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Abraham Ibn Ezra on Elections, Interrogations, andMedical Astrology


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tudes surle Judasme Mdival

Fondes par

Georges Vajda

Diriges par

Paul B. Fenton

OME L

Te titles published in this series are listed at brill.nl/ejm.


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Abraham Ibn Ezra onElections, Interrogations,

and Medical Astrology

A Parallel Hebrew-English Critical Editiono the Book of Elections (3 Versions),

the Book of Interrogations (3 Versions),

and the Book of the Luminaries

Abraham Ibn Ezras Astrological Writings, Volume 3

Edited, translated, and annotated by

Shlomo Sela

LEIDEN BOSON2011


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Tis book is printed on acid-ree paper.

Library o Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben Mer, 1092-1167.

[Selections. English & Hebrew. 2011]Abraham Ibn Ezra on elections, interrogations, and medical astrology : a parallelHebrew-English critical edition o the book o elections (3 versions), the book o interrogations(3 versions), and the book o the luminaries / [edited and translated by] by Shlomo Sela.

p. cm. (tudes sur le judasme mdival, ISSN 0169-815X ; t. 50) (Abraham Ibn Ezra'sastrological writings ; v. 3)

Includes bibliographical reerences and index.ISBN 978-90-04-21220-6 (hardback : alk. paper)1. Medical astrologyEarly works to 1800. 2. Astrology, ArabEarly works to 1800. I. Sela,

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CONENS

P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Idu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

m h x. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6I Ez Ah El .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10I Ez Ah Ig. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14I Ez Ah h Algl Ty h Cl

Dy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17T Su Sefer ha-Miv.harim d Sefer ha-She"elot. . . . . . . . . . . 20T Su Sefer ha-Me"orot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Lk w h Epitome totius astrologiae d I Ez

Wk El d Ig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

C d Ogz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Pl d D Cm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Sefer ha-She"elotI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Sefer ha-She"elotII. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Sefer ha-She"elotIII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Sefer ha-Miv.harim I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Sefer ha-Miv.harim II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Sefer ha-Miv.harim III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Sefer ha-Me"

orot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Mu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Edl d l Pl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Edl Chg wh R h Pu Ed. . . . . . . 43A d Sgl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

P O: F V h Bk El y Ahm IEz. Hw x d Eglh l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

P w: N h F V h Bk El . . . . . . . 91


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P T: Sd V h Bk El y AhmI Ez. Hw x d Eglh l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

P Fu: N h Sd V h Bk El . . . . 179

P F: Td V h Bk El y Ahm IEz. Hw x d Eglh l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

P Sx: N h Td V h Bk El . . . . . . . . 225

P S: F V h Bk Ig y

Ahm I Ez. Hw x d Eglh l . . . . . . . . 239

P Egh: N h F V h Bk Ig 299

P N: Sd V h Bk Ig yAhm I Ez. Hw x d Eglh l . . . . . . . . 347

P : N h Sd V h Bk Ig 399

P El: Td V h Bk Ig yAhm I Ez. Hw x d Eglh l . . . . . . . . 437

P wl: N h Td V h Bk Ig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445

P T: Bk h Lum y Ahm I Ez.Hw x d Eglh l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451

P Fu: N h Bk h Lum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 485

P Ff: Ad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525A . M u . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2 7B. C-Rd Qu............................... 535C . C d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3 8D. Auh d Su Md Miv.harim I, Miv.harim

II d Miv.harim III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543

E. Auh d Su Md She"elotI, She

"elotII

d She"elotIII. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 546


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F. Auh d Su Md Sefer ha-Me"orot . . . . . . . 551G. T Cmlgy h Lg Cmmy

Exdu : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553

Blghy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 557

Eglh-Hw Gly hl m ( V Seferha-Miv.harim) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565

Eglh-Hw Gly hl m ( V Seferha-She"elot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 590

Eglh-Hw Gly hl m Sefer ha-Me"orot. . . 618

Hw-Eglh Idx h Eglh-Hw Gl . . . . . . . . . . . 631Idx hl m d Bghl N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 645Idx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 649


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PREFACE

O h l g d h , h lum d l-umAbraham Ibn Ezras Astrological Writings. T dd l d, wh Eglh l d mmy, ll Ahm I Ez lgl wk. T lum, u-

lhd , ludd h w Sefer ha- .e#amim (Bk R), whh d h , xl, mg h w lgl muld h du l-gy h I Ez ld Reshit .Hokhmah (Bgg Wdm). Td lum, ulhd , ludd h w Sefer ha-#Olam (Bk h Wld), h hl wk Hw d-u h h d hqu hl d mlgl l-gy, hy hd umuld m Aquy I Ez w m. Tlum h l d, wh Eglh l d m-

my, lgl x y I Ez: () h ml Hwx h Sefer ha-Miv.harim (Bk El); () hml Hw x h d Sefer ha-Miv.harim; ()h Hw x h ly dd gm h hd Sefer ha-Miv.harim; () h ml Hw x h Sefer ha-She"elot (Bk Ig); () h ml Hwx h d Sefer ha-She"elot; () h Hw x hly dd gm h hd Sefer ha-She"elot;d

() h ml Hw x h x Sefer ha-Me"

orot(Bk h Lum).T lum, h, h ym lgy: h h

Sefer ha-Miv.harim dl wh h d l, whh -d wh dg h m g ul y; h h Sefer ha-She"elot d wh h d -g, dgd llw lg ly qu ld dly l; d Sefer ha-Me"orotxud h lgl hy hdh d h l dy, wh mkd hg k l h

ymm d. I h ddd m hm gl lum l : , u I Ez d h h d lly ld, h hl ; d, u h hld


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h hy u h h wll-hd ym d hl lgy; d hd, u h w h h

d llwg lmd l m h d h .L Shmm d h l d h Eglh

h k; h l md y hlul ugg u h h Hw x. T Il S Fud (G N. /)dd gu g. My wm hk h hm.

Sh. S.Mh


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ABBREVIAIONS

BNF Blhqu Nl d FJNUL Jwh Nl d Uy Ly IMHM Iu Mlmd Hw

Mu, Jwh Nl d

Uy Ly, JulmLg mm. Ex. :, : Ahm I Ez, lg mmy Exdu :, , , Adx G: T Cmlgy h Lg Cmmy Exdu :, .

Miv.harim I F Sefer ha-Miv.harimMiv.harim II Sd Sefer ha-Miv.harimMiv.harim III Td Sefer ha-Miv.harimNe .hoshetI F Keli ha-Ne .hoshetNe

.hoshetII Sd Keli ha-Ne

.hoshet

Ne .hoshetIII Td Keli ha-Ne .hoshet#Olam I F Sefer ha#Olam#Olam II Sd Sefer ha#OlamReshit .Hokhmah, , V, l: Ahm I Ez, Reshit .Hokhmah

Te Beginning of Wisdom, A Algl y Ahm I Ez, ddy Rhl Ly d F C(Blm, ), fh h, g l,l

Reshit .Hokhmah I F Reshit .Hokhmah.

Reshit .Hokhmah II Sd Reshit .Hokhmah.She"elotI F Sefer ha-She"elotShe"elotII Sd Sefer ha-She"elotShe"elotIII Td Sefer ha-She"elot

.e#amim I, .:, . F Sefer ha- .e#amim, d.Sl, h , , .


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x abbreviations

.e#amim II, .:, . Sd Sefer ha- .e#amim, d.Sl, h , , .

.e#amim I F Sefer ha- .e#amim

.e#amim II Sd Sefer ha- .e#amim


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INRODUCION

Aaham I Eza (a. a. ) was Mslm Spa, whh v hs Jwsh a s a wh h hAa l a lagag.1 Af lavg hs hmla a h ag h ga am hgh Ialy, Fa, a Egla; g

hs yas h w plally a w vay sjs, almsxlsvly Hw.2 I Eza ws hs pa hs sa-g lal mmas, h als w lgs a sla py,lgs-hlgal a gammaal mgaphs, a a s -ps mahmas, asmy, s sms, h Jwsh al-a, a spally aslgy.3 I Eza pa a sga as-lgal mp hs lal mmas, hy pmg hsmh asp aslgal h ls Jwsh l-.4 B hs ms g a al h l

s a aslgy, h Jwsh a Chsa as, was h -a h s mphsv ps Hw aslgal xksha ass h ma sysms Aa aslgy.

1 F Aaham I Eza Mslm Spa, s Shma, , pp. .2 F hs gaphy g hs wags hgh Ialy, Fa a Egla, s:

Flsh, /, pp. ; Flsh, , pp. , , , ,; Flsh, /, pp. , , , (), ,

(); Flsh, , pp. ; Fla, /, pp. ; Gl, ,pp. .3 F a hlgal ls I Ezas shlaly wgs (lal mmas;

ks h Hw lagag hlgy; s ass), s Sla a Fhal,. O I Ezas xgal wk, s Sm, , pp. ; Saa, , pp. . F I Ezas lgs py, s Shirey ha-Qodesh, . F hs sla py,s Diwan, . F a gal vw I Ezas py, s: Lv, ; Shma,, pp. ; Izhak, , pp. . F a assssm I Ezas phlsphal,lgs, a hlgal hgh, s Fla, ; Rs, ; Gv, ;Shwaz, , pp. . F a sss I Ezas h vlpm Hw gamma, s Chalap, . F a gal vala I Ezas s, s Ssh, , pp. ; Ssh, , pp. ;Vallsa, , pp. ; Ba, , VIII, pp. ; Lvy, , IV, pp. ; Gls, , pp. . Lvy, , pp. ; Sla, , pp. .

4 S: Lagma, ; Sla ; Sla .


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T aalg hs Hw aslgal ass has ly lag y w svs. ay w kw gh wks: ()

Reshit .Hokhmah (Bgg Wsm, w vss),5

a Mishpe.teiha-Mazzalot (Bk h Jgms h Zaal Sgs), whh ay xks aslgy; () Seer ha- .e#amim (Bk Rass, w vss), whh xplas h aslgal ass hh ps mply h vss Reshit .Hokhmah;6 () Seerha-Moladot (Bk Navs, w vss),7 ghlalgal as-lgy; () Seer ha-equah (Bk h Rvl), shspy;8 () Seer ha-#Olam (Bk h Wl, w vss), hsal a mlgal aslgy;9 () Seer ha-Miv.harim

(Bk Els, h vss), hsg h ms aspsmm pmg sp as; () Seer ha-She"elot(Bk Igas, h vss), plyg qss ass h aslg;10 () Seer ha-Me"orot(Bk h Lmas, wvss), mal aslgy.11

Ts aslgal ps has h ma haass. Fs, h ls I Ezas xa Hw aslgal ass, as ps av,

5 Ts w vss a hh sga as Reshit .Hokhmah I a Reshit.Hokhmah II, spvly. Oly a agm h s vs svvs. S Sla, ,

pp. . F my s h Hw x Reshit .Hokhmah I, I hav sallys h y Raphal Lvy a Fas Caa, h ma: Reshit .Hokhmah,, X, lxxv: , = Reshit .Hokhmah, , h hap, pag lxxv, l . Hwv,s hs s sasay sm plas, I hav als s MS Pas, BlhqNaal Fa, MS h. , . a.

6 F a al , ampa y a Eglsh asla a mmay, s.e#amim, . Ts s s all qas m s h Hwx h s a s as Seer ha- .e#amim, h ma: (a) .e#amim

I, .:, pp. = s vs Seer ha- .e#amim, . Sla, hap , s ,passag pp. ; () .e#amim II, .:, pp. = s vs Seer

ha- .e#amim, . Sla, hap , s , passag , pp. .7 T Hw x h s vs s w ls, svvs a La asla

l Liber Nativitatum. S Smhs, , pp. .8 F hs ly sv wk, s Sla, , pp. .9 F a al , ampa y a Eglsh asla a mmay, s

#Olam, . Ts s s all h qas m s h Hwx h s a h s as Seer ha-#Olam, h ma: (a) #OlamI, :, pp. = s vs Seer ha-#Olam, . Sla, s , s , pp. ; () (a) #Olam II, :, pp. = s vs Seer ha-#Olam, .Sla, s , s , pp. pp. .

10 F h ly sv h vss Seer ha-Miv.harim a Seer ha-She"elot, s Sla a Smhs, , pp. .

11 F h s, kw vs Seer ha-Me"orot, s lw, pp. .


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a ha hy w m h ml h wll-salshahs a gs Gk a Aa aslgy: s

aslgy, avs a s hspy, hsal a m-lgal aslgy, ls, gas, a mal aslgy. S-, h val ass w sg as haps aslgalylpas whs y vs m a wk ss-s.12

T, h sally w a las w vss ss ah val as. Ts phm s ypal I Ezas laya: T a ha h a a las w vss ms hs lalmmas, s ass, a aslgal wgs s a aa hs ma xs a a masa h a ha h spp

hmsl y hs p. H wl w a w vs a l wk aw pa wh h av a w w a smlah a a sy as all alg hs ay hgh LaEp.

Ts vlm, h h sallm I Ezas mpl wks aslgy, s h s al , wh Eglsh asla ammay, sv aslgal xs y I Eza: () h mplHw x h s vs Seer ha-Miv.harim, hh sg-a as Miv.harim I; () h mpl Hw x h s v-

s Seer ha-Miv.harim (Miv.harim II); () h Hw x hly sv agm h h vs Seer ha-Miv.harim(Miv.harim III); () h mpl Hw x h s vs Seerha-She"elot(She"elotI); () h mpl Hw x h s v-s Seer ha-She"elot(She"elotII); () h Hw x h lysv agm h h vs Seer ha-She"elot(She"elotIII);() h mpl Hw x h xa vs Seer ha-Me"orot(Me"orot).13

Ts vlm, h, s wh h sysms aslgy: hh vss Seer ha-Miv.harim al wh h ls,whh s wh g h s m g a pala

12 S lw, p. .13 Rs h Hw x ay h h vss Seer ha-Miv.harim,

lw, a h ma: Miv.harim I, .: = s vs Seer ha-Miv.harim I,hap , s , passag . Rs h Hw x ay h h vssSeer ha-She"elot, lw, a h ma: She"elot I, .: = s vs Seer ha-She"elot I, hap , s , passag . Rs h Hw x h xa

vs Seer ha-Me"orot a h ma: Me"orot : = Seer ha-Me"orot, s ,passag .


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avy; h h vss Seer ha-She"elot a wh h gas, sg allw aslgs ply qs-

s la aly l; a Seer ha-Me"orot xps h as-lgal hy h h h al ays, wh mak

hags ak pla h sympms a sas. Wha llws s a hsal skh hs aslgal sysms I Ezasay.

T a hsp aslgy was vlp Hlls Egyp,paly h la s aly s y bc, as a mas p h avs a y pg h hsp ha hs h.Ts m aslgy, all ghlalgy, vlp may hs

s w h ass Asla physs a Hlls asmy, als w mh m Mspama a sm m Egyp spag Ia a Ia. Usg hs m aslgy -m a pps m gg sm avy s all h ls aah aslgy. T gas,whh ass sp qss y g h hsp ah mm wh h qs was ps, was paly vlp Ia h s a h s ce.14 Aslgal xs wasla Aa m Gk, Sask, Pahlav, a Sya m

h la ghh y , as h ma ahs Aa aslgy wsalsh: avs, hsal aslgy, a h s ls(ibtida"at al-a#mal) a gas (masa"il). T las w a hma h vas vss Seer ha-Miv.harim a Seer ha-She"elot, spvly.15

Ag h Gk vw, h s a sass s -m y ss al ays, wh mak hags h symp-ms a sas ak pla a s ah a lmax, whh g

a.

16

Fm aqy h Ml Ags, h Ms ps whsp s ps a h s h sas w hgh - h m a haa hs al ays; hs lk s h lyg ppls a al sss Seer ha-Me"orot. T al-y m h ps h al ays a h awass h w h ps h al ays a hs

14 S: Pg, , pp. , ; Ba, , pp. , , , ; Bh-Llq, , pp. .

15 S Pg, , pp. .16 Sh, , pp. ; Hippocratic Writings, , I, p. .


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h M appa h wk w as, hmwas pmaly aslgal a h h mal. Ty mg

spaaly A G a vg h wk Gal (a. ) a hs llws. I Eza was awa hs w sas a (as wll shw s), w spaaly aah hm Seer ha-Me"orot.17

W s, h, ha h h sysms Aa aslgy s hs vlm lll s, llw ps, avlp paalll aslgal as. Nvhlss, I hav a hm gh a sgl vlm h ma ass. Fs,I Eza ss hs h s lsly

h hal ss. Miv.harim I sas ha a l s ma h ls m h s kw, h aslg shl s maka ga hm;18 Seer ha-Me"orot sas ha h aslgal h al ays ss h sam mhlgy as h ls;19 a h vas vss Seer ha-She"elot paqss la h al ays.20 I a, may pas Seerha-She"elota h sval vss Seer ha-Miv.harim a wh h sam ps a hqs, as hy a v h sam wlv haps, whh sp h wlv hsp

plas.21S, ag I Eza, hs h s s a s

ahss h wll-h sysms avs a hsalaslgy,22 whh h m asg h hsp s a-al mgs, sh as a pss m h ( h av-s) ( hsal aslgy) h mm wh h S s As,whh vks h a h wl.23 I shap as, ah hh aslgal s s hs vlm hss ms

h m asg h hsp aa wh ah aay

17 S lw, pp. .18 S Miv.harim I, :, .: a s.19 S Me"orot : a .20 S: She"elotI, .:; She"elotIII, .: a s. I a, h vas vss

Seer ha-Miv.harim a Seer ha-She"elota wh ps la malaslgy; xampl, Miv.harim I, .:; .:; .:; Miv.harim II, .:;She"elotI, .:; She"elotII, .:; She"elotIII, .:, .: a s.

21 S lw, .22 S lw, She"elotI, :, :, :; She"elotII, :; Miv.harim I, :, :

; Miv.harim II, :, :; Me"orot : a s.23 S #Olam, , pp. , s.v. Rvl h ya.


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s as: (a) I h ls, h aslg pvsa l wh pala lal hsp amg sval pssl

asal gas whs mg sps a sp asal -ga laly hs as h aslg ss pp-s gg h akg ask a.24 () I h gas, h hsp s as h m wh h qpss hs qs h aslg.25 () I h aslgal hy hal ays, h ma hsp s as a h m h s hsas.26

T, I Eza vws hs h s as allwg a lmlas m h s h sas. Hs pspv ass shaply

wh h ly ms haa avs, whh h avsa s sal y h asal ga a h m hs h. Ts sspally v h ls, whh, as s am mpls,sss hsg a asps asal ga ha may mak pssl mv paally sap h s h sas asm h avy.27 I Eza als pas h a hah gas allws paal lva m hs h sas28 a shws h lsss h ls h aslgal hy h al ays, whl hghlghg h

ms haa h avs.29

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T pa pyg h sv xs l hs vlm was hms mpa a h w s: h als svvgpy as m h h y, h las m h h

y. ay w kw a las ps Miv.harim I, psMiv.harim II, ps She"elot I, ps She"elot II, a ps Seer ha-Me"orot.30 T xps hs l a h ly

24 S: Miv.harim I, :, : et passim; Miv.harim II, :, :, : etpassim.

25 S: She"elotI, : et passim; She"elotII, : et passim.26 Me"orot : et passim. S lw, p. .27 S lw: Miv

.harim I, :; Miv

.harim II, :.

28 S lw, She"elotI, :.29 S lw, Me"orot :, :.30 S Appx A.


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agms Miv.harim III a She"elotIII, whh svv hvs a a pahm lm h Ahv Sa, Ma,

wh hy w s, g h sxh a svh s, ks.31

Miv.harim I a Miv.harim II a, a lss x, She"elot I aShe"elotII, la h Ml Ags a m a as w sass ah ha as vaas a sgl x.Miv.harim IaMiv.harimII w p, af h h x h h, ghmasp lls I Ezas aslgal ass;32 She"elotI aShe"elot II w p w masp lls33 as hy ws ass ha shl a spaaly.

Ag h v all h masps She"elot I aShe"elot II mply hs , h passags She"elot I aw--w ps h paalll passags She"elot II.34 Tsawhh all lklh was h wk I Ezas ss aams wh avly m a a hs aslgal wk ashy p ms lw ay xpas ha a xhasv sy h masps mgh al shlas aaly s h galHw xs I Ezas aslgal wks.35

Sm h ass l hs vlm w als asm-

h Ml Ags hgh pa y ss (am aam) masp ahlgs Hw xs aslgy aasmy. O xampl s h s-all Seerha-Kolel(T Cmph-sv Bk), a Lv Aaham .Hayym (),whh pas h mpl xs Miv.harim II a She"elot I.36

31 S Sla aSmhs, , pp. . Tsas pahm ls ala

m mval Hw masps p vas ahvs a las Ialy,wh hy w s, spally g h sxh a svh s, ks v ahval vlms a gss. Exsv sah a aalggwk hav hs sa Iala Gza v h las h as.

32 S Appx A, Masps Miv.harim I, . , , , , , , , ;Masps Miv.harim II, . , , , , , , , .

33 S Appx A, Masps She"elot I, . , ; Masps She"elot II,. , .

34 Ts h mm passags a: () She"elot I, .:, .: a She"elot II,.:; () She"elotI, .: a She"elotII, .:; () She"elotI, .: a She"elotII, .:.

35 A smla phm has h s h w vss Seer ha- .e#amim a Seer ha-#Olam. S .e#amim, (I), pp. ;#Olam, (I), p. .

36 S Appx A, Masps Miv.harim II, . ; Masps She"elotI, . .


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Ah xampl s a wk l Seer ha-She"elot a a Aaham I Eza, whh, sp s l, sss la ag-

ms vs lgh a g, a, a h , h ll x She"elot.I.37 Ah hal asmss was pv y h spm-

mas I Ezas lal mmas; .Saenat Pa#nea .h IEzas mmay h Pah, w y Jsph Elz B-ls ( v Elm) a h h h y, ls hpassags m Seer ha-Me"orot.38 Smlaly, Kelal Qa.tan y Dav Ym v (s hal h h y) ls lghy passagsp w--w m Seer ha-Me"orot, as wll al hs.39

F mval La l, Aaham I Eza (Aaham Avza)was a mpa asm Aa s a aslgy, malyhgh h aslas hs Hw aslgal wgs Laa h mgg Epa vala lagags.40 T s asla- I Ezas aslgal wgs, Ol Fh, was y a Jw-sh shla kw as Hag l J, g h s hal h h-h y, ha s, a y h als svvg Hwmasps I Ezas aslgal wgs.41 Blg Hag lJs Ol Fh aslas,42 Miv.harim II, She"elot II a Seer ha-Me"orot w asla La pa wavs.43 Fally, w

37 F a sp hs ahlgy, s Sla, , pp. . S als Appx A,Masps She"elotI, . .

38 S Appx B, . , , .39 S Me"orot:, :, :, :, :, :, :, :, :,

: a s. C. Kelal Qa.tan, , , pp. .40 F wha llws, s Smhs, , pp. ; Smhs, , Chap ; Lvy,

, pp. . F a ls masps, s Tk, , pp. .41 Ts Ol Fh aslas hav svv w masps, whh l LeLivre des Elections Abraham a Le Livre des Questions, whh a h als aslas Miv.harim II a She"elot II, spvly. Hag l J may assm havasla Seer ha-Me"orot as wll, s has .

42 Hag l Js aslas w mmss y Hy Ba Mals (a. ), a s hlgy a h as a h Uvsy Pas, m sval lsasal s, p asmy a aslgy, a a ah hs ps. H gaz h asla I Ezas aslgal wgs m OlFh La; h p De Luminaribus seu De Diebus Creticis, h sLa asla Seer ha-Me"orot. Ts asla was la p a spaa y Eha Ral (V, ) a aga ava m V .

43 Fs, y P Aa (a. a. ), h Iala phlsph, aslg, apss m Paa, wh p De Interrogationibus, De Electionibus,a


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masps ha l aslas Miv.harim II a She"elot II,Ra Smhs has ly w mpl La aslas

( all lklh as a Hw Ol Fh asla) Miv.ha-rim III a She"elotIII.44 I sms haMiv.harim Ia She"elotI makw La as. Hwv, w agms a Ol Spashasla Miv.harim I a She"elotI, as wll as h mpl x aOl Spash asla Seer ha-Me"orot, w ly akw fh-y asla m Hw Ol Spash a ll I Ezas aslgal wgs.45

I h m a, h lgaph Mz Ssh was hs salsh I Ezas pa pg a las w vss

hs aslgal ass. Ssh appas hav awa h xs m ha vs Seer ha-Miv.harim a Seerha-She"elot, , h s my kwlg, h s a spaals masps h vss hs wks.46 A w h wksps hs vlm hav alay p al s, h ass a sgl masp. J.L. Flsh, wh ma a mpa h la I Ezas gaphy a lay wk, a plsh h Hw x Seer ha-Me"orot a Miv.harim I .47 I , M.Y. Bakal a plsh h x

She"elot I.48 I , Ra Smhs a I plsh xps mh svvg Hw agms Miv.harim III a She"elotIII, whhappa h y hs vlm.49

h Liber Luminarum, whh a La aslas She"elot II, Miv.harim II, a Seerha-Me"orot, spvly. La, Al Qqmpx (. /), a physa a h

Phlp h Fa, p De Questionibus a De Electionibus, hs w Laaslas She"elot II a Miv.harim II. I a, MS Ox, Bla Lay,Dgy , as ayms La aslas She"elotII a Miv.harim II.

44 Smhs, , pp. .45 Ts aslas a psv Salamaa, Bla Uvsaa, MS :

. (Libro de las demandas), . vv (Libro de las luminarias), a . v

(Libro de las elecciones). S Ala, Saz, a Sla, .46 I Ssh, , p. , Ssh spaks Rh aslgsh

Shf, gsshls Rs ; Ssh, , ,p. , h s A, ha s, Miv

.harim I.

47 S: Me"orot, ; Miv.harim I, .48 S She"elotI, .49 Sla a Smhs, .


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Ibn Ezras Approach to Elections

I Eza a ay ss ps g vav hs aslgal wgs, whh w sg, h whl, as x-ks wks a as val aslgalkwlg. Nhlss, ms h s I Ezas as-lgal wks shw makaly av a sya as ha ly val hs w appah a sp sysm aslgy, aals la al ps hs s, lgs, phlsphal,a lal wl-vw. llg xampls may all h -s h ass hs vlm.

Fm h s Miv.harim I a Miv.harim II, w la haI Eza lv lal aslgy hav w wghy phlsph-al sqs. Fs, s lal aslgy s s hs-g h s ms g a avy, hghlghs h pssly hahma gs a hag h w sy a hy alls a h s w wll a asal msm. I hs lalmmas, I Eza qly ss a aslgy-v sgmsm, ag whh h a hma gs s -m y h aal hsp.50 I h pas hs wk, hwv, h

xpssshl ha hma gs a xs h wll ash aal sl has h apay vm h h w mp-s h pa hma sl (h vgav appv sl; hamal lmv sl; a h ws aal sl).51 I h p-g s h Miv.harim II, I Eza mplys passagsm lal a alm xs mak h as wll (h aly hs w g a vl).52 B h sam ah, h -lly pss h as sg asal msm a maas ha

whv s s y h ga hs aal hsp p a mps a v g h.53

S, as may la m h pg s h - Miv.harim I, a m h al s h -

50 S, xampl, lg mm. Ex. :, mm. Ps. : a :; q Miv.harim II, ..

51 Ts s vy Yesod mora" (T amals aw), I Ezas las a mslla mgaph (q Miv

.harim II, .). F h hma aal sl

as h hghs mp h pa sl, s lw, .52 S Miv.harim II, : a s.53 I. : a s.


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Miv.harim II, lal aslgy mpls ha ma can va hs h sas. Ts s s, I Eza maas, as ma has

w wh a spal sl, h hghs mp h pasl.54 Fllwg Ava, I Eza ss aly as v hwls.55 Av h sla a h spala mas s h ma h hly agls h spaa llgs.56 T, IEzas phlsphal sysm, h hma spal sl ms h mh sla h spala, m h h a ppmsma. Ts s lgaly ps h Miv.harimII, wh I Eza asss ha h sl ma has a apla ha s hgh ha h sas.57 Ag I Eza, mas sl

vs m h lgh h hly agls, ha s, m h ma h spaa llgs, a vs a spal pw ag h ga h plas a h x sas a h m hs h. Wh gws ws, h spal sl js h mpay h spaa llgs a s j wh h glsG.58 Taf, a ma a p hmsl m anyham yh ga h sas a h m hs h.59

54 S Miv.harim I, : a .55 Ts mgs m h a ha I Ezas als wks s .Hay ben Meqi.s

(Lvg, S Awak), a as hym ps ha las a jy hgh hsh wls a lsly llws a wk h sam am, .Hayy ibn Yaqzan, w yAva. F ssss I Ezas .Hay ben Meqi.s, s Gv, , pp. ;.Hay ben Meqitz, (I), pp. ; Hghs, , pp. ; Hghs, ,

pp. .56 T spaa llgs a -physal s, maag m h Fs Bg,

ha ss p hgh a sp m s; ah hs llgsas as h j h m a a s h as s mvm. T las

llg h sq maas, a maa all llgs, all hav ll, has h sla wl s a. S Davs, , pp. .57 S Miv.harim II, . a .58 S lg mm. Ex. :, :.59 S, palaly, lg mm. Ex. ::

- - = W kw haG a h h wls ha I hav m [s lg mm. Ex. :], aha h lw wl vs pw m h ml wl [h splay ma sas a s]ah pa [ h lw wl] ag h pp ga h sas. B s h hma sl s hgh ha h may wl, h slms ws a apphs h s G, whh a [h] wh maya hgh a may, a s h ss h lw wl a


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I h Miv.harim II, hwv, w a ha s hsl ma has a a pla ha s hgh ha h sas, a ma

a mply hs llg hs ms somewhat.60

Tsq las s alz ha ag I Eza h a , w ways sap h s h sas. O hm was psav: al la m h s h sas y mm h spal sl wh G. T s appah, p h h avq m Miv.harim II, allws ly paal sap m h s h sas, , as I Eza ps h pg s Miv.harim I,hpw all h spal hma sl a al sm als h aal hsp, a al s gal mp.61

appa h w hs w appahs, ssl h Seer ha-Moladot, wh I Ezapss w sgaly ways whh h pw h sl,whs pw ss wsm, a vm h ly js -a y h val hsp.62 T s way s ha h aslg,wh mplys a aal a masly s mhlgy, a m-a aslgy a m, ha ms sm h phys-al ham y h sas.63 T s way s ps y hghs ps, wh ls py wh shlashp haass a

whm I Eza ss as mplly mm h ham ha wl m y hs psal hsp, haks v v-.64

sls sl lav h Gls Namh, ag h ga h sas a h mm p sm ms was hm a a am, G, Whm h has lav, wll ass sav hm m hs ms.

60

S Miv.harim II, ..61 S Miv.harim I, : a s.62 F a aalyss h Seer ha-Moladot, gal, a hs

agm, pala, s #Olam, , pp. , .63 I S ha-Mla:

= T ghh way s wh hpw h sl, whs pw ss wsm. Cs h as ha h av s aaslg wh svs hs avsay hsp ha h wll m w wh va a a m wh Mas s h g h asa. I h aks pas h llss ms, asag m h s a kg vags l hs y, h h wll maa a ala hs ly mpam wh Mass h g h asa (q m #Olam, , pp. ).

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Nx, h s Miv.harim I a Miv.harim II xpla whyh ls allws ly a paal sap m h s

h sas. Blg Dhs a Plmy, spvly, I Ezasas ha h aslg shl v mm sag sm -akg a a m wh h l has s y hs aal hsp s gvs ham. Ts s s as, hs as, h l wll al mplly al h jy m y h aal h-sp. A a l may slghly h jy sg yh aal hsp, alhgh a a l wll as hamag.65 Ts, hma gs lm aly va h s hsas h amwk h ls s h -

ms a pvasv a h aal hsp. A lal h-sp a a ly s pply a wh h aalhsp, whh mpls aga ha h avs hls swayv h ls.

Nx, h s hMiv.harim IaMiv.harim II w mhs ls. Ag h s, h lal h-sp s ma p h aal hsp hgh h as ky mps h la h m. T ms mpa a- s ha h hsp pla h ls aal hsp, whs

a ms h a h ls akg, shl as h asa h lal hsp. F xampl, h l wshs sy mak lg jys, h h pla hs aal hsp shl p as h asa h lalhsp; h wshs gag mm, h lvh pla;a s .66 T s mh, mply wh h ls m h s kw, sss hsg a a pla a mgs ps, s ha hs plas sgas sp h ls

= Lkws, h wh ss G wh all hs ha, Gy Hm asa wgh (Saml :)wll hm h ass sav hm m ay hampgsa hs aal ha. T, h s ha h ghs pss m p ha h shla gag aslgal jgms, s smmsh shlas aslgal jgms wll aly, as Sp says (Isaah :), amak ls h ags, whas h whs ha s whlly wh hs G s a(q m #Olam, , pp. ).

65 S Miv.harim I, :, Miv.harim II, :, a s.66 S Miv.harim I, :, Miv.harim II, :. :, a s.


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qs.67 As xp, I Eza ss h s mh mps a ha h s mh.68 Hwv, h h m-

s appls h s mh s h Miv.harim IaMiv.harim II, whh paly s h a ha w ppl mm- h ps m h.

Ibn Ezras Approach to Interrogations

As s hs w, I Eza s asm h psa spsjs a aa wh sss a shls ps,

as, a lgs lash sm s ss. A llg xamplmay h vy s ls h s She"elot Ia She"elot II, whh hl a sp amg aslgs a hvaly h gas. Alhgh hy vy h sammssag, h w as a ssmla h als: whas She"elotII s h x h lash a agm w w lagaslgs (wh a als kgs), Plmy a Dhs,69 She"elot Ispaks w ga shls hgh, amly, h shl Eh,Plmy, a may h As, s, a ha Dhs,

h sss Ia, h sss Psa, h sss Egyp,a hs w mpay aslgs mpas wh I Ezasms, h h.70 Whas She"elot II smmazs h ls s-p,71 She"elotI s a ll a h aal h h pss h pas.72

Wha s h gs h a? Bh pas ha hag h slay ma s as y h ms h s hspala ma, sh a x ha szg hm gvs a

a a ma a val aas, as may la ymas h s hsal aslgy a avs.73 T

67 S Miv.harim I, :, Miv.harim II, :. F I Ezas ss hs wmhs, s s Miv.harim II, : a :.

68 S Miv.harim II, :.69 S She"elotII, . a s.70 S She"elotI, ., : a s.71 S She"elotII, . a s.72 S She"elotI, ., : a s.73 I., ., :; She"elot II, ., a s. Plmy v h lk h

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w hm s whh h hma sl s als sspl hs . B why shl sh a qs lva h

valy h gas? T asw s ha hs psppss, as sa y Dhs, ha asal gas p aqs hma ms ha s aalgs h lsal ga, sh a x ha h aslg may sv h qs hghsa gas y syg h lsal ga.74

T shl Dhs, whh appvs h -gas, maas ha as h sas as h aal mak-p h y a as hghs hag aa wh h hags h physal a h y, h aslg a m hghs

a gas y kwg h ms h sas. Ts maks h gas lal a aa.75 O h h ha, IEza sas ha Plmy, wh s ag ha gas a a-a, maas ha h spal a mas sl as hm a ma-s p agas h h sas; h h lsals gv a a h hma hghs gas.76

Plmys l asg hs h am haa-ss I Ezas hgh: ha h spal sl s als h ms sg-a way hma gs lv m h s h

sas.Plmy, hwv, was haly wh h -

gas h etrabiblos; a h j hs Ps-Plmys Centiloquium.77 Mv, h s h - gas, whh I Eza ass Dhs a hsshl h She"elotI, a h fh k,whh als wh gas, Dhs Ss Pentateuch. Wash a h vsy a h gas a g-

m I Ezas maga? Paly . Fsly, I Eza ms lklyw #Al a-l-Rjal (lvh y), wh a smla,

(etrabiblos, , II, pp. ), a ks III a IV, whh a wh h avs (., III, IV, pp. ). Dhs, hs pa, alla h h v pas hs Pentateuch h avs. S Carmen astrologicum,, ks I, II, a III, pp. .

74 S She"elotI, : a s.75 I., : a s.76 I., : a s.77 I Eza lv hs a g wk y Plmy. S lw, pp. .

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alhgh al, a a sp a h valy h - gas hs Kitab al-bari f akham an-nujum.78 S,

I Eza s hs a xp hs w ml-g sl h a a maa ha ms ass, gas a l-al, hy a as pwl as avs.79

Af h paalll as h sp a h valy h gas, h s She"elot I a She"elotII vg. Ssly sg Masha"allahs wag h aslg p jgm ay ga h q s ha-g sg, a g y Dhs ms sam hah ga h plas ps a qs h qs m

ha sps h lsal ga,80 I Eza vs hma h She"elot I () xpg ass hqs ha wl al h aslg kw wha hq s hkg. T assmp s ha v wh h q shag, a apppa sy h lsal ga wll allwh aslg a h qs m.81 By as, h ala h She"elotII s a vvw aslgy ha samal s a hghlghs h lva a appla h gas.82 N l h h She"elot II s I Eza p wa Masha"allahs w ps ag h qs m, whh s h ma s s h She"elotI.83

78 S Iudizios de las estrellas, , I: , p. , q s She"elotII, :, :.79 S She"elotI, :.80 I., : a s.81

I a shll, hs hqs ss asg a hsp a h m hga, hsg a pla ha plays h l l hs lsal ga(h M s a av h), a h mg wha h q has hs mag h sp as h hsp pla whh h l s a ha h l sl. S She"elotI, :, : a s.

82 Ts s h llwg wll-h s: (a) h pa vs h za sgs x, pal, a pal sgs (s She"elotII, :; :a s); () h h plas wh hy a h as (h s, h,svh, a h hsp plas) ls hm (s She"elotII, : a s);() h s h plas wh hy a ga, h s ssa, al al h S, wh h ay h Ss y h ays g (s She"elot II, : a s); () h s h plas as (sShe"elotII, :); () h p llw wh h s m ha l(s She"elotII, :; :).

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Ibn Ezras Approach to the Astrological Teory o the Critical Days

T ls I Ezas aslgal ass sally vk h aslgals wh whh hy a ; Seer ha-Me"orot(Bk hLmas) s a xp hs l. I h lmas spply s l,hs s as h l ha h M a h S play mgaslgal sgas h pgss a a h sass,a palaly as h al l ha h M plays -mg h ps a h aslgal sgas h -al ays. Csqly, Seer ha-Me"orotsas wh a smlgal p-a h s h lgh h S a M wh a smlgy

ha vs aly h am h wls: h spalma, h ma h sas a s, a h sla ma.84

T ma s h Seer ha-Me"orot s v a s h aslgal hy h h al ays, vyas a a w a pp a a pp, wh xpss sm h waksss hs hy. Fs, I Eza als wh h plm why ss always h sam ays, s hs hyps ha hy shl ak pla h ays wh h M ahsqaa, pps, a qaa aga, wh s s

ps a h m h s h llss. I Ezas asw sha hs may glas h Ms m; h Msmvm may slw as, as a s yl apyl.85

T pp ass ah qs: s ss p hMs m a s asps wh h plas a x sas, whhssly x h sam aslgal a ay gv m, why w pas wh m ll a h sam m xp h sam

ss? T pp asws ha aslgal s ly s h ; h h s s h aal makp s ps. Ts,

84 S av,p. . Tssmlgalpa as skg smla h amspsa h h wls h hlgal-xgal xss I Ezaslg mmay Exs :. F h Hw x a asla h pavs h vs h lg mmay Ex. : (lw, pp. ). Sals lg mm. Da. : a lg mm. Ex. :, :. F h spal ma,s Me"orot : a s, whh sps lg mm. Ex. :, : (lw,p. ); h spala ma, sMe"orot: as, whh spslsly h lg mm. Ex.:, :(lw, p. ). F h sla wl,s Me"orot : a s, whh sps h lg mm. Ex. :, :(lw, p. ).

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h pala as a sas, h pas aal makp ps hs ag a h aal qals hs sp llss. w pas

wh all ll a h sam m a pla wll ssaly xp hsam ss, as hy wll a ly h sam aslgal as a h aal makp a ly mplx.86

T psss:Wha w pas hav hsam ly mplx-? T phl h hy pls ha hs s ly mpssl,as v h pas hav a pmaly h l lymplx, hy wll vhlss y a as as ha l. ss h la p, I Eza vks h Gal mplxs87 (a h a ha h s llwg sm

Gal s) a mphaszs ha s mpssl w pss hav h sam ly mplx h a, ,hav, a hghs. Mv, v h hkal as ha wpas hav hsam ly mplx, hy wll hav h samss as h llsss hav ass.88

S a, I Eza has aswg h y mas agmsas h aal qals ly mplxs, llsss, a hs (h/l, ms/y). Fm hs p , hwv, h ss h h pas aal hsp h vlpm

h sas.89 I h al aalyss, h s ha v hmpal as ha w pas hav smla ly mplxs, hywll xp h sam ss, as hy hav avs. hs, h pls: I wha y hav sa s , h y aly kw h ss lss y kw h m h.90 H, hpp mpls ha h aslgal hy h al ays s ams a lmaly ps h ls h avs.91

I Eza slvs hs j y assg ha h a w mh-s jgms aslgy a ha h mh ha appls h

86 I., :.87 I., : a .88 I., :.89 F xampl, h ps ha mal plas sh as Sa Mas a a

a ga wh h M h pas aal hsp, hs sas wll aggava. S Me"orot :.

90 Me"orot :.91 T may als assg, y mpla, ha s mpssl apply h

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val s al h gal mh.92 I h ws,h aslgal jgms ha apply hma gs lag sal

a ggaphal s ak p v h aslgal jgmsp vals a h w psal sy, as a yh avs.93 Fally, I Eza shws hw h plas x haslgal ah h w ass. I h s as, whh aslgal sgas a llvs, h plas x h ag h ypal haass assg hm s aslgy; xampl, Vs a My, whh sg-y wm a wsm, spvly.94 I h s as, wh haslgal sgas a vals, h plas sv h

aslgal as h s as, s mplm a-g h sp ls h plas hs vals aal has.95

Seer ha-Me"orotals xplas hw hs appah as mal paxs:alhgh s pal ha h physa as hs pgss h aah m h pas aal hsp, h al aalyss hhals sg h gal mh, mag ha a physa ally gh kw h pas pls, , a gal hav wh h washalhy.96

92 Me"orot :.93 Ts lsly hs h appah ap y I Eza h Seer

ha-Moladot (Bk Navs), wh, awg Plmys etrabiblos (, II:, ), h ws: I sa as a gal l ha jgms a llvsak p v hs a vals. Nx, h msas h ss h pvs sam y psg gh pwl ppls ha v hsgas h avs psal hsp. Ts a: () aal lgsala; () h pla h ag h sv lmas; () h ga j Sa a Jp; () h vl h wl; () h sal ak h amly;

() h ahy h kg; () wah; () h pw h ws sl. F h mplHw x h Seer ha-Moladot a s spg asla,s #Olam, , pp. . F a pa hs x, s #Olam, , pp. .

94 Me"orot :. F Vs as sgyg wm, s Reshit .Hokhmah, , IV, xlv:; My as sgyg wsm, s Reshit .Hokhmah, , IV, xlvx: .

95 Ts Vs sll sgs wm, ly h sp amwk h svhpla h avs aal hsp, whh sgs h avs wm. My sllsgs wsm, ly as pas spally h h pla h avs aalhsp, whh sgs h avs wsm.SMe"orot:.Fmhsvhpla as sgyg h avs wm, s Reshit .Hokhmah, , III, xl: ; m h h pla as sgyg h avs wsm, Reshit

.Hokhmah, , III, xl: .

96 Me"orot :. N ha Me"orot :, I Eza asss ha h sam mhappls h ls; Miv.harim II, : h mphaszs ha a hamsma h w mhs sls m v aslgal ps.


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Te Sources oS ha-Mv.ham andS ha-Sh"l

T vas vss Seer ha-Miv.harim a Seer ha-She"elot, lkh mval ass ls a gas,a a agglm-

a s mla m Aqy I Ezas m, as Gk, H, Psa, Egypa, a Aa ss. I as h mval ass ls a gas, whh sp-sly lak s ahs,97 I Eza pvs aly xsvma a al ss a s.

F Aqy, I Eza s llvly a qly h A-s, hsss Egyp, wh a s

h Hm wgs,98 a palaly Eh, h lgay gv m h g aa Hms smgss, whm h s-all Hm wgs, whh l sga aslgal maal,a as. I #Olam I, llwg A Ma#sha lsly, I Eza s h pl Eh: h A Eh, Eh h Fs, a Eh hEgypa.99 I h vas vss Seer ha-Miv.harim a Seer ha-She"elot, hwv, I Eza vks Eh wh ampayg ph,gally a al appvg , alhgh as hampas a qa m Ehs Book o Secrets wh a vy al

mak.100As h Gks, ss s Pla,101 I Eza

aws havly h wk w lag aslgs. O hm sClas Plmy, I Ezas ms mpa aslgal a ss, wh s I Ezas v as Batalmiyus (Plmywh a Aa a), almai (h ps-lal Hw qval Plmy), Kg almai.102 B h hsal Plmy ha ll saya h s ls a gas hs magm ps,

h etrabiblos. Sy I Ezas s Plmy h vasvss Seer ha-Miv.harim a Seer ha-She"elotvals ha I Ezaw h Centiloquium, whh h all Seer ha-Peri (Bk h

97 F a xampl, s B, , p. .98 S Apps D a E, s.v. As, sss Egyp, a spg

l a s.99 S She"elotI, :.

100 S Apps D a E, s.v. Eh, a spg l a s. F hal mak, s Miv

.harim I, .: a s.

101 S Miv.harim I, .: a .102 S Apps D a E, s.v. Plmy, a spg l a s. S

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F),103 a sh wk gaz aphsms, whh g hMl Ags was s a ah wk y Plmy.104 T

s lag aslg s Ds, a msm Dhs S,105 wh al xlsvly wh gas a ls hfh pa hs a pm hsp aslgy, kw Gkash Pentateuch a La as h Carmen astrologicum. I Eza w hs wk, alhgh sm ass hs s Ds a h Aa asla Dhs wk as has mw s.106

T wk Aaph aslgs s y a h ms mpa m-p I Ezas ss. H s hm llvly y mas

sgas sh as aslgs wh a ls s, all h aslgswh am af Plmy, xps gas, aslgs, shlas wh ly xp.107 I Eza s als h ha -g hs Aaph aslgs y mas llv lals sh ash sss Psa a Ia sss,108 g h a hahs as ha x a sal h aly sags h lal vlpm h Aa wl. As f as , IEza s hs aslgs vally a s hm y am, as h as Aazaga Saa Fah, whm h Aas assa

wh Psa aslgy.109 T sam appls Masha"allah a Ya#qAl-K, whm I Eza sas xplly w m Ia, palyas hy w wll aqa wh h wk Ia sss.110

103 I h vas vss Seer ha-Miv.harim a Seer ha-She"elot I hav s aphsms , , , , , a Seer ha-Peri. F I Ezas xpls Seerha-Peri,sMoladot,BNF,.; Reshit .Hokhmah,,X,lxxv:

.104 Ts wk was all Kitab al-amara h Aa wl. I h h y,A .hma I Ys, a mahmaa Egyp, w a mmay h Centiloquium; has plasly ag ha h was, a, als h ah h Centiloquium sl(Lmay, , pp. , . , pp. ). A h gg h hh y,Qalyms Qalyms asla h h gal wk, whh h all Seer ha-Peri, a A .hma I Yss mmay Hw. S Seer ha-Peri, BNF ,. aa.

105 S She"elotI, :.106 S Apps D a E, s.v. Dhs, a spg l a s.107 S Apps D a E a spg l a s.108 I.109 S Miv.harim I, :. S Apps D a E, s.v. Aazaga, a

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Rgag Masha"allah, h aly Aas aslgs, I Ezasas She"elot II ha h was a ga shla gas wh

w may ks hs p. H xpsss ama Masha"-allah a ws, I hav ps hm a llw hs -

sps.111 IMiv.harim I, h s xplly Masha"allahs Book o Expe-rience a Book o Interrogations.112 Fm a passag She"elotI,wkwha I Eza was aqa wh a las w Masha"allahs wks gas; agms hm svv a Hw x lh Book o Interrogations by Masha"allah ( ), a-ally as I Eza, hgh wh ssaal ass.113 IEza s als Ya#q Al-K, wh s m all v-

ss Seer ha-Miv.harim a Seer ha-She"elot,114 gag h s llg h hms,115 g h g h spg sxal s,116 a, aly, g as,117 apm p I Ezas wks gas.118

A Ma#sha, h ms al aslg h Ml Ags aI Ezas ms mpa Aa s, s m qly all vss Seer ha-Miv.harim a Seer ha-She"elot.119 I Ezasa was A Ma#sha s v: h aks a appvg a- was A Ma#shas wk gas a a al a

was hs wk ls, s sappvgly A Ma#sha hsal aslgy.120 Ah Aa s s Sahl I Bsh al-Yah (. ), a al ahy ( Jwsh g) l-s a gas. Sahl s xplly m Miv.harim I

111 I., : a .112 S Miv.harim I, .: a .:, a s.113

S She"elotI,:a.Sals She

"elotII, :. Mz Ssh-, a , was h s avly a I Eza h Hw asla-

s Masha"allahs Book o Interrogations a Book on Eclipses, h gs ha haslas a gh wh I Ezas h aslgal wks (Ssh-, , p. ; Ssh, , , ). I p s a -al , ampa y a Eglsh asla a a mmay, h Hwasla Masha"allahs Book o Interrogations.

114 S Apps D a E, s.v. Al-K, a spg l a s. S She"elotI, :.

115 S Miv.harim I, .:; Miv.harim II, .: a s.116 S Miv.harim I, .:; She"elotI, .: a s.117 S She"elotI, .: a . O hs p, s B al., .118 S Appx C, s.v. as.119 S Apps D a E, s.v. A Ma#sha, a spg l a s.120 S She"elotI, :.


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a Miv.harim II She"elot I a She"elot II, h s h pas I Ezas aslgal v as wll as h La

aslas Miv.harim III a She"elotIII.

121

I all lklh, I Ezap Sahl I Bsh al-Yah, amg hs, h am- mhs ls xp h s Miv.harimI a Miv.harim II.122 Hwv, #Al a-l-Rjal (lv l a las hla s) pa xps m Sahls wk hs ams Kitabal-Bari, s I Eza l hav ma s h la as as wll. IEza, hs wk gas, s als A #Al al-Khayya.,a Aaph aslg wh sh h s hal h hy;123 Razq, paly A Bak Mhamma Zakaya Raz

();124 a a aslg am Sa#.125

Te Sources oS ha-M"

I Seer ha-Me"orot, I Eza was m a hs ss ha ay h pa hs aslgal wk.126 Claly, hgh, h wasawa w s as a h lk w h ps h al ays a h Ms m: hm pmaly

aslgal, h h pmaly mal, whhmg spaalya h am gh h wk Gal a hs llws. Taslgal a s She"elot I, wh w a haEh a Plmy h say, a h aslgs , ha mh ps h M a h mm h s h llss may kw whh h wll svv a whh s hs ay ss.127

I hs q, h Eh paly ps sm pa h s-all Hm wgs.128 As Plmy, I Ezas

121 S Miv.harim II, :.122 S Miv.harim II, :, : a s.123 S She"elotII, .:, a Appx E, s.v. A #Al.124 S She"elotI, :, a Appx E, s.v. Razq.125 S She"elotI, .:, She"elotII, .: a s.126 S Appx F; . Apps D a E.127 She"elot I, .:. Immaly haf, She"elot I s h a Seer ha-

Me"orot m mpl ma a h al ays.128 Ta hs ps ls sga aslgal maal la m s

yh a ha Tphls Essa (), wh sl h wAasapal Bagha as al-Ma.ss aslg, s a amahmaal asa Hms smgss (s Kl, , p. ). Als a aslgal mal


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ags h sxh aphsm Seer ha-Peri.129 As h aslgswh ag wh Eh a Plmy, hs paly mas Dhs

S, wh s m She"elotI, js h Eha Plmy h al ays, wh a aslgal

s Seer ha-Me"orot.130 I a, a passag m h fhs Dhs Pentateuch, whh has g alms yhsas h al ay , s h als xa aslgals ha xplly ms h aslgal lk w h alays a h m h M.131

T paalll a a h w h al aysa h M, ag Seer ha-Me"orot, s ha h ga phys-

as wh vsga why h ss sass ak pla hsvh, h, wh wy-s, a wy-svh wy-ghh ayaf h s h sas. T ly xplaahy l vlv h M, as lg as h sas lass p mh a passs; s pass hy lk a h S.132 Tga physas a hs wh wk h Aa lal wl,asmg a vlpg h Gal s ss a alays. T al ays h Aa ga ha a lg l: h s appas h Kitab "ayyam al-bu .hran (O h Cal Days), whh

s a Aa asla Gals De diebus decretoriis y .Hay IIs .haq al-#Ia (), a s h mal wks al-Raz (), Haly Aas (. ), Ava (), a

x, h gag h mlhsa, whh assgs h pas h y h wlv zaal sgs, a h h la pa as pg h ma plas a sgs, I Eza ms as hs ss h sss Egyp h As, wh appa a alav sga h ahs

h Hm wgs. S Reshit .Hokhmah, , II, x: et passim; .e#amim I, .:,pp. ; Mishpe.tei ha-Mazzalot, MS Shg , . .

129 S She"elotI, .:.130 S She"elotI, .: a .131 Carmen astrologicum, , V: , p. : T M af sv ays ahs s

lf qal, a af ays s lf , a af ays s pps, aaf gh ays s gh , a af wy- ays s gh qal, a afwy-gh ays s wh aas s pla whh was. I h M ahs ay hs plas whh I am hs ays ha ahs hm, h hs a hays whh a jgm h pa s s. Whv h M hsays ahs hs plas a a mal js asps , h h pa wll hash hm a wll havy. I h M hs ays avs hs plasa h s asp a wh , h s lgh m h pa [a h s]mh m whh h s hlp. C. Ba, , pp. .

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hs.133 Ev hgh Gal ls aslgy sm pas hswk,134 De diebus decretoriis h avss akg a h Ms

pss lav h za m h m ahaa h al ays. Aally, s asal assm haI Eza ha ass Gal, asmh as h w ma assps y h ga physas, ag Seer ha-Me"orot,may h h k h Kitab "ayyam al-bu .hran: (a) ha h Ms spsl h ss h svh, h,wh wy-s, a wy-svh wy-ghh ay afh s h sas; () ha h M s mpla a sassha las p mh, whas h S s vlv h

sass.135Seer ha-Me"orotals pvs ma a ah -asl-

gal a, ha p h al ays h ass m-symlsm. I Eza ms gh af hs hga physas: Pay a h sams h pas whsay ha s a ma v ms. Ts l mhs sm h Hppa ass,136 whh ms p agasa akg Pyhaga ls. As hs h gaphysas, h I Eza s awg Gals Kitab "ayyam al-bu .hran, whh ls a shap sm h mlgal appah h al ays.137 B I Eza l hav h a ha hsas s allva h ss s a v ay, a aggava s a v ay, m Al-Ks On the Reasons o the Criseso Acute Diseases, wh Hppas s xplly as h s.138

Links between the Epm s aslga

and Ibn Ezras Work on Elections and Interrogations

I was Chals B wh s ava h hss ha I Ezas as-lgal wks splay ls lks h Epitome totius astrologiae, a pp-la La aslgal wk, a a las pa , a a

133 Sh, , pp. .134 m, , pp. ; Ba, , p. .135 S Me"orot:.136 S, xampl, Epidemics, I: (q Me"orot :).137 S, On Critical Days, , .., p. ; .., p. (q Me"orot

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Jh Svll.139 I sss a y k, h Ysagoge,a h Liber quadripartitus, whh asss h ma svss

Aa aslgy: wl aslgy, avs, gas, a l-s.140 Hs hss was sh y Ra Smhs, wh sk-g paallls w vas pas I Ezas aslgal v ah Epitome, sh as h s h la Hasms ha IEzas lgsms, h mla h s, a h gaza- h maal.141 I hs sah h pvs vlm hs ss, wh I ls lks w #Olam I a spally#Olam IIah Liber primus de gentibus, regibus, civitatibus, aeris muta-tione, ame et mortalitate (h s mp h Liber quadriparti-

tus), whh s v wl aslgy. T ps vlm, hghsg xlsvly h lks w Miv.harim I a Miv.harim II, h ha, a h Liber Quartus de Electionibus, h h m-p h Liber quadripartitus, h h, a h lks wShe"elotIa She"elotII,hha,ahLiber ertius de Interro-gationibus, h h mp h Liber quadripartitus, h h,lly as hs gs. Ts s wll a sp-aaly a al h s h Eglsh asla h va-s vss Seer ha-Miv.harim a Seer ha-She"elot. H a h

xamplsh s la ls, h s gas, ah h h llsa hs.

As w hav s, h Miv.harim I a Miv.harim III Eza pss w mhs h ls.142 I hav

139 Epitome totius astrologiae, conscripta a Ioanne Hispalensi Hispano Astrologo celeber-rimo, ante annosquadringentos, ac nunc primum in lucem edita. Cum praeatione Ioachimi

Helleri Leucopetraei, contra Astrologiae adversarios, . Ihas Mas a UlsN, Nmg, .140 Chals B s ava hs hss a sll plsh wk, Jh Svll

a h Ahshp h Epitome totius astrologiae (Ysagoge a Liber quadripartitus).La h splay h ls lks w h Liber primus de gentibus, regibus, civitati-bus, aeris mutatione, ame et mortalitate, h s mp h Liber quadripartitus,a h ractatus pluviarum et aeris mutationis, whh s lagly a p Liber primusde gentibus. S B, . Rly B has h lks w Epitometotius astrologiae a Reshit .Hokhmah (B, ).

141 Smhs, , spally hap .142 T s maks h lal hsp p h aal hsp; h

s, mply wh h ls m h s kw, sss hsg aa pla a mg s la, s ha hs plas sgas mah hls qs. S Miv.harim I, :, :, :; Miv.harim II, :, :, :a s.


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shw ha h h paly w Sahl I Bsh al-Yah #Al a-l-Rjal.143 B hs w ss ps h w mhs

spaaly, w l, whas I Eza jxapss hm as hy w asg mplmay mhs.144 I as happah y Sahl a #Al, h pg s h h pa hEpitome totius astrologiae, h ls, pss hs almhlgy js as I Eza s: Ip l qas ls.El s ms , m s avas, al m s.145

Mv, h Miv.harim I a Miv.harim II, af psg h smh, I Eza s h sam llsa hw av plag hasa h lal hsp h ps a mal pla,

y akg a hs plas ay (ha s, a val aha h h pla wh s s sll l). T Epitome s hsam llsa as I Eza s.146

T s xampl las as, h ms pmp a I Ezas wks gas. T ghhhap h Liber ertius de Interrogationibus ( hsa as-) sps vas ss She"elot I a She"elot II haass hs p.147

T h xampl s h a w aslgs gag a p-

lm mlay aslgy. I Eza s smla ms Miv.ha-rim I, Miv.harim II, Miv.harim III, a She"elotII; h s a a h sam a h Liber ertius de Interrogationibus, h hap wagg wa ( ll). T ah h Epitome ss h samsl pps y I Eza Miv.harim II a She"elotII.148

143

S s Miv.harim II, : a :.144 S Miv.harim I, :, :, :; Miv.harim II, :, :, : a s.145 Epitome, , L. IV, sg. R.146 Epitome, , L. IV, sg. R: Cm svs avam lgas p as

sgm q mp avas plaa a. Q s as sg gpsm lg, q mls va, vl s s plaa a, msqm gas aas, gas ls pss plaa, ms s xm pssgas ls plaa a gas. C. Miv.harim I, :; Miv.harim II, : as.

147 S She"elotI, .., She"elotII, .. a s.148 S She"elot II, .: a s, Miv.harim III, .: a s; . Epit-

ome, , L. III, ap. x, sg. Q: Mags Aslga m s assas, & s psa Mas ms spma, s sga v, s sm

vam am pa. S als Miv.harim I, .:, Miv.harim II, .: as.


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All h vss Seer ha-Miv.harim a Seer ha-She"elot, af hs, a gaz wlv haps, sg y I Eza

ass ls a gas whs sjs sp h as h spg hsp plas. Ts, h lass h She"elotI, I Eza ws: spa hs m s, I hav ha w hs k sg h mh h wlv plas.149 H I Eza mlas h gaza almval Aa ass ls a gas, sh as hsy Sahl I Bsh al-Yah a #Al a-l-Rjal gas a

ls, whh a als v wlv haps spg hwlv plas.150

Gv hs gaza, ms as sps ha h s hvas vss Seer ha-Miv.harim a Seer ha-She"elot qlyvlap. U h s pla (.., h s hap, whh -sps h s hsp pla),Miv.harim I a Miv.harim II, h ha, a She"elotI a She"elotII, h h, al wh las,my, a makg a p; h h pla, wh sh jys; h fh pla, wh mg h ays g; h sxh

pla, wh yg slavs; h svh pla, wh pashp, g-g ma, a makg wa; hh pla, wh lg jys; h h pla, wh ps a kg, l, a mpa p-s; h lvh pla, wh skg lv; a h wlfhpla, wh yg a amal.151

B wh ms ps ha a lva ls gas, aly h m gg sm akg (a

149 She"elot I, :. Smla sams a ma She"elot II, : a Miv.harimI, :. I Eza s h as h hsp plas hs s aslgy, lkMishpe.tei ha-Mazzalot,whwahahsvhplashpla wm a pas, h pla hs [h avs] ms wh gh agas hm(Mishpe.tei ha-Mazzalot, MS Shg , . ). Agly, h svh hap Miv.harim I, whh sps h svh hsp pla, gs as llws: Tsvh pla. Ts pla sgs h hgs: was, wm, a pas.

150 F Sahl I Bsh al-Yahs wks gas a ls, s De election-ibus, , On Elections, , a On Questions, . F #Al a-l-Rjals wks gas a ls, s Kitab al-bari f akham an-nujum (Bks I, II, a III gas; Bk VII ls) De iudiciis astrorum, ; Iudizios de las estrel-las, (Bks I, II, a III gas); Iudizios de las estrellas, (Bk VII ls).

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v vsa), Miv.harim a She"elotssly pa mpay. Ts, xampl, hs pla (.., h s hap, whh sps

h s hsp pla), h vss Miv.harim (She"elot)a wh h m llg a akg m;

h h pla, wh h m gg s a lg a yg la; h fh pla, wh h m ppag a as; a h h pla, wh h m wg akg a ak p a af. O h h ha, h s pla She"elot( Miv.harim) als wh asag hw may yas h qsll has lv a whh sm ls s alv a; hs pla, wh sl my gs; h h pla, wh

hs k; h sxh pla, wh asag whh a algps wll m hs sas v; h ghh pla, whsmhg h q s aa ; h h pla, wh ms,mssgs, a ls; a h wlfh pla, wh asagwhh a ps wll las m jal.152

T al gaza Seer ha-Me"orot, af h ,may v pas:

(I) T s pa ( ), sv haps, asssh pgss ha may a y vas aslgal a as-

mal gas a h s h sas, y h Ms g qaa pps wh sp s ps a h s hsas. Ts gas may v w ma ags: ()whh h M s asp y a pla a h s h s-as a h ay h ss. O h pssl ass, h mssga s wh h M s asp y a pla h a h s h sas h ay ss, whh as h pgss shl m h ass a a h hsp as h m

h s h sas (:). Ts as s mpa ly as s h ms mm sa (.., h pas ps m h s kw), als as vs h aslgal pg-ss sas a p ha s vally al h a hhsp as wh a l qs a aslg h amwk h gas.153 () A ss s a pss

152 I.153 I h ssq haps (:, :, :, :), Seer ha-Me"orot

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hMalgspah:(a)whhhMhSsshsshsxala,shsjm(:

); () whh h M h S s lps (:); () whhh M ahs a g whs sa m h qxs h slss s h sam as h sa w h la psa h ps h M a h s h sas (:); ()whh h Ms lgh s waxg wag a whh h sas sas y a xss a a hm (:).

(II) T s pa ( ) s wh h hal -s: j, pps, a qaa. Ty a lva h ma sj Seer ha-Me"orotas hy h pss

h M a ay pla aspg h al ays. Cja pps a h aal ma (.., as aglalashps w plas, j a pps-), ag h x whh h Ms smy s val,as a h lp la h M a h jg aspg pla, a whh s h lp hy a (:,:). Qaa a pps a sg wha I Ezasgas h aslgs sysm, ha s, y plag h M a hjg aspg pla h amwk h as h

hsp.154 A h , I Eza maks ha wha h has m s a m hsp whs asa was ak a h m h s h sas, a hs s s as sh a hsp wllgv a a, alg wh h Ms a (:). TaI Eza gvs spal a hs p s ga sga: hghlghs ha glaly pgss w spps ma, as alaym, h ass a hspas a h m h s hsas.

(III) T h pa (), a sgl lg hap h j-s, sss lv ss ha s h pgss a sas,as h js h M wh a pla, s plas, ax sa, a s s.155 As a l, h pgss ps h a h sa ha js h M. A sas s allva ya aslgal whs a s h pps h sass as,

154 Ts, h M s h asa, a pla s qaa wh h M wh s h x a, a s pps wh h M wh s h h a(:).

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a v vsa (:). F xampl, a sas as y l s y Jp, whh s a h pla (:); a sas as y v

wshp a s a h afl s y Vs, whhsgs lv a pmsy, a val sas s y Jp,whh sgs wshps G, hss pay, a plas Gs wshp (:). I a, h j s wh Sa Mas, h mal plas, s ms (:, :); wh Jp a Vs, h s, s a asps sg (:,:). Ts as a m y asmal a aslgalsas.156 T as g m mplx wh h Mjs m ha pla. I h plas jg h M a

Sa a Mas, h w mals, als h hs (:); hy a Sa a Jp, a mal a a , haslg ms whh hm s vs v h h,whh s h ass ply asmal sas (:).

(IV) T h a las pa () sss w hap-s. T s als wh h s ha ms sas haslgal as h al ays valamly, ha hM asp y h sam pla a h s h sas a

h al ay.157 T s hap s h ly ssaal s- Seer ha-Me"orotha als xlsvly wh pgss hsass, whh a la h Ss aal pah. I a, h s all aalgy w h a a sass: as h M aa sass, h al ays h sass a hs wh hS ahs qaa a pps wh sp s ps a hs h sas. Isa h Ms mhly pah, hwv, hSs aal pah s ak sa; h h yl al

ays aks a ll ya mpl, as agas mh asass (:).

156 F xampl, gag h M, whh s lgh s waxg wag (:,:); gag a M-Sa j, whh h pla s mvg slwly aply, ga, al al h S, apg pg, .(:); a gag a M-S j, h lav sa wll-kw aslgal s ha a sally ps s aslgy(:).

157 I hs as h l h ss s val, hws smhg s wllhapp h pa, ws (:).


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Place and Date o Composition

N h sv ass hs vlm ls xpl maa s pla a a mps. Hwv, s I Eza m-ps hs val aslgal ass as lms lag smls ylpas, hs wks a lk y ss-s m whhsl aa may gla a h , pla, a a h m-ps. Valal ma may als xa m mlg-al a lgaphal ls. O h whl, hs ma s pmv I Ezas ahshp hs wks.

S ha-Sh"l I

Alhgh hs wk s xplly sa s a mps, llsa ss la , whh sps h gh-h Bzs,158 wh I Eza w a aslgal yl-pa . She"elot I s ll ss-s h pas s Reshit .Hokhmah,159 Seer ha- .e#amim,160 Seer ha-Moladot161 a Seerha-Me"orot.162 Sy hs vals ha all hm ag ss haylpa. O h h ha, h xa Hw vs Seer ha-Moladot, whh s pa h sam ylpa, s h s She"elotI a alla yps vy.163 I a, She"elotI ss Batalmiyus, whh s h am y whh Clas Plmy s s-ga all ss h sam aslgal ylpa.164 All hsv msas ha She"elotI was mps Bzs ,af Reshit .Hokhmah I, Seer ha- .e#amim I, Seer ha-MoladotI, a Seerha-Me"orot.165

158 S She"elot I, .: a . #Olam I, whh was aly mps a Bzs, als ss la a llsa. S #Olam I, :, pp. .Ag Mahw, , p. , h la Bzs s .

159 S She"elotI, :; :; :; .:; .:; .:,; .:; .: a s.160 I., :; .: a s.161 I., :; .: a s.162 I., .: a .163 S lw, Appx B, xampl (p. ).164 S Me"orot:, s.v. Kg Plmy.165 As wll shw s, hs wk s al wh h x Seer ha-

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S ha-Sh"l II

She"elot II as a pas-s

#Olam II,

166

a h -s Seer ha-Moladot gag ps ha may hxa Hw vs h la,167 alhgh h pssly ha sm-la ssss h sam ps w h s vs hs wk a l . T sam hls a sgl a Book on the Use o the ables, whh I Eza mps sv-al vss.168 She"elot II als as xpl pas-s -s Seer Reshit .Hokhmah. T hm la gal psha a sss Reshit .Hokhmah I,169 h h als wh a

p ha a h: mg whh pla s v-s v ah. Ts las h ls ha h s h ly sv Reshit .Hokhmah II,170 a a sgh y a She"elot II ha ls h p h am hk wh hs p was a. Ts paly s Reshit

.Hokhmah II.171 I as She"elotI, whh ss h m Batalmiyus,She"elot II ss almai sga Clas Plmy;172 m hs wmay ha She"elot II was mps h af , Bzs .173 I a, She"elotII mplys

hs m, a m lswh ly .e#amim II.174 Ismmay, h ma h v ha She"elotII was pa h aslgal ylpa mps Bzs wh ham lks Reshit .Hokhmah II, #Olam II, a .e#amim II,sggss ha She"elotII was w h Fa af Egla af .175

166 S She"elotII, .: a .167 I., :, : a .:, a s.168 I., .: a .169 I., .:; .:; .: a s.170 I., .: a .171 I., .:. sh hs agm, s She"elotII, .:.172 I., :,; :; .:; .:.173 S Me"orot:, s.v. Kg Plmy.174 S She"elotII, : a .175 F h a a pla mps Reshit

.Hokhmah II a

.e#amim II, whh

mms Reshit .Hokhmah II, s: .e#amim, (I), pp. ; Sla,. F h a a pla mps #Olam II, s #Olam, (I),pp. .


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S ha-Sh"l III

Ts wk s h pas s Seer Reshit .Hokhmah (gaga pla ha s h ay h S,176 a mm p s aslgy)a Seer ha-Me"orot(gag h alays, h ma p ha wk).177 Gv h vy gal haa,hwv, hs w s a spaly h xa vssReshit .Hokhmah a Seer ha-Me"orot. A valal l s sh yh a ha She"elot III ss , lally g, sgah x sgs, sa , sag sg, whh s h mmm hgh I Ezas wk.178 T sam s s

Seer ha-Me"orot179 a h ly sv Seer ha-equah180as a mlgal lk amg hs h wks a sggss haShe"elot III was mps af , h h Fa Egla.181

S ha-Mv.ham I

Css-s a ha hs wk was mps af Reshit .Hokh-mah I a h xa vs Seer ha-MoladotI, #Olam I;

a hs Bzs : (a) Seer ha-Moladots Miv.harim I h s;182 () #Olam I s Miv.harim I h pas s;183

() Miv.harim I s h h xa vs Seer ha-Moladot184

a Reshit .Hokhmah I h pas s.185 N als ha Miv.harim I,lk Miv.harim II, ss Batalmiyus sga Clas Plmy,186

a mm haas all h ss h aslgalylpa.187

176 S She"elotIII, .: a .177 I., .: a .178 I., .: a .179 S Me"orot : a .180 equah, JNUL , . a.181 F h xa vs Seer ha-Me"orot, s lw, pp. ; Seer ha-

equah, s Sla, , pp. .182 S Appx B, xampl (p. ).183 S Appx B, xampl (p. ).184 S Miv

.harim I, :; : a s.

185 I., .: a .186 S Appx D, s.v. Plmy (p. ).187 S Me"orot:, s.v. Kg Plmy.


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S ha-Mv.ham II

I s l a Miv.harim II, as as ss-s h wks y I Eza. Hwv, h a ha ssly aqly ss h Hwalmai ah ha h Aa Batalmiyus Plmy sggss ha was pa h aslgal ylp-a.188

S ha-Mv.ham III

Ts sh Hw agm ls w s h pas s.

(a) T s s Seer Reshit .Hokhmah, mg whh apla s vs v ah. Bas h s xpl sss hs p Reshit .Hokhmah I, h s paly Reshit

.Hokhmah II.189 () T s s #Olam I.190 I a, Miv.harimIII ss , l. g sg, sga h x sgs, jslk She"elotIII, Seer ha-equah, a Seer ha-Me"orot.191 Ts sggssha Miv.harim III was mps af , h Fa Egla.

S ha-M"

Wh ga h h al ays, h ma p Seerha-Me"orot, She"elot I192 s h pas s, ag haMe"orot was mps Bzs . She"elotIII, , s hpas s Seer ha-Me"orot h sam p.193 O h h ha,Seer ha-Me"orot,aswkw,s Seer Reshit .Hokhmah hpass.194 Cg ass, hwv, sggs ha h ss- m

She"

elotI s la a x ha s h sam as h Seer ha-Me"

orotps hs vlm.F hg, h h qas ( paaphass) m Seer

ha-Me"orotha Jsph Elz Bls l .Saenat Pa#nea .h,

188 I.,189 S Miv.harim III, .: a .190 I., .: a .191 I., .: a .192 S She"elotI, .: a .193 S She"elotIII, .: a .194 S Me"orot : a .


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hs spmmay I Ezas mmay h Pah,w a h xa x Seer ha-Me"orot, alhgh

h h qs w w.195

I a, h x Seer ha-Me"orotps h ss almai Clas Plmy, alhgh all hBzs wks s Batalmiyus.196 Ts v sggss ha Seerha-Me"orot, lk ms I Eza aslgal ass, was mps a las w vss. O hm, w ls, was pa h ylpa; hs ms h x whh She"elotI s. T svs, whh s ha ps hs vlm a whh s allh avalal masps, was mps a a a a pla.A sl l s sh y h a ha Seer ha-Me"orot as w kw

, lk She"elotIII, Miv.harim III, a Seer ha-equah, ss ,197sggsg ha h s vs Seer ha-Me"orot was mpsaf , h Fa Egla.

Manuscripts

T al h sv xs hs vlm s as wy masps, sl sg h sam ppls as mply

h pvs vlms hs ss;198 hs a amg h ls,ms lgl, a, as a as pssl, ms mpl ps. A sp- hs masps, ah hm y a Hw l,llws:

Pas, Blhq Naal Fa, h. (IMHM: F ).

Vllm, Spha ha, fh y: Reshit .Hokhmah I, . aa; .e#amim I, . a; Seer ha-Moladot, . a; She"elotI, . a; Seer ha-Me"orot, . a; Miv.harim I, . a; #Olam I, . ; #Olam II, . . Us h als She"elotI a Seer ha-Me"orot.

195 S Appx B, xampls , , a , spvly (pp. ).196 S Me"orot:, s.v. Kg Plmy.197 S Me"orot : a .198 S #Olam, (I), p. .


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Camg, Uvsy Lay, A. (IMHM: F ). Pap,mm, Spha ha, fh/sxh y: Reshit .Hokh-mah I, . a; .e#amim I, . a ( ag lms wh Reshit

.Hokhmah I); She"elotI,.;Seer ha-Moladot,.;Miv.ha-rim II, . aa; #Olam I, . aa; #Olam II, . a; Miv.harimII, . a. Us h al She"elotI.

Ma, Ahv Sa, MS .. Pahm lm; agm Miv.harim III h gh s h vs a h lf s h ;ah agm She"elotIII h lf s h vs a h ghs h .199

Ma, Bla la Ral Aama la Hsa (IMHM: F). Pap, Spha ha, fh y: Seer ha-Moladot, .

a; Seer ha-Me"orot, . a; She"elotII, . aa; #Olam I,. a; #Olam II, . aa; .e#amim II, . a; .e#amimI, . aa; Miv.harim I, . a; Miv.harim II, . aa.Us h al s Miv.harim I a She"elotII.

Jsalm, Ra Ys Qaa .h (IMHM: F ). Da : Reshit

.Hokhmah I, . ; Mishpe.tei ha-Mazzalot, . (ag lms wh Reshit .Hokhmah I); #Olam II, . a; #OlamI, . a; Seer ha-Me"orot, . a; Miv.harim II, . a; Miv.harim I, . aa; She"elotII, . aa. Us hal s Miv.harim II a She"elotII.

199 I am gal Ma Pa, h h Iala Gza pj, pvg lgaphal ma a ps h lm, whh w al h mpl h sah.


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Vaa, Bla Apsla Vaaa, . (IMHM: F ). S-pha ha, h/fh y, wh aplas, shas h ss s (= w) sa (= sa) My: Reshit .Hokhmah I,.; .e#amimI,.a;Miv.harimI, . a; Miv.harim II, . a; .e#amim II, . ; Seer ha-Me"orot, . aa; Seer ha-Moladot, . a. s h al Miv.harim II.

Vaa, Bla Apsla Vaaa, . (IMHM: F ),. a. Iala ha, a : Reshit .Hokhmah I, . aa;She"elot II, . a; Mishpe.tei ha-Mazzalot, . a; #Olam II,. a; Miv.harim I, . aa; #Olam I, . aa; .e#amimII, . a. Us h al Miv.harim I.

Pas, Blhq Naal Fa, h. (IMHM: F ),. aa. Pap, Spha ha, fh y: Reshit .Hokhmah I,. a; .e#amim I, . a; Seer ha-Moladot, . ; She"elotI, . a; Seer ha-Me"orot, . a; Miv.harim I, . aa;#Olam I, . aa. Us h al s Miv.harim I, She"elotI, a Seer ha-Me"orot.

Camg, Uvsy Lay, A. (IMHM: F ). Vllm,mm sa a as, Byza ha, fh y:Reshit .Hokhmah I, . a; Seer ha-Moladot, . aa; Miv.ha-rim II, . a; She"elotII, . ; .e#amim II, . a;#Olam II, . aa. Us h al s Miv.harim II aShe"elotII.

Pas, Blhq Naal Fa, h. (IMHM: F ).Pap, Byza ha, h/fh y: .e#amim I, .


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; Seer ha-Moladot, . a; She"elot I, . aa; Seer ha-Me"orot, . a; Miv.harim I, . ; #Olam I, . a

. Us h al s Miv.harim I, She"elot I, a Seerha-Moladot.

Mh, Baysh Saaslhk, C. H. (IMHM: F ).Iala ha, fh y: Reshit .Hokhmah I, . ; .e#amimII, . ; .e#amim I, . ; Seer ha-Moladot, . aa;She"elot I, . ; Seer ha-Me"orot, . a; Miv.harim I,

. ; #Olam I, . a; #Olam II, . a; Miv.harimII, . a; Mishpe.tei ha-Mazzalot, . . Us hal s Miv.harim I, Miv.harim II, She"elot I, a Seer ha-Me"orot.

Va, shsh Naallhk, C. H. [Shwaz] (IMHM: F ). Ashkaz ha, h/fh y:Mishpe.tei ha-Mazzalot, . a; #Olam I, . a; Miv.harim II, . a; She"elot II, . aa; Reshit .Hokhmah I, . a; .e#amim II,. a. Us h al She"elotII.

Pas, Blhq Naal Fa, h. (IMHM: F ).Vllm, , Spha ha, h y; w g

h lm Qalyms Qalyms, whs am, . a, sllw y h aym (may G p hm a gv hm l):Reshit .Hokhmah I, . ; .e#amim I, . aa; She"elotI, . aa; Seer ha-Me"orot, . . Us h al s She"elotI a Seer ha-Me"orot.

Ox, Bla Lay, A. Q. [Na ] (IMHM: F

). Pap, av, ls, Gk aal ha, a Ts, ( h als, h als, lls asl-gal wks y I Eza): Reshit .Hokhmah I, . a; .e#amim I,


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. ; Seer ha-Moladot, . a; Seer ha-Me"orot, . aa; Miv.harim I, . a; #Olam I, . aa; #Olam II, .

a (svh-y ha). Us h al s Miv.harim I a Seer ha-Me"orot.

Pas, Blhq Naal Fa, MS h. (IMHM: F ).Pap a vllm, Spha ha, h y, w spas: () She"elot II, . a; Miv.harim II, . ; Mishpe.tei ha-Mazzalot, . a; .e#amim II, . ; () h las haps

a -hap aslgal a asmal ahlgy, a al sl- m lss lghy agms a mpl ass m hHw aslgal a asmal wk Aaham Ba .Hyya aAaham I Eza (. ). Us hal s Miv.harimII a She"elotII.

Fl, Bla Nazal Cal Magl. III. (IMHM: F ).

Iala ha, fh y:Miv.harim I, . aa; She"elotI,.a; She"elotII, . a. Us h al She"elotII.

Camg, Uvsy Lay, A. (IMHM: F ). Pap,mm, sa, wm-a, a h gs, Spha ha,h/fh y; pys am as Qalyms Qaly-

ms; sya as, sh as h ss la skp, a-va, a paaphas, s ss alav mlgy, shas sa h M: Reshit .Hokhmah I, . aa;Miv.harim II, . , a; .e#amim I, . aa; Seer ha-Moladot,. a; She"elotII, . a; Mishpe.tei ha-Mazzalot, . ;Seer ha-Me"orot, . aa; #Olam I, . aa. Us h al Miv.harim II.

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. ; She"elot II, . a; .e#amim II, . ;Miv.harim II, . ; Seer ha-Me"orot, . a. Us h

al s Miv.harim II a She"elotII.

Mh, Baysh Saaslhk, C. H. , (IMHM: F ).Iala ha, h/fh y: #Olam I, . aa, She"elotI, . aa; .e#amim I, . a; Reshit .Hokhmah I, . a;Miv.harim I, . a. Us h al s Miv.harim Ia She"elotI.

Vaa, Bla Apsla Vaaa . (IMHM: F ). Byz-a ha, a : Reshit .Hokhmah I, . aa; She"elotI, . aa; Miv.harim I, . a; .e#amim I, . aa; Seer ha-Moladot,. a; Seer ha-Me"orot, . a; #Olam I, . a.Us h al Seer ha-Me"orot.

Editorial and ranslation Principles

Miv.harim I, sv MSS: . A sy h variae lectionesval sg as amg MSS ,200 h ha, a amgMSS ,201 h h, as MSS . MS (Ox, BlaLay, A. Q. ), h ls h wy masps s hsvlm, sv as h py x Miv.harim I.

Miv.harim II, sv MSS: . w amls masps w: MSS , h ha, a MSS , h h.202 MS (Camg, Uvsy Lay, A. ) was sl as h pyx. I appas hav p y h ams asla Qalyms Qalyms (h lkly as s plas a masms,

200 S h llwg variae lectiones:.:,.;.:,.;.:,.;.:,.;.:, . .

201 S h llwg variae lectiones: :, . ; .:, . .202 S h llwg variae lectiones: :, . ; :, . ; :, . ; .:, . ;

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sh as h ss s sa a sa ) a splays lal ags plma l.203

She"elot I, sv MSS: . A sy h variae lectionesval w amls: MSS , h ha, a MSS h

h.204 MS (Pas, Blhq Naal Fa, h. ), h ls a ms lal, sp g llgl pas, sv ash py x.

She"elot II, sv MSS: . A sy h variae lectionesval h amls masps: MSS ,MSS , a MSS .205

MS (Camg, Uvsy Lay, A. ), whh s hls a ms lal, sv as h py x.

Seer ha-Me"orot, sv MSS: . Ev af al sy was mpssl s a smma hs masps. MS (Ox, Bla Lay, A. Q. ), h ls h wy ma-sps s hs vlm, sv as h py x Seer ha-Me"orot.

Miv.harim III a She"elot III: MS (Ma, Ahv Sa,MS .), a pahm lm ha ls h ly svvg py w agm ah hs xs. Bas sm pas a llg-l, palaly a h gs lswh as wll, I amp a lms h Hw x y mas a mpas wh h

spg ss h w La aslas, MS E (E, MSAmpl. O.) a MS V (Va, shsh Naallhk,MS ). Ts s pas a ps l haas,wh h spg La asla h variae lectiones.

Bas h al a asla ppls a vally h samas h pvs vlm hs ss,206 I lm mysl h ssals.T Hw appaas s a s a allags h Hw masps sl ha m h x

p h. A s s ma w vaas, as, a la-a. a a laa m a llgl w, I hav ly h masps ha ps a ag als hs ha wh h p x; h, wh h sglm a masps m, h MS qs s llgl a hs p. mak ass

203 S, xampl, .:, . .204 S, xampl, h llwg variae lectiones: .:, . ; .:, . ; .:,

. ; .:, . .205 S, xampl, h llwg variae lectiones: .:, . ; .:, . .206 S #Olam, (I), pp. .


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whh h Hw x pas m h py x la as,h ps all ags ha sp h py x hav

mak wh a assk h Hw appaas. Wh ssay,I hav xpla h gs my s. I hav a pa h Hw x a, ala s, v ssa ss.

T asla s ma hlp as sa h Hw xswh as mh ly as pssl. I s ass ly hs wh a Hw. As hs h pvs vlms, aal wh a asla a wly s m lagagwl lav ms h ls ps y s a vl

mval Hw xs, sh as I Ezas aslgal wgs, qmphsl, v hs wh a m Hw.Ulmaly, h aslas a a glss a mmay h Hwx.

T Eglsh s v h sam ss a ss as hHw. T paagaph aks a pa a vally h sam as h Hw x a may als ak as pav. T ms h Eglsh asla h s ha llw h xs. Tss a llsa h lks amg h wks l h,

as wll as w hm a h pas I Ezas s ps.Ty als sv la I Ezas vws h w x mvalaslgal l, xpla aslgal asmal ps ams whv ssay, a y ss.

Editorial Changes with Respect to the Previous Editions

T sv ass hs vlm a hghly spalz a h-

al xs. I Eza aly xpla h Hw aslgal ms hmply. As a l, hy a xpla h s wh hy appa h s m. ala hs xplaas m aywh h sv xs, I hav l a spal x xlsvly v s aslgal ms. Eah m hs x s h wh h spg ms s xpla.

Bas hs vlm pss sv xs ha a la h aslgal sysms, h Eglsh-Hw glssay halms has v h pas, h hal ms h

vas vss Seer ha-Miv.harim, Seer ha-She"elot, a Seer ha-Me"orot, spvly. I a, m hs h glssas, I

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Abbreviations and Sigla

< ( Hw x) af p> ( Hw x) p ( Hw x) laa ( Hw x) ps ws shf[ ] ( Hw x) ls h py xs h s h asla: w(s) a lay h mag[ ] h asla: paaphas glss( ) h asla: lal ss


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FIRS VERSION OF HE BOOK OF ELECIONSBY ABRAHAM IBN EZRA

hebrew text and english translation


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2 1 () 4 3 () 8 76 5

10 9 () 13 12 11 16 () 15 14

17 () 22 21 20 19 18 25 24 () 23 29 28 27 26

() 30 31

4 [3 [2 [ 1

[6 [*5 [ [9 [8 [7 [*13 [12 [11 [10 [15 < [14 [18 . [ 17 [16

[21 < [20 < [19 [24 [23 > [22 [ 27 [26 . [* 25 [30 [*29 [ 28 .

[31 .


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I m H W k uy,I Book o Elcton.

() B I cu c, I v yu u: T um uu1 u m c um uc y y , u v u m c.2,3 () A

u, m c4 mj juy m u juy y f , c u juy, u juy my uc v u u u c; cy v u uu c: juy c.5 () T Du6 : cu c c y c u m m k yu.7 Bu yu k m , mk ; v u,

c m u .8 () N m c.9

() F m. I yu k m m um, ,1 c2 m, cu v c , , f c3,4 c c y c [.., y c c], u c u c m cc . () I v

uc u, u c c c c c, Su, c c5 c; , u v c c; uy, c c.6

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| 3

8 () 7 6

10 9 () () 13 12 11

14

() 15 () 17 16

20 19 18

21 () 22 26 25 24 2327 () 28

() 30 29 () 31

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() A u, c m V, Su cu c Gm . () S

yu v c m m v uc u, c c c u Gm , cu y Su y1 . () Bu yu c , u m Gm , u .2

() A I c : yu k m m , u u I Book o Ntt,1 y u u u c c cyu mk.2 () H : yu k m m

, m u cu,3 ucu m c my u, u u .4

() T c m yu m 1 cm qu . () F m, m my m, c v m Vu u c c cc, cu k yu k m

.2

() Lk, yu u u M cm c u c 1 c. B cu [ M] cjuc mc uu c2 m,3 cjuc Su, zc qu m m u [.., A L Cc

Cc ] qu mc.4,5 () Bu c y M mc c, c c uc y M c, u [M] c c c c y mu, u y m v k c.6 () I m ucu yu c [M] v v c .7 () I m ucu M c

c, v [ M] m v c .


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4 3 2 1 () () 6 5 |

11

10

9

8

7

() 1312 14

15 () () () 16 () 18 17

19 ()

21 20 () 24 23 22 26 25

() () 27 31 30 29 28 34 33 32

36 | 35

3 [2 [ 1

[5 [4 [ [*8 < [7 [ 6

> [11 [10 [9 [ 14 [13 [ 12

() [16 [ 15 > [19 [18 [17 [22 [21 [ 20 [ 26 [25 [24 [ 23

[ 29 [28 > [27 [ 32 [31 [30 [35 [34 [33

[36


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() A-Auz1 : I c c L, Su, Aquu,2 M uu

mc , y muc u [ M].3

() Bu m y , my L c , y u M [Cc] f f L, yu m f c, c c m.4

() Lk, Su, y u M f L, c cc c ;5 k, Aquu, y u M f L, c cc c

.6,7

() A m c, I c mm, v M u u c. () I v y m Book o Ntt.1

() Lk, M u u u c, u [ M] c , c, cu c mu c jy;2 u cc cjuc c c . () B cu u3 u y Su4 . () N u cu ccc cc v.

() T c. Sm qu u uy, c

v m Mcuy u c c c, Mcuy1 u c c , m c u Mcuy ,cu [ c] c [Mcuy] jy2 ; u cc u y Su u m cu u. () I mucu yu c M c [Mcuy], m c c. () Yu u u c cc uy: uy my y, Su

u c3

M Mcuy; uyjuuc, Ju u Su;4 mc, M Su; c , l-n.tq


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2 17 6 5 4 3

10 9 8 () () 12 11

() 13 14 15

19 18 () 17 16 ()

21 20 () 23 22 () 24

27 26 25

29 28 () 32 31 30

35 34 33 () 37 36

39 38 | () () 40

[ 3

[*2

[ 1

[6 [ 5 . [ 4 9 [8 [7

[12 [ 11 [10 [ [ 14 [13 [16 [ 15 [20 [19 [18 [17 22 [21 24 [23 [ [ 26 [25 [ [29 [28 [27

[ 32 [ 31 [30 [35 [34 [33 [38 [37 [ 36

[40 [39


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Su; muc, Vu; mc, mm, k, m Mcuy, k

y.5,6

() T c I : I y c k m uy cc, m c cc, yu u yu Mcuy Su u,1 cu [Su] uc m uk u .2

() A Au M#3 M Su u, u.4 () I M c mu c ; m u

,5 c Sc, u u m c A, Cc f .

() F k mc, c c mc k.() I mc uv vmv, u M y , c m m Sc;1 m ucu [ M] cu 2 uc y c . () B cu [ M] v 3 v

E, cu vm . () Bu [ M]v E4 c c ,5 [ M] cu m, c v m uu c y mc , cu

vmu.6,7

() Du : I Su c M [Su] c

cc , c cu u quy, u c, cv .1

() Pmy1 : B cu m uv m M Ju Vu, [ M] v m [Ju Vu],2 cu u u mku y mv y m .() Bu c y c3 m

m; I y c Mcu c y . () I yu m- vmv, u M uu, v


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8 7 () () 10 9

11

14 13 12 () 15 () 17 16

18

19 () 21 20 () () 23 22

25 24

() 26 ()

29 28 27

() () |

4 [ 3 [2 [ 1

[ 5 [ [8 [ 7 [ 6

[11 . [ 10 [ 9 [13 [*12 [ 14 . [16 [ 15 [19 [18 [17

[ 22 [21 < [20 [ 24 [*23 27 [ 26 [25

[29 [28 [*


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uu v E .4

() I yu m my, mk u M Gm, c c m,1 [M] Su M.2 () I [ M] M, m c Su;3 u qu Su, M, Mcuy m.4

() Y#qu -K1 : T u k c

um uc, u u M u k u um uc.() A u, uc y , u u M y , A, L, Su; uc ck , y; m, y; u um , y.2

() Pmy : B cu uc y yu y

M y y.1 () A u, u m my m M A, m ck M uu, k y mmym m. () T v y c, u y cm f m [Pmy].2

() Au M# : I yu uc u, u

M y . () Bu I y u u M y , c c [ M], Su y c [ M] c.1

() T c c. Pmy : O uy m

mk m u u M m, c m m zc, , m Aquu Cc.1 () T v y c,


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() 8

7

6

5

11 10 9 13 12 16 15 14 ()

18 17

21 20 19 () () 25 () 24 23 22

26 () 30 29 28 27

31 () 32 33

34

36 35 () | ()

38 () 37 40 39 ()

[4 [3 [2 [1

[6 [ 5 [10 [9 [8 [7

[ 13 . [12 < [11 16 [ 15 [ 14

[ 17 [ [ 19 [ 18

[23 [22 [21 [20 [ 26 [25 [24 [30 [29 [28 [*27 > [32 [ 31 [35 [ 34 [33

38 [37 [ 36 [40 [39 [


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k M mc, uuc m,2 qu m qu

m m u.3

() K Su mcu y cy uc m, M . () T cc c, yu c, M v mv y, c cc,4 v cm c . () Bu cu [ M] v , u y Su, c mv.5

() K Ju my;1 , yu c u [Ju] c, c c mv vy yu uy. () B cu u mc c c [.., c], c c u. () I m ucu yu c c Fu2 uc y v.3

() I my k yu yu Mcuy cjuc- Su uu c , k y yu y f y ; cjuc uu c M, y yu y f yu m qu u.1

() K M mv y v u , y

y u, u mv y c v , c f m.1

() I v y yu Book o t Bgnnng oWdo c c .1 () S m u yu uy, , m, y, u c . () I yu [] u , uy . () A c k

c cc, c c


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() () 8 7 6 11 10 () 9 () 13 12

15 14 () 18 17 () 16 19 ()

21 20

23 22 ()

27 26 | () 25 24 30 29 () 28 () 32 31 () 38 3736 35 34 33 () 39

[ 3

[2

[1

6 [5 [4 [9 [ 8 [*7 [ [*12 [11 [ 10 < 14 < [13 17 [16 [15 [ [ 19 [18 [ [ 21 [20 [*23 [ 22 26 [ 25 [*24 [28 [27 [31 [30 [29

[ 34 [33 [ 32 [*37 [36 [35

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cy cc.2 () Bu c m c , yu uccu m. () I c

c [ y uy], c u, u mc c , c u.

() T c. I yu juy, u M c,1 c c mc

; yu c , u f, v, v c; yu c, u c c; c uu. () K v c yu .2

() S mc , c mu m . () F c, Su m, , um,3 m u cu um . () M c Su, cu u ju.() I , Mcuy c u qu u, u

c , u m . () Yu u y u y u,4 cu ; , cu u .5

() M"1 : W yu cy, cu u u Su, M, Ju, Vu, y u , u u u Su M.2 ()

I m M"

, yy c k my y m y cy m c , [M"] v my m . () Bu , cu u my cy muuy, cv, y cu y, m , , y. () T ccu cc c c m c m y cy.3 () I v y yu yu

k yu m , yu u mk yu juy u u .4 () I yu c


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1 ()

5

4

() 3

2

() 8 7 6 10 9

14 13 12 11 () () 16 15 () 19 18 17

21 20 () 24 23 () 22

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