Manuscript · A · c. AD 930

Aleppo Codex (Crown of Aleppo)

Considered the most authoritative manuscript of the Masoretic Text. Written by the scribe Shlomo ben Buya'a and vocalized/annotated by Aaron ben Moses ben Asher, the foremost Masorete. Endorsed by Maimonides as the model codex. Damaged in the 1947 Aleppo riots.

Date

c. AD 930

Language

Hebrew (with Tiberian Masoretic vocalization and cantillation)

Material

Parchment

Script

Hebrew square script

Contents

Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) — originally complete, now partially damaged (missing most of the Torah and some other sections). About 295 of the original ~487 leaves survive.

Location

Israel Museum, Jerusalem (Shrine of the Book)