Supplement: The Forgery of Colophons and Ownership of Hebrew Codices and Scrolls by Abraham Firkowicz

Malachi Beit-Arié*

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    Abstract

    The manuscripts and Torah scrolls that Abraham Firkowicz (1787-1874) appropriated served the same purpose as the epitaphs he forged. He not only tampered with colophons of codices, but also fabricated long Karaite ownership inscriptions and records of dedication to Karaite foundations that allegedly attested to the early settlement of the Karaites on the Crimean Peninsula. Above all, like his date-changing in epitaphs, he inscribed very old dates within the first millennium in the many fake notes he added to liturgical Torah scrolls. He did not tamper extensively with authentic colophons or paratexts, but mainly fabricated paratexts of his own and occasionally created historical records as well.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationFakes and Forgeries of Written Artefacts from Ancient Mesopotamia to Modern China
    Subtitle of host publicationVolume 20
    Publisherde Gruyter
    Pages195-205
    Number of pages11
    Volume20
    ISBN (Electronic)9783110714333
    ISBN (Print)9783110714227
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 1 Jan 2020

    Bibliographical note

    Publisher Copyright:
    © 2020 Cécile Michel, Michael Friedrich, published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston Printing and binding: CPI books GmbH, Leck.

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