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“The Hebrew word Talmud means study or learning. The Babylonian Talmud is a collection of study teachings based upon the Hebrew Bible and oral commentaries of Jewish learning. The six major divisions of the Talmud are derived from the Mishnah or oral Torah. The Gemara section of the Talmud explains the Mishnah. The Talmud incorporates teachings from the Jewish sages who lived from the second Temple period until the time of the Amoraim in the fifth century. Most of the Rabbis cited in the Talmud lived from 20 B.C. to 450 A.D.”    -- Dr. Brad Young

The Babylonian Talmud

• Call number BM500.E57 LRC-R
• 64-volume set (located in the Reference Room)
• Talmud has six divisions—Seder Zera’im, Seder Mo’ed, Seder Nashim, Seder Nezikin, Seder Kodashim, and Seder Tohoroth—identified as section number (Sec.) in the call number
  (For example, "Sec. 1" identifies the first division of the tractate, Seder Zera'im.)

Indexes are found in two places: 1) at the end of the entire set in the last two volumes and 2) often at the end of each tractate. Start with either of these two indexes to locate information in the Talmud.

1. Cumulative Indexes, called “Keys to the Talmud” (2 vols.), are located at the end of the entire set. Use them to find terms/subjects, scriptures, and rabbinical references within the various tractates of the Talmud.
Vol. I - Contains the “General Index” and several abbreviation lists.
Vol. II - Contains “Index of Scriptural References,” “Rabbinical Index,” “Glossary,” and “Transliteration of Hebrew Letters.”

2. Individual Tractate Indexes are found at the end of each tractate, located in the middle of the volume between the English and Hebrew. Each tractate contains its own glossary, abbreviations, and indices for scriptural references, general terms, and Rabbis.
Note: Some tractates make up two and three volumes. Therefore, the "tractate" index will be found in the last volume of that tractate. For example, the tractate index for "Baba Bathra" is in Vol. III.

For online searching see: The Babylonian Talmud online.

The chart below is arranged according to tractates as they appear on the shelf. Use the chart below to identify abbreviations* or use the Alphabetical Abbreviation Index then locate the tractates on the shelf.

Divisions 1	Tractate Abbreviations 2	Tractate 3	Subject Matter
First Division SEDER ZERA'IM (Seeds)	Ber. BERAKOTH Benedictions Pe'ah PEAH (Zeraim, Vol. I) Gleanings Dem. DEMAI (Zeraim, Vol. I) Produce not certainly tithed Kil. KILAYIM (Zeraim, Vol. I) Diverse Kinds Sheb. SHEBIITH (Zeraim, Vol. I) The Seventh Year Ter. TERUMOTH (Zeraim, Vol. II) Heave-offerings Ma'as. MAASEROTH (Zeraim, Vol. II) Tithes Ma'as S. or M.Sh. MAASER SHENI (Zeraim, Vol. II) Second Tithe Hall. or Hal. HALLAH (Zeraim, Vol. II) Dough-offering 'Orl. or 'Or. ORLAH (Zeraim, Vol. II) The Fruit of Young Trees Bik. BIKKURIM (Zeraim, Vol. II) First-fruits
Second Division SEDER MO'ED (Feasts)	Shab. SHABBATH (Vol. I, II, III) The Sabbath Erub. ERUBIN (Vol. I, II, III) The Fusion of Sabbath limits Pes. PESAHIM (Vol. I, II) Feast of Passover Shek. SHEKALIM (with Megillah) The Shekel Dues Yom. YOMA (Vol. I, II) The Day of Atonement Suk. SUKKAH The Feast of Tabernacles Betz. or Bez. BETZAH Festival Days R. Sh. or R. H. ROSH HA-SHANNAH Feast of the New Year Ta', or Ta'an, or Taan. TAANITH Days of Fasting Meg. MEGILLAH The Scroll of Esther M. Kat. or M. K. MOED KATAN Mid-Festival Days Hag. HAGIGAH The Festal Offering
Third Division SEDER NASHIM (Women)	Yeb. YEBAMOTH (Vol. I, II, III) Sisters-in-law Ket. or Keth. KETHUBOTH (Vol. I, II, III) Marriage Deeds Ned. or Neda. NEDARIM Vows Naz. NAZIR The Nazarite-vow Sot. SOTAH The Suspected Adulteress Gitt. or Git. GITTIN (Vol. I, II) Bills of Divorce Kidd. or Kid. KIDDUSHUIN (Vol. I, II) Betrothals
Fourth Division SEDER NEZIKIN (Damage)	B.K. BABA KAMMA (Vol. I, II) The First Gate B.M. BABA MEZIA (Vol. I, II) The Middle Gate B.B. BABA BATHRA (Vol. I, II, III) The Last Gate Sanh. SANHEDRIN (Vol. I, II) The Sanhedrin Makk. or Mak. MAKKOTH Stripes Shebu. SHEBUOTH Oaths Eduy. or Ed. EDUYOTH Testimonies 'A.Z. or A. Zar. 'ABODAH ZARA (Vol. I, II) Idolatry Ab. ABOTH The Fathers Hor. HORAYOTH Instructions
Fifth Division SEDER KADASHIM (Hallowed Things)	Zeb. ZEBAHIM (Vol. I, II) Animal offerings Men. MENAHOTH (Vol. I, II) Meal offerings Hull. or 'ul. HULLIN (Vol. I, II) Animals killed for food Bekh. or Bek. BEKOROTH Firstlings Arak. or 'Ar. ARAKIN Vows of valuation Tem. TEMURAH The Substituted Offering Ker. KERITHOTH Extirpation Meil. or Me'il. ME'ILAH Sacrilege Tam. TAMID The Daily Whole offering Midd. or Mid. MIDDOTH Measurements Kinn. or Kin. KINNIM The Bird offering
Sixth Division SEDER TOHOROTH (Cleannesses)	Kel. KELIM (Tohoroth, Vol. I) Vessels Ohol. OHOLOTH (Tohoroth, Vol. I) Tents Neg. NEGA'IM (Tohoroth, Vol. I) Leprosy signs Par. PARAH (Tohoroth, Vol. II) The Red Heifer Toh. TOHOROTH (Tohoroth, Vol. II) Cleannesses Mikw. or Mik. MIKWAOTH (Tohoroth, Vol. II) Immersion-pools Nid. or Nidd. NIDDAH The Menstruant Maksh. or Maks. MAKSHIRIN (Tohoroth, Vol. II) Predisposers Zab. ZABIM (Tohoroth, Vol. II) They that suffer a flux Teb. Y. or T. Y. TEBUL YOM (Tohoroth, Vol. II) He that immersed himself that day Yad. YADAYIM (Tohoroth, Vol. II) Hands Utkz., 'Uk., or 'Ukz. 'UKZIN (Tohoroth, Vol. II) Stalks Nidd. or Nid. NIDDAH The Menstruant
Cumulative Index- Sec. 7	KEYS TO THE TALMUD, Vol. I- General Index KEYS TO THE TALMUD, Vol. II - Scriptural References, Rabbinical Index
Notes: * Some abbreviations are taken from The Mishnah: Translated from the Hebrew with Introduction and Brief Explanatory Notes by Herbert Danby, Oxford University Press. 1 To locate a division on the shelf, look for a corresponding section number (Sec.) in the call number. 2 There are variants in the abbreviations. 3 Each tractate is identified on the call number as a part ("Pt."). Shorter tractates may be combined in a volume; longer tractates may have more than one volume.

Follow the steps below to locate your topic in the Talmud.

• Numbering for tractate pages is taken from the upper outside corners, not from the standard pagination at the bottom, such as page 292. Example: 73b-74a.
• Use abbreviations for the tractate names. When citing "Baba Bathra" you would use B. B. (Refer to the abbreviations above.)
• To distinguish versions of the Talmudic tractates use abbreviations: y. for Jerusalem and b. for Babylonian.
  
  For example, when citing the Babylonain Talmud tractate Baba Bathra, page 292, you would use b. B. B. 73b-74a

The Babylonain Talmud

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The Talmud (Yale University Library)

http://www.library.yale.edu/cataloging/hebraicateam/talmud.htm

WebShas: Main Index

http://www.aishdas.org/webshas/main.htm
A bibliography of the Talmud. Provides a main index with a list of categories that sub-divides into specific subjects and an alphabetical list of subjects.