AMPLE Catalogue of
Ilan Diagrams

Moscow, The Russian State Library: Ms. Guenzburg 53 p. 206

(מוסקווה, אוסף גינצבורג, כתב יד 53, עמ' 206, Jacob ben Hayyim Zemah Ilan)

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TextGrid URI of the Edition4101n
ContextHermeneuticalExpresses that the usage context of a diagram is for hermeneutical purposes.
Research LiteratureJ. H. Chajes, The Kabbalistic Tree (University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2022), 120–121.

Surfaces of the Diagram

204b


About the Manuscript

Identifiers and Titles

IdentifierMoscow (Russia), The Russian State Library: Ms. Guenzburg 53
Primary Manuscript TitlesZemah ilan
Alternative Manuscript TitlesMoscow, RSL, Ms. Guenzburg 53

Manuscript History

Origin
Contributors (Annotator)
(Annotator)
(Annotator)
Date Information17th century
Provenance
Provenance PlacesMoscow (Russia)

Physical Description

Support DescriptionFrom page 187, the hand changes
Number of Pages241
Hand DescriptionItalian

Languages Used

Main LanguageRabbinic Hebrewhttps://ilanot.org/voc/languages/he-x-rabbinic

Content Description

SummaryThis ilan is a significant witness to Jacob Ẓemaḥ’s "Ilan of the Enrobings". Found within a copy of Ḥayyim Vital’s “Oẓrot Ḥayyim”, the diagram presents a networked array of arboreal parẓufim that visualizes the complex sefirah-to-sefirah interfaces of the Lurianic emanation process. This specific witness exemplifies the pedagogical approach of Moses Zacuto, who recognized the heuristic value of Ẓemaḥ’s work and ensured its inclusion in the copies of Oẓrot Ḥayyim produced under his direction in Mantova. By reviving the iconic arboreal schema, this ilan achieved unrivaled clarity in depicting the core Lurianic theory of hitlabshuyot (enrobings).

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EditorsUri Safrai
Josef H. Chajes
Maximilian de Molière
Eliezer Baumgarten
Boaz Taub

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Moscow, The Russian State Library: Ms. Guenzburg 53 p. 206

(מוסקווה, אוסף גינצבורג, כתב יד 53, עמ' 206, Jacob ben Hayyim Zemah Ilan)

About the Diagram

TextGrid URI of the Edition4101n
ContextHermeneuticalExpresses that the usage context of a diagram is for hermeneutical purposes.
Research LiteratureJ. H. Chajes, The Kabbalistic Tree (University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2022), 120–121.

Surfaces of the Diagram

204b


About the Manuscript

Identifiers and Titles

IdentifierMoscow (Russia), The Russian State Library: Ms. Guenzburg 53
Primary Manuscript TitlesZemah ilan
Alternative Manuscript TitlesMoscow, RSL, Ms. Guenzburg 53

Manuscript History

Origin
Contributors (Annotator)
(Annotator)
(Annotator)
Date Information17th century
Provenance
Provenance PlacesMoscow (Russia)

Physical Description

Support DescriptionFrom page 187, the hand changes
Number of Pages241
Hand DescriptionItalian

Languages Used

Main LanguageRabbinic Hebrewhttps://ilanot.org/voc/languages/he-x-rabbinic

Content Description

SummaryThis ilan is a significant witness to Jacob Ẓemaḥ’s "Ilan of the Enrobings". Found within a copy of Ḥayyim Vital’s “Oẓrot Ḥayyim”, the diagram presents a networked array of arboreal parẓufim that visualizes the complex sefirah-to-sefirah interfaces of the Lurianic emanation process. This specific witness exemplifies the pedagogical approach of Moses Zacuto, who recognized the heuristic value of Ẓemaḥ’s work and ensured its inclusion in the copies of Oẓrot Ḥayyim produced under his direction in Mantova. By reviving the iconic arboreal schema, this ilan achieved unrivaled clarity in depicting the core Lurianic theory of hitlabshuyot (enrobings).

Further Information

About the Edition

EditorsUri Safrai
Josef H. Chajes
Maximilian de Molière
Eliezer Baumgarten
Boaz Taub