nyplLionBlack logo

Search only public domain. What is public domain?


Egypt: Israelites build cities of Pithom and Raamses, r., and, l., Moses slays Egyptian

Our collections include some content that may be harmful or difficult to view. Learn more.


Data source:

Research Catalog

Purchase this print

Order Print

Image ID

1244033


Item data

Title

Egypt: Israelites build cities of Pithom and Raamses, r., and, l., Moses slays Egyptian

Collection

Seder Hagadah shel Pesah

Names

Yaʻaḳov ben Yehuda Leyb, Sofer (Scribe)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1731 (Inferred)
Place: Hamburg

Library Location

Dorot Jewish Division
Shelf locator: **P (Ms. Heb. 226)

Subjects

Passover
Seder -- Liturgy
Moses (Biblical leader)

Genres

Manuscripts
Illustrations

Notes

Date: [Hamburg, 491 i.e. 1731]
Citation/Reference: On this scribe, Jacob Sofer ben Judah Leib Shamash of Berlin, see I. Fishof, "Yakob Sofer mi-Berlin: a portrait of a Jewish scribe", The Israel Museum journal VI (1987), p. 83-94; eadem, Jüdische Buchmalerei in Hamburg und Altona (Hamburg, 1999), p. 183-227, 342-354.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 leaf : black ink and gray wash on vellum.

Languages

Hebrew
Yiddish
Ladino

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12348741
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): eb06ca00-c6da-012f-6742-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Text
Still Image

Cite this item

MLA format

Dorot Jewish Division, The New York Public Library. "Egypt: Israelites build cities of Pithom and Raamses, r., and, l., Moses slays Egyptian" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1731. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eb06ca00-c6da-012f-6742-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Dorot Jewish Division, The New York Public Library. (1731). Egypt: Israelites build cities of Pithom and Raamses, r., and, l., Moses slays Egyptian Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eb06ca00-c6da-012f-6742-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Dorot Jewish Division, The New York Public Library. "Egypt: Israelites build cities of Pithom and Raamses, r., and, l., Moses slays Egyptian" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eb06ca00-c6da-012f-6742-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eb06ca00-c6da-012f-6742-58d385a7bc34 | title= (text; still image) Egypt: Israelites build cities of Pithom and Raamses, r., and, l., Moses slays Egyptian (1731) | author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library | accessdate=November 13, 2025 | publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>