Sefer Urim ve-Tumim. Divinations. Copied, with the title page, from the Bombay 1885 edition. Includes the questions, but not the answers supplied in tables in the printed edition.
- Yemenite semi-cursive script.
- Description based on finding aid
LC Hebr. Ms 190
Micro Orien. Hebr. 880/89
This manuscript, titled Sefer Urim ve-Tummim (The Book of Urim and Thummim), is a 19th-century Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic manual for divination and spiritual guidance. Printed in Bombay (Mumbai) in 1846 (Year 5606), it represents the unique cultural and religious traditions of the Baghdadi Jewish community in India.
What the Manuscript is About
The work is a "lot book" used to seek answers to life's uncertainties through a structured ritual. It claims to be based on the ancient wisdom of the High Priest’s breastplate used in the Second Temple.