THE OLD COLLECTION OF HEBREW MANUSCRIPTS THOROUGHLY STUDIED
The old collection of Hebrew manuscripts kept in Matenadaran includes the manuscripts brought from Etchmiatsin in 1940. The new one consists of more than 100 parchment scrolls of the 19th century brought form Ukraine in 1980s. The old collection was enriched in 1920-50s; overall, 21 manuscripts are registered. Yosif Amusin, Dr. of Institute of Oriental Studies of Russia's Academy of s, studied 13 of these manuscripts in 1969.
From March of this year, Matenadaran's new scientific worker Ruzan Poghosian, specialized in Hebrew language at Jerusalem Jewish University in 2000, started the study of all the 21 manuscripts.
Among the 7 manuscripts, studied first time, she found out a Sanskrit manuscript received from Varuzhan Malatian in 1967.
Especially the 185-page leather manuscript aroused interest. In contrast to other manuscripts, it is not just a rewriting of the books of the Old Testament but an interpretation of both the Old Testament and several books of the Talmud. There are also several unfamiliar titles, for example, After Death (akharey mavet), which she cannot find in the Old Testament in Hebrew or in Internet materials about Talmud.
According to the Hebraist, long time is needed to study the manuscript thoroughly as it is written in illegible, small letter and peculiar handwriting. In order to work on a manuscript of that volume, to acquire the necessary skills and to make the study easier it is necessary to establish a relationship with Jerusalem Institute of Hebrew Manuscripts.
Most of the manuscripts of the old collection are extracts from the books of Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy and Esther of the Old Testament. There are also three Charms that, according to Poghosian, give sufficient grounds to studies based on comparison of the Charms in Armenian.
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- 1387 After his two-year campaign in Armenia, Tamerlane returns to Samarkhand.
- 1827 Russian forces occupy Fort Yerevan.
- 1846 Skootar College is reopened.
- 1878 Stepan Shahoomyan (Bolshevik politician) is born. He died in 1918.
- 1879 The first town council opens in Yerevan.
- 1881 The Sanasaryan College is founded in Karin (Western Armenia).
- 1921 Creation of the Democratic Liberal Party in Constantinople.
- 1942 The Armenian 408th Rifle Division fights German forces in Novorosisk and Tuapse. The battle lasts one month.
- 1945 Creation of the Institute of Art and Physical Culture (Yerevan).
- 1989 Bishop Pargev Martirossyan leader of the Artsakh diocese, celebrates Holy Mass in the Monastery of Gandzasar.
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