258 p. ; 27 cm
Description
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.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
Hebrew
Judeo-Arabic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG05-B12444
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16142874
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 24.01.009
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 51988090-c738-0132-b02d-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1240: Creator Born
  • 1292: Creator Died
  • 1468: Created
  • 2021: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Dorot Jewish Division, The New York Public Library. "Ḥaye ha-nefesh" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1468. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/77f3a6e0-a5ee-0133-c454-00505686d14e

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Dorot Jewish Division, The New York Public Library. "Ḥaye ha-nefesh" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/77f3a6e0-a5ee-0133-c454-00505686d14e

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Dorot Jewish Division, The New York Public Library. (1468). Ḥaye ha-nefesh Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/77f3a6e0-a5ee-0133-c454-00505686d14e

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Ḥaye ha-nefesh