Language:
English
Year of publication:
2019
Titel der Quelle:
Journal of Jewish Languages
Angaben zur Quelle:
7,1 (2019) 27-52
Keywords:
Ladino language History
;
Printing, Ladino History
;
Printing History
;
Shehitah History
Abstract:
It is commonly accepted that Hilkhot Sheḥiṭa u-Vdika (literally, "The Laws of Ritual Slaughter and Examination"-Constantinople ca. 1510) was the first publication ever printed in Judeo-Spanish. Yet scholars possessed no evidence that the work actually existed, and no information was available regarding its contents or language. Recently, however, the first four pages of the publication were discovered among the remnants of the Cairo Genizah. The current study is a preliminary description of this publication's historical bibliography, halakhic sources, structure and contents, orthography and spelling (which reflect untrained writing and inconsistent pronunciation), and its special vocabulary, including the Hebrew component, which specifically relates to religion.
DOI:
10.1163/22134638-07011148
URL:
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