Codex Cairensis - Revision history

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	* Ernst Würthwein, Der Text des Alten Testaments, Stuttgart 1974 (4th edition), ISBN 3-438-06006-X		* Ernst Würthwein, Der Text des Alten Testaments, Stuttgart 1974 (4th edition), ISBN 3-438-06006-X
	* The Hebrew University Bible Project: Ezekiel, ed. S. Talmon; pub. The Hebrew University Magnes Press, Jerusalem, 2004; ISBN 965-493-186-9		* The Hebrew University Bible Project: Ezekiel, ed. S. Talmon; pub. The Hebrew University Magnes Press, Jerusalem, 2004; ISBN 965-493-186-9

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	~~<references />~~

	==Sources==		==Sources==
	* Ernst Würthwein, Der Text des Alten Testaments, Stuttgart 1974 (4th edition), ISBN 3-438-06006-X		* Ernst Würthwein, Der Text des Alten Testaments, Stuttgart 1974 (4th edition), ISBN 3-438-06006-X
	* The Hebrew University Bible Project: Ezekiel, ed. S. Talmon; pub. The Hebrew University Magnes Press, Jerusalem, 2004; ISBN 965-493-186-9		* The Hebrew University Bible Project: Ezekiel, ed. S. Talmon; pub. The Hebrew University Magnes Press, Jerusalem, 2004; ISBN 965-493-186-9

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	When the Codex reached Israel, in 1985, the Karaite Jews formed a committee that decided to keep the Codex temporarily in the custody of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Any future decision for the codex would be in the hand of the Karaite Jews Council in Israel.		When the Codex reached Israel, in 1985, the Karaite Jews formed a committee that decided to keep the Codex temporarily in the custody of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Any future decision for the codex would be in the hand of the Karaite Jews Council in Israel.
	In 2006 David Marzouk and Albert Gamill visited the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and inspected the Codex for authenticity and explore the possibility of digitizing the Codex on behalf of the Karaite Jews in Israel. The Hebrew University emphasized at that time that any decision is and will always be up to the Karaite Council in Israel.		In [[2006 AD\|2006]] David Marzouk and Albert Gamill visited the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and inspected the Codex for authenticity and explore the possibility of digitizing the Codex on behalf of the Karaite Jews in Israel. The Hebrew University emphasized at that time that any decision is and will always be up to the Karaite Council in Israel.
	In 2008, when David Marzouk and Albert Gamill along with Abraham Cohen, the president of the Karaite Council, and Moshe Dabbah, member of the Karaite committee, requested and urged gently the Hebrew University to digitize the Codex, on behalf of the Karaite Jews Council in Israel, the Hebrew University's reply was regrettably unfavorable.
			In [[2008 AD\|2008]], when David Marzouk and Albert Gamill along with Abraham Cohen, the president of the Karaite Council, and Moshe Dabbah, member of the Karaite committee, requested and urged gently the Hebrew University to digitize the Codex, on behalf of the Karaite Jews Council in Israel, the Hebrew University's reply was regrettably unfavorable.

	Negotiations are still active between the Hebrew University and the Karaite Jews Council to keep and maintain forever the ownership and authority on this valuable and precious Ben Asher Codex of the prophets in the hand of the Karaites.		Negotiations are still active between the Hebrew University and the Karaite Jews Council to keep and maintain forever the ownership and authority on this valuable and precious Ben Asher Codex of the prophets in the hand of the Karaites.

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	==History==		==History==

	According to its [[Colophon (publishing)\|colophon]], it was written complete with [[Masoretic text\|punctuation]] by [[Moses ben Asher]] in [[Tiberias]] "at the end of the year 827 after the destruction of the second temple" (= 895 CE). It was given as a present to the [[Karaite Judaism\|Karaite]] community in [[Jerusalem]], and taken as booty by the [[Crusade]]rs in 1099. Later, it came into the possession of the Karaite community in [[Cairo]], where it is still kept today.		According to its [[Colophon (publishing)\|colophon]], it was written complete with [[Masoretic text\|punctuation]] by [[Moses ben Asher]] in [[Tiberias]] "at the end of the year [[827 AD\|827]] after the destruction of the second temple" (= 895 CE). It was given as a present to the [[Karaite Judaism\|Karaite]] community in [[Jerusalem]], and taken as booty by the [[Crusade]]rs in 1099. Later, it came into the possession of the Karaite community in [[Cairo]], where it is still kept today.

	When the Codex reached Israel, in 1985, the Karaite Jews formed a committee that decided to keep the Codex temporarily in the custody of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Any future decision for the codex would be in the hand of the Karaite Jews Council in Israel.		When the Codex reached Israel, in 1985, the Karaite Jews formed a committee that decided to keep the Codex temporarily in the custody of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Any future decision for the codex would be in the hand of the Karaite Jews Council in Israel.

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	==Contents==		==Contents==

	The [[codex]] contains the books which belong to the prophets according to Jewish terminology, i.e. as well as [[Book of Isaiah\|Isaiah]], [[Book of Jeremiah\|Jeremiah]], [[Book of Ezekiel\|Ezekiel]] and the book of the [[Minor Prophets]] (but not [[Book of Daniel\|Daniel]]), the so-called ''former'' or ''earlier prophets'' [[Joshua]], [[Book of Judges\|Judges]], [[Books of Samuel\|Samuel]], and [[Book of Kings\|Kings]]. It also contains 13 [[carpet page]]s.		The [[codex]] contains the books which belong to the prophets according to Jewish terminology, i.e. as well as [[Book of Isaiah\|Isaiah]], [[Book of Jeremiah\|Jeremiah]], [[Book of Ezekiel\|Ezekiel]] and the book of the [[Minor Prophets]] (but not [[Book of Daniel\|Daniel]]), the so-called ''former'' or ''earlier prophets'' [[Book of Joshua\|Joshua]], [[Book of Judges\|Judges]], [[Books of Samuel\|Samuel]], and [[Book of Kings\|Kings]]. It also contains 13 [[carpet page]]s.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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	==Contents==		==Contents==

	The [[codex]] contains the books which belong to the prophets according to Jewish terminology, i.e. as well as [[Isaiah]], [[Jeremiah]], [[Ezekiel]] and the book of the [[Minor Prophets]] (but not [[Daniel]]), the so-called ''former'' or ''earlier prophets'' [[Joshua]], [[Book of Judges\|Judges]], [[Books of Samuel\|Samuel]], and [[Book of Kings\|Kings]]. It also contains 13 [[carpet page]]s.		The [[codex]] contains the books which belong to the prophets according to Jewish terminology, i.e. as well as [[Book of Isaiah\|Isaiah]], [[Book of Jeremiah\|Jeremiah]], [[Book of Ezekiel\|Ezekiel]] and the book of the [[Minor Prophets]] (but not [[Book of Daniel\|Daniel]]), the so-called ''former'' or ''earlier prophets'' [[Joshua]], [[Book of Judges\|Judges]], [[Books of Samuel\|Samuel]], and [[Book of Kings\|Kings]]. It also contains 13 [[carpet page]]s.



	== See also ==		== See also ==

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Scientific evaluation

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	The [[codex]] contains the books which belong to the prophets according to Jewish terminology, i.e. as well as [[Isaiah]], [[Jeremiah]], [[Ezekiel]] and the book of the [[Minor Prophets]] (but not [[Daniel]]), the so-called ''former'' or ''earlier prophets'' [[Joshua]], [[Book of Judges\|Judges]], [[Books of Samuel\|Samuel]], and [[Book of Kings\|Kings]]. It also contains 13 [[carpet page]]s.		The [[codex]] contains the books which belong to the prophets according to Jewish terminology, i.e. as well as [[Isaiah]], [[Jeremiah]], [[Ezekiel]] and the book of the [[Minor Prophets]] (but not [[Daniel]]), the so-called ''former'' or ''earlier prophets'' [[Joshua]], [[Book of Judges\|Judges]], [[Books of Samuel\|Samuel]], and [[Book of Kings\|Kings]]. It also contains 13 [[carpet page]]s.

	~~==Scientific evaluation==~~

	Although according to its colophon the codex was written by a member of the Ben Asher family, [[Lazar Lipschütz]] and others observed that, within the [[Masoretes\|masoretic]] tradition, Codex Cairensis seems to be closer to [[Ben Naphtali]] than to [[Ben Asher]].

	While some scholars consider this to be an argument against its authenticity, [[Moshe Goshen-Gottstein]] assumed that Ben Naphtali stuck more faithfully to the system of Moses ben Asher than the latter's own son [[Aaron ben Moses ben Asher]] who corrected the [[Aleppo Codex]] and added its punctuation.

	More recently, further doubts on its authenticity have been cast by radio-carbon dating and other scientific techniques.<ref>The Hebrew University Bible Project: Ezekiel, p.xli, note 116: "It was recently proven conclusively that the scribe and the ''naqdan'' (vocaliser) of the Cairo Prophets codex cannot be identified as Moshe Ben-Asher, and cannot be dated to 895 but rather to the 11th century CE. Cf. M. Beit-Arié et al., ''Codices Hebraicis litteris exarati quo tempore scripti fuerint exhibentes'' (Monumenta palaeographica medii aevi. Series Hebraica; Paris/Jerusalem: Brepols, 1997) 25-29; D. Lyons, ''The Cumulative Masora: Text, Form and Transmission'' (Beer-Sheva: Ben-Gurion University Press, 1999 [4]-7 (Hebrew).</ref>

	[[Umberto Cassuto]] relied heavily on this codex when producing his edition of the [[Masoretic text]], which means that in the prophets his edition is closer to the ben Naphtali tradition than in the Torah or Writings.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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	==Contents==		==Contents==

	The [[codex]] contains the books which belong to the prophets according to Jewish terminology, i.e. as well as [[Isaiah]], [[Jeremiah]], [[Ezekiel]] and the book of the [[Minor Prophets]] (but not [[Daniel]]), the so-called ''former'' or ''earlier prophets'' [[Joshua]], [[Book of Judges\|Judges]], [[Books of Samuel\|Samuel]], and [[Book of Kings\|Kings]]. It also contains 13 [[carpet page]]s.~~<ref>[http://www.florin.ms/aleph.html The City and the Book I]</ref>~~		The [[codex]] contains the books which belong to the prophets according to Jewish terminology, i.e. as well as [[Isaiah]], [[Jeremiah]], [[Ezekiel]] and the book of the [[Minor Prophets]] (but not [[Daniel]]), the so-called ''former'' or ''earlier prophets'' [[Joshua]], [[Book of Judges\|Judges]], [[Books of Samuel\|Samuel]], and [[Book of Kings\|Kings]]. It also contains 13 [[carpet page]]s.

	==Scientific evaluation==		==Scientific evaluation==

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	Codex Cairensis		The '''Codex Cairensis''' (also: ''Codex Prophetarum Cairensis'', ''Cairo Codex of the Prophets'') is believed to be the oldest extant [[Biblical Hebrew language\|Hebrew]] [[manuscript]] containing the complete text of the [[Old Testament]] [[Nevi'im]] (prophets).

			==History==

			According to its [[Colophon (publishing)\|colophon]], it was written complete with [[Masoretic text\|punctuation]] by [[Moses ben Asher]] in [[Tiberias]] "at the end of the year 827 after the destruction of the second temple" (= 895 CE). It was given as a present to the [[Karaite Judaism\|Karaite]] community in [[Jerusalem]], and taken as booty by the [[Crusade]]rs in 1099. Later, it came into the possession of the Karaite community in [[Cairo]], where it is still kept today.

			When the Codex reached Israel, in 1985, the Karaite Jews formed a committee that decided to keep the Codex temporarily in the custody of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Any future decision for the codex would be in the hand of the Karaite Jews Council in Israel.
			In 2006 David Marzouk and Albert Gamill visited the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and inspected the Codex for authenticity and explore the possibility of digitizing the Codex on behalf of the Karaite Jews in Israel. The Hebrew University emphasized at that time that any decision is and will always be up to the Karaite Council in Israel.
			In 2008, when David Marzouk and Albert Gamill along with Abraham Cohen, the president of the Karaite Council, and Moshe Dabbah, member of the Karaite committee, requested and urged gently the Hebrew University to digitize the Codex, on behalf of the Karaite Jews Council in Israel, the Hebrew University's reply was regrettably unfavorable.
			Negotiations are still active between the Hebrew University and the Karaite Jews Council to keep and maintain forever the ownership and authority on this valuable and precious Ben Asher Codex of the prophets in the hand of the Karaites.

			==Contents==

			The [[codex]] contains the books which belong to the prophets according to Jewish terminology, i.e. as well as [[Isaiah]], [[Jeremiah]], [[Ezekiel]] and the book of the [[Minor Prophets]] (but not [[Daniel]]), the so-called ''former'' or ''earlier prophets'' [[Joshua]], [[Book of Judges\|Judges]], [[Books of Samuel\|Samuel]], and [[Book of Kings\|Kings]]. It also contains 13 [[carpet page]]s.<ref>[http://www.florin.ms/aleph.html The City and the Book I]</ref>

			==Scientific evaluation==

			Although according to its colophon the codex was written by a member of the Ben Asher family, [[Lazar Lipschütz]] and others observed that, within the [[Masoretes\|masoretic]] tradition, Codex Cairensis seems to be closer to [[Ben Naphtali]] than to [[Ben Asher]].

			While some scholars consider this to be an argument against its authenticity, [[Moshe Goshen-Gottstein]] assumed that Ben Naphtali stuck more faithfully to the system of Moses ben Asher than the latter's own son [[Aaron ben Moses ben Asher]] who corrected the [[Aleppo Codex]] and added its punctuation.

			More recently, further doubts on its authenticity have been cast by radio-carbon dating and other scientific techniques.<ref>The Hebrew University Bible Project: Ezekiel, p.xli, note 116: "It was recently proven conclusively that the scribe and the ''naqdan'' (vocaliser) of the Cairo Prophets codex cannot be identified as Moshe Ben-Asher, and cannot be dated to 895 but rather to the 11th century CE. Cf. M. Beit-Arié et al., ''Codices Hebraicis litteris exarati quo tempore scripti fuerint exhibentes'' (Monumenta palaeographica medii aevi. Series Hebraica; Paris/Jerusalem: Brepols, 1997) 25-29; D. Lyons, ''The Cumulative Masora: Text, Form and Transmission'' (Beer-Sheva: Ben-Gurion University Press, 1999 [4]-7 (Hebrew).</ref>

			[[Umberto Cassuto]] relied heavily on this codex when producing his edition of the [[Masoretic text]], which means that in the prophets his edition is closer to the ben Naphtali tradition than in the Torah or Writings.

			== See also ==
			* [[Aleppo Codex]]
			* [[Leningrad Codex]]
			* [[Tanakh at Qumran]]

			==Notes==
			<references />

			==Sources==
			* Ernst Würthwein, Der Text des Alten Testaments, Stuttgart 1974 (4th edition), ISBN 3-438-06006-X
			* The Hebrew University Bible Project: Ezekiel, ed. S. Talmon; pub. The Hebrew University Magnes Press, Jerusalem, 2004; ISBN 965-493-186-9

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