This rare Judeo-Arabic fragment is from the Kitab al-Hidaya ila
Faraiḍ al-Qulub (Guide to the Duties of the Heart ) by Baḥya
ben Joseph Ibn Paquda (2nd half of the 11th century). This work is
of fundamental importance since it sets out the first Jewish system
of ethics. The manuscript tradition of this Judeo-Arabic work is
quite fragmentary because few textual witnesses remain today.
Rights
e-codices - Virtual Manuscript Library of Switzerland
