Sanaa Pentateuch

With ornate decorations, the Sanaa Pentateuch is an illustrated Hebrew manuscript from Sanaa, Yemen, and dates to 1469. It contains the first five books of the Hebrew Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. This carpet page (decorative page) from the Sanaa Pentateuch illustrates...

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Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2021
In: The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2021, Volume: 47, Issue: 1, Pages: 74
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Sanaa / Sanaa-Palimpsest / Bible. Pentateuch, Bible. Pentateuch / Hebrew writing / Miniature / Iconography
B Biblical archaeology
Further subjects:B DECORATION & ornament
B FISHES in art
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:With ornate decorations, the Sanaa Pentateuch is an illustrated Hebrew manuscript from Sanaa, Yemen, and dates to 1469. It contains the first five books of the Hebrew Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. This carpet page (decorative page) from the Sanaa Pentateuch illustrates figural, floral, and geometric patterns, including ten fish. Along with […]
Physical Description:Illustrationen
ISSN:0098-9444
Contains:Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review