Leningrad Codex

MedievalHebrew
OriginCairo
Language or scriptHebrew
Holding institutionNational Library of Russia, St Petersburg

Overview

The oldest complete manuscript of the Hebrew Bible, dated 1008, written in Cairo by the scribe Samuel ben Jacob following the Tiberian Masoretic tradition of Aaron ben Asher. It is the base text of the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia used by scholars worldwide.

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