TEXT

Commentary on Sefer Yeṣira (The Book of Creation)

Title (translit)

Commentary on Sefer Yeṣira (The Book of Creation)

Alias

[Commentary on the “Book on Creation”]

Author

Language

Arabic

Subject

Text type

Second-order composition (Commentary) [sharh]

Notes

A widely circulated commentary (both in the original Arabic and in Hebrew translations) on Sefer Yeṣira (The book of creation) which contains astronomical knowledge.

ismi_id

136838

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