Huntington MS 6
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Huntington MS 6 (abbreviated Hunt. 6) is a Mandaic manuscript of the Ginza Rabba currently held at the Bodleian Library, Oxford. It was acquired by Robert Huntington in the 17th century.[1]
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Also known as | Hunt. 6 |
Type | Codex |
Date | 1615 |
Place of origin | Basra |
Language(s) | Mandaic |
Scribe(s) | Adam Paraš, son of Zihrun |
Material | Leatherbound |
Size | 12 × 16 × 3 inches |
Condition | Contains water damage and holes |
Script | Mandaic |
Contents | Ginza Rabba |
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The contents of the manuscript remain unpublished. Its colophons have been studied in detail by Jorunn Jacobsen Buckley.[1]