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August 21, 2025Open Access

The Middle Turkic Biblical Ms. Evr. I Bibl. 143 from the first Firkowicz collection. Part II. The religious affiliation

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The manuscript Evr. I Bibl. 143 includes a translation of the Torah, highlighting its religious significance.
The analysis confirms that the language of the manuscript is Middle Kipchak based on previous research.
This observational study delves deeper into the manuscript's origins to assess its true religious affiliation.
Identifying the precise affiliations could enrich our understanding of Middle Turkic literature's impact and lineage.

Abstract

The First Firkowicz Collection of the National Library of Russia in Saint Petersburg contains a Middle Turkic manuscript stored under accession number Evr. I Bibl. 143. It includes a translation of a large portion of the Torah written in the Hebrew script. In the present paper the author offers his own contribution to the question of whether this is a Rabbanite or Karaite work. This paper is a continuation of Németh (2025), in which it was argued that the language of this Biblical source is Middle Kipchak.

The Middle Turkic Biblical Ms. Evr. I Bibl. 143 from the first Firkowicz collection. Part II. The religious affiliation

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