Detail View: RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION: מגילת אסתר
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Filename:
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2022_0014_scroll
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Identifier:
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2022_0014_scroll
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Title:
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Book of Esther
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Title:
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מגילת אסתר
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Subject:
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Torah scrolls
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Subject:
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Manuscripts
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Subject:
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Calligraphy
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Summary:
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מגילת אסתר היא אחת מחמש מגילות התנ"ך הנקראות בחגים דתיים יהודיים. האירועים המתוארים במגילת אסתר הם המקור לחג הפורים. המגילה נקראת בחג הפורים לזכר הצלת יהודי פרס בתקופת המלך אחשוורוש. המן, הווזיר של המלך, תכנן להטיל פורים כדי לקבוע את יום השמדת יהודי פרס. אסתר המלכה ובן דודה מרדכי היהודי סיכלו זאת. לאחר שניצחו את אויביהם, חגגו יהודי פרס ב"ימי משתה ושמחה".
כתב יד על קלף.
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Summary:
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The Book of Esther is one of the five Bible Megillot (the Hebrew word for scrolls) that are read on stated Jewish religious holidays. The events depicted in the Esther scroll are the source of the holiday of Purim. It is read on the festival of Purim to commemorate the rescue of the Jews of Persia during the reign of King Ahasuerus. Haman, the king's vizier, plotted to cast lots (in Hebrew: purim) to determine the day of the local Jews annihilation. Queen Esther and her cousin Mordechai the Jew thwarted it. Having triumphed over their enemies, the Jews of Persia engaged in "days of feasting and joy”.
Manuscript on parchment.
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Publisher:
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Manuscripts
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Digital Publisher:
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Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
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Date of Original:
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1750 approximate
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Date of Digitization:
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2022
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Broad Type:
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still image
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Specific Type:
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Torah scrolls
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Specific Type:
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illuminated manuscripts
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Digital File Format:
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jpeg
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Physical Format:
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scrolls
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Dimensions of Original:
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267.3 x 7 cm
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Language:
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Hebrew
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Original Item Location:
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2021:030, "Box 11"
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Library Collection:
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New York Times Museum of the Recorded Word
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Digital Project:
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2022_0014_scroll
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Catalog Record:
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https://albert.rit.edu/record=b4354101~S3
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Place:
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Italy?
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Rights:
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RIT Libraries makes materials from its collections available for educational and research purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. It is your responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holder to publish or reproduce images in print or electronic form.
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Transcript:
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The Book of Esther is one of the five Bible Megillot (the Hebrew word for scrolls) that are read on stated Jewish religious holidays. The events depicted in the Esther scroll are the source of the holiday of Purim. It is read on the festival of Purim to commemorate the rescue of the Jews of Persia during the reign of King Ahasuerus. Haman, the king's vizier, plotted to cast lots (in Hebrew: purim) to determine the day of the local Jews annihilation. Queen Esther and her cousin Mordechai the Jew thwarted it. Having triumphed over their enemies, the Jews of Persia engaged in "days of feasting and joy”.
Manuscript on parchment.
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