The Western Karaim Torah: A Critical Edition of a Manuscript from 1720

Author:   Michał Németh
Publisher:   Brill
Volume:   24
ISBN:  

9789004426580


Pages:   1508
Publication Date:   25 February 2021
Format:   Hardback
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The Western Karaim Torah: A Critical Edition of a Manuscript from 1720


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This volume offers the critical edition and an English translation of the oldest translation of the Pentateuch into Western Karaim copied in 1720 by Simcha ben Chananel (died 1723). The manuscript was compared against several other Karaim translations of the Torah as well as with the standard text of the Hebrew Bible. The author provides a description of the manuscript’s language and an outline of the history of Western Karaim translations of the Torah to better understand the its philological and historical background.

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Author:   Michał Németh
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   24
Weight:   3.021kg
ISBN:  

9789004426580


ISBN 10:   9004426582
Pages:   1508
Publication Date:   25 February 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Michał Németh, Ph.D. (2011) is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Linguistics at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, and an ERC grantee. He has authored over fifty works (books, articles, and a database) devoted to Turkic and Hungarian historical-linguistics.

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