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Illuminated Bukharan Manuscript: Simanim for Rosh Hashana

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[2] Exemplars of the order of eating the Simanim on Rosh Hashana night, as per Bukharan customs, illuminated manuscripts, mid-20th century.


The order of the eating the symbolic foods includes ‘Siv B’asal’ (apple I honey), ‘Kram’ (cooked cabbage), ‘Lavlavu’ (beetroot), ‘Kurma’ (dates), ‘Anar’ ((pomegranate), ‘Kru’ (pumpkin), ‘Rovia’ (black-eyed peas), ‘Kala’ (sheep’s head), and ‘Shoosh B’asal’ (lung dipped in honey). At the end is a prayer for the coming of Moshiach.

✵ [3] pp. (folded sheet) 14x22cm. Colored geometric designs. Fourth page is signed ‘David Moshe ben Yosef’. Rashi script with diacritics (nikkud).
Tears along the fold lines, some tears pasted using “air mail” stickers. Stains, tears, and slight defects. Fair condition.

✵ [2] pp. (folded sheet) 29x22cm. Colored geometric designs. Handwritten, Hebrew and Bukharian transliterated in Hebrew. Tears along fold lines, defects at the crossing of the fold lines. Stains, few moth holes. Fair condition.