[ha-Safran]: LC heading for Abraham Ibn Ezra

Hi Margo, and any others who are seeing dots before their eyes: This heading was established in 1943, well before the advent of AACR2 rules, the current Hebrew romanization table, or the English *Encyclopaedia Judaica*. It was derived from the name given to this author in *The Jewish

RE: [ha-Safran]: LC heading for Abraham Ibn Ezra

I assume all they are trying to do is to warn non-Hebrew speakers to pronounce the ei as two separate vowels, and not as a dipthong. I would not look for any analogies to Hebrew transliteration. Dan Rettberg Rare Book and Manuscript Bibliographer Klau Library Hebrew Union College-Jewish

Re: [ha-Safran]: LC heading for Abraham Ibn Ezra

The form in the current NAF is based on a once common English usage. Note it is coded as AACR2 compatible. I suspect the umlaut indicates it was based on a once popular German-influenced system for romanization that was widely used in the English speaking countries --Aaron KUperman LC/SSCD/LAW