The Book of the Differences

Mishael ben Uzziel

11th or 12th Century

Facing, stained pages of handwritten Hebrew in two sizes, the smaller being vowelless.
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Mishael ben Uzziel

11th Century
Little is known of the life of scholar Mishael ben Uzziel. He may have been a Karaite and likely lived in Jerusalem. He was the author of Kitāb al-khilaf (Book of the Differences), which lists differences of opinion between the two main Masoretes, Aaron ben Moses Ben Asher and Moses ben David Ben Naftali.

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