Subject: Aramaic language

This pamphlet, published in New York in 1823 by D.A. Borrenstein, reprints William Harris's *Elements of the Chaldee Language*. Intended as a supplement to Hebrew grammars, it serves as a general introduction to Aramaic dialects. This publication is one of the earliest imprints of David Aaron Borrenstein, a printer who initially worked in London before relocating to New York and later New Jersey.

Manuscript study note on the translation of Aramean. The note measures 8" x 5" and contains several complete sentences on the verso, written in a very small script. It begins: "The Chaldaic dialect has a (?) close to the Syriac; hence they are both frequently referred to under the common name Aramean." The note includes tables comparing script and further commentary. It is not in the handwriting of Isaac Leeser; it may be an insert from a letter to Leeser on the subject. Found with other Leeser papers. This document has been reviewed and verified at the Katz Center of the University of Pennsylvania by Dr. Arthur Kiron, the Schottenstein-Jesselson Curator of Judaica Collections, and Bruce Nielsen, Judaica Public Services Librarian and Archivist, who is a trained paleographer.