Solomon b. Buyāʿā (Scribe of the Aleppo Codex) and St. Petersburg EVR II B 61+

Abstract The article provides an introduction to RNL St. Petersburg Ms. EVR II B 61+, a 10th century Masoretic codex containing the Latter Prophets that is nearly entirely extant. There is considerable evidence that Solomon b. Buyāʿā, the scribe of the Aleppo Codex and RNL St. Petersburg Ms. EVR II B 17, wrote the consonantal text and most of the Masorah magna of Ms. EVR II B 61+. The identity of the scribe that provided the Masorah parva, vocalisation, and cantillation is also considered. Cantillation symbol and Masorah parva similarity between II B 17/L1 and the present codex suggest that these were added by Solomon’s brother Ephraim, the masran and naqdan of L1.