A Macaronic Hebrew-Greek-Turkish poem from the first printed Karaite prayerbook, Venice 1528

Dan Shapira, Andrey Vinogradov

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Abstract

In this short article we publish, with translations, a macaronic Hebrew cum Middle Greek religious poem, accompanied by a refrain in Ottoman Turkish, all written in Hebrew characters and fully vocalized. The text comes from a Karaite prayerbook printed in Venice in 1528 on behalf of the Constantinople Karaite community. This poem and its origins played a role in different manipulations of Karaite identities and history during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)64-81
Number of pages18
JournalJournal of Jewish Languages
Volume11
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023

RAMBI Publications

  • RAMBI Publications
  • Karaim language
  • Jews -- Languages
  • Religious poetry -- 16th century
  • Jewish religious poetry, Hebrew -- Translations
  • Prayer books -- Hebrew

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