[Avodah] manuscript of the Rambam

[Ezra Chwat via Avodah]

Mishneh Torah manuscripts. Firstly most of the authoritative manuscript
versions of Mishneh Torah, available for those without experience in
reading manuscripts in Rav Shilat's series:
http://aleph.nli.org.il:80/F/?func=direct&doc_number=003862884

And in side by side with the common printed edition, here:
http://aleph.nli.org.il:80/F/?func=direct&doc_number=002392254

Soon the Academy of Hebrew language will be uploading their transcripts
copies of the authoritative manuscripts to their site Maagarim:
http://maagarim.hebrew-academy.org.il/

"Authoritative" means a copy authorized by the author, many of which were
available and cited in Kesef Mishneh, Migal 'Oz and other sources. Some
of these manuscripts (or relatives) are available in microfilm or online.

In the introduction, list of mitzvoth, and books Mada' and Ahavah,
the authorized version bears the signature of the Rambam, which renders
every other text witness, obsolete and meaningless. (so you can put your
Frankel in genizah). It's online here:
http://maimonides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/viewer/

Nashim, the authoritative copy, the only text witness
that reflects the final version (about this see here:
http://imhm.blogspot.co.il/2013/02/blog-post_28.html )

is Oxford 594 info here: 
http://aleph.nli.org.il:80/F/?func=direct&doc_number=000089732
the viewer is temporarily down. 
In Hafla'ah there's Oxford 596, see the link to the online access at
the bottom of this info page :
http://aleph.nli.org.il:80/F/?func=direct&doc_number=000089734
So too Zra'im Oxford 598 here:
http://aleph.nli.org.il:80/F/?func=direct&doc_number=000089736
;'Avodah-Qorbanot Oxford 602. Here:
http://aleph.nli.org.il:80/F/?func=direct&doc_number=000089740
Taharah in BL 496:
http://aleph.nli.org.il:80/F/?func=direct&doc_number=000121170
Qinyan : Oxford 611
http://aleph.nli.org.il:80/F/?func=direct&doc_number=000089753
Mishpatim: Escorial G III 2: (temporarily limited access)
http://aleph.nli.org.il:80/F/?func=direct&doc_number=000123697
Shoftim: Oxford 613:
http://aleph.nli.org.il:80/F/?func=direct&doc_number=000089755

Dr. Ezra Chwat    
Department of Manuscripts

The National Library of Israel, Jerusalem
Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram,
P.O. Box 39105, Jerusalem 9139002
ezra.chwat at nli.org.il  |  www.nli.org.il