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Poetry and Memory in Karaite Prayer Études sur Karaite Texts and Studies le Judaïsme Médiéval Edited by Meira Polliack Fondées par Michael G. Wechsler Georges Vajda Dirigées par Paul B. Fenton VOLUME 6 TOME LXI The titles published in this series are listed at brill.com/ejm Karaite Texts and Studies Edited by Meira Polliack Michael G. Wechsler VOLUME 6 Poetry and Memory in Karaite Prayer The Liturgical Poetry of the Karaite Poet Moses ben Abraham Darʿī By Joachim J. M. S. Yeshaya LEIDEn • BOSTOn 2014 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Yeshaya, Joachim J. M. S.  Poetry and memory in Karaite prayer : the liturgical poetry of the Karaite poet Moses ben Abraham Darʿi / by Joachim J. M. S. Yeshaya.   pages cm. — (Etudes sur le judaïsme médiéval, ISSn 0169-815X ; Tome 61) (Karaite texts and studies ; volume 6)  Includes bibliographical references and index.  ISBn 978-90-04-25991-1 (hardback)—ISBn 978-90-04-26211-9 (e-book) 1. Darʿi, Moses ben Abraham, active 12th century-13th century—Criticism and interpretation. 2. Hebrew poetry, Medieval—Egypt—History and criticism. I. Title.  PJ5050.D34Z95 2014  892.4’12—dc23 2013030367 This publication has been typeset in the multilingual “Brill” typeface. With over 5,100 characters covering Latin, IPA, Greek, and Cyrillic, this typeface is especially suitable for use in the humanities. For more information, please see www.brill.com/brill-typeface. ISSn 0169-815X ISBn 978-90-04-25991-1 (hardback) ISBn 978-90-04-26211-9 (e-book) Copyright 2014 by Koninklijke Brill nV, Leiden, The netherlands. Koninklijke Brill nV incorporates the imprints Brill, Global Oriental, Hotei Publishing, IDC Publishers and Martinus nijhoff Publishers. All rights reserved. no part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use is granted by Koninklijke Brill nV provided that the appropriate fees are paid directly to The Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Suite 910, Danvers, MA 01923, USA. Fees are subject to change. This book is printed on acid-free paper. To our forthcoming firstborn COnTEnTS Acknowledgements  ........................................................................................ xi List of Abbreviations  ...................................................................................... xiii Transliteration of Arabic  .............................................................................. xiv Transliteration of Hebrew  ............................................................................ xvi Introduction  ..................................................................................................... 1 1 Karaite Liturgy and Poetry  ...................................................................... 11 1.1 Karaite Prayer and Liturgy  ........................................................... 11 1.2 Karaite Liturgical Poetry before Aaron ben Joseph  .............. 14 1.3 Moses Darʿī’s Poems and the Pentateuch Portions  .............. 17 2 Language, Rhetoric, Prosody  .................................................................. 27 2.1 Hebrew Language, Style, and Rhetoric  ..................................... 27 2.2 Poetic Personae  ................................................................................ 32 2.2.1 God as Speaker  ................................................................... 33 2.2.2 People of Israel  ................................................................... 37 2.2.3 Poet-Precentor  .................................................................... 38 2.3 Prosodic Features, Poetic Forms, name Acrostics  ................ 41 2.4 Wazn Indications: Judah ha-Levi as Poetic Role-Model?  .... 44 3 Thematic Elements  .................................................................................... 55 3.1 Praise of God  ..................................................................................... 55 3.2 The Holiness of the Sabbath Day  ............................................... 58 3.3 The Covenant and the People of Israel  .................................... 61 3.4 Moses, Mount Sinai, and the Giving of the Torah  ................ 63 3.5 Destruction and Rebuilding of Jerusalem and Temple  ....... 64 3.6 Suffering of Israel in Exile  ............................................................. 67 3.7 The Others: Christians and Muslims  ......................................... 71 3.8 Penitential Themes  ......................................................................... 75 3.9 Longing for the Realization of Deliverance  ............................ 78 x contents 4 Edition  ........................................................................................................... 85 4.1 Genesis  ................................................................................................ 86 4.2 Exodus  ................................................................................................. 152 4.3 Leviticus  ............................................................................................. 184 4.4 numbers  ............................................................................................. 209 4.5 Deuteronomy  .................................................................................... 249 Conclusion  ........................................................................................................ 281 Alphabetical List of Poems nos. 1–96  ...................................................... 289 Alphabetical List of Biblical names  .......................................................... 293 Variant Readings  ............................................................................................. 295 Bibliography  ..................................................................................................... 307 Index of names and Subjects  ...................................................................... 315 Plates  ................................................................................................................... 319

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In Poetry and Memory in Karaite Prayer Joachim Yeshaya offers an edition of liturgical poems composed by the twelfth-century Egyptian Karaite poet Moses Darʿī, which are analyzed as early examples of the introduction of poetry and “memory” into Karaite prayer.
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Poetry and Memory in Karaite Prayer Études sur Karaite Texts and Studies le Judaïsme Médiéval Edited by Meira Polliack Fondées par Michael G. Wechsler Georges Vajda Dirigées par Paul B. Fenton VOLUME 6 TOME LXI The titles published in this series are listed at brill.com/ejm Karaite Texts and Studies Edited by Meira Polliack Michael G. Wechsler VOLUME 6 Poetry and Memory in Karaite Prayer The Liturgical Poetry of the Karaite Poet Moses ben Abraham Darʿī By Joachim J. M. S. Yeshaya LEIDEn • BOSTOn 2014 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Yeshaya, Joachim J. M. S.  Poetry and memory in Karaite prayer : the liturgical poetry of the Karaite poet Moses ben Abraham Darʿi / by Joachim J. M. S. Yeshaya.   pages cm. — (Etudes sur le judaïsme médiéval, ISSn 0169-815X ; Tome 61) (Karaite texts and studies ; volume 6)  Includes bibliographical references and index.  ISBn 978-90-04-25991-1 (hardback)—ISBn 978-90-04-26211-9 (e-book) 1. Darʿi, Moses ben Abraham, active 12th century-13th century—Criticism and interpretation. 2. Hebrew poetry, Medieval—Egypt—History and criticism. I. Title.  PJ5050.D34Z95 2014  892.4’12—dc23 2013030367 This publication has been typeset in the multilingual “Brill” typeface. With over 5,100 characters covering Latin, IPA, Greek, and Cyrillic, this typeface is especially suitable for use in the humanities. For more information, please see www.brill.com/brill-typeface. ISSn 0169-815X ISBn 978-90-04-25991-1 (hardback) ISBn 978-90-04-26211-9 (e-book) Copyright 2014 by Koninklijke Brill nV, Leiden, The netherlands. Koninklijke Brill nV incorporates the imprints Brill, Global Oriental, Hotei Publishing, IDC Publishers and Martinus nijhoff Publishers. All rights reserved. no part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use is granted by Koninklijke Brill nV provided that the appropriate fees are paid directly to The Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Suite 910, Danvers, MA 01923, USA. Fees are subject to change. This book is printed on acid-free paper. To our forthcoming firstborn COnTEnTS Acknowledgements  ........................................................................................ xi List of Abbreviations  ...................................................................................... xiii Transliteration of Arabic  .............................................................................. xiv Transliteration of Hebrew  ............................................................................ xvi Introduction  ..................................................................................................... 1 1 Karaite Liturgy and Poetry  ...................................................................... 11 1.1 Karaite Prayer and Liturgy  ........................................................... 11 1.2 Karaite Liturgical Poetry before Aaron ben Joseph  .............. 14 1.3 Moses Darʿī’s Poems and the Pentateuch Portions  .............. 17 2 Language, Rhetoric, Prosody  .................................................................. 27 2.1 Hebrew Language, Style, and Rhetoric  ..................................... 27 2.2 Poetic Personae  ................................................................................ 32 2.2.1 God as Speaker  ................................................................... 33 2.2.2 People of Israel  ................................................................... 37 2.2.3 Poet-Precentor  .................................................................... 38 2.3 Prosodic Features, Poetic Forms, name Acrostics  ................ 41 2.4 Wazn Indications: Judah ha-Levi as Poetic Role-Model?  .... 44 3 Thematic Elements  .................................................................................... 55 3.1 Praise of God  ..................................................................................... 55 3.2 The Holiness of the Sabbath Day  ............................................... 58 3.3 The Covenant and the People of Israel  .................................... 61 3.4 Moses, Mount Sinai, and the Giving of the Torah  ................ 63 3.5 Destruction and Rebuilding of Jerusalem and Temple  ....... 64 3.6 Suffering of Israel in Exile  ............................................................. 67 3.7 The Others: Christians and Muslims  ......................................... 71 3.8 Penitential Themes  ......................................................................... 75 3.9 Longing for the Realization of Deliverance  ............................ 78 x contents 4 Edition  ........................................................................................................... 85 4.1 Genesis  ................................................................................................ 86 4.2 Exodus  ................................................................................................. 152 4.3 Leviticus  ............................................................................................. 184 4.4 numbers  ............................................................................................. 209 4.5 Deuteronomy  .................................................................................... 249 Conclusion  ........................................................................................................ 281 Alphabetical List of Poems nos. 1–96  ...................................................... 289 Alphabetical List of Biblical names  .......................................................... 293 Variant Readings  ............................................................................................. 295 Bibliography  ..................................................................................................... 307 Index of names and Subjects  ...................................................................... 315 Plates  ................................................................................................................... 319

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In Poetry and Memory in Karaite Prayer Joachim Yeshaya offers an edition of liturgical poems composed by the twelfth-century Egyptian Karaite poet Moses Darʿī, which are analyzed as early examples of the introduction of poetry and “memory” into Karaite prayer.
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