Jerusalem, The National Library of Israel: Ms. Heb. 9787=4
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Identifiers and Titles
IdentifierJerusalem (Israel), The National Library of Israel: Ms. Heb. 9787=4
Alternative IdentifiersTel Aviv, GFC, Ms. 028.012.003
Primary Manuscript TitlesGreat Tree - The Tree of Holiness
Alternative Manuscript TitlesJerusalem, NLI, Ms. 4=9787
NLI ID990036202560205171
Manuscript History
Origin
CreatorHฬฃayyim ben Joseph Vital ๐๏ธSearch for Ilanot by this Creator
Date Information18th century
Provenance
OwnerThe National Library of Israel (current owner)
Provenance PlacesJerusalem (Israel)
OwnerGross, William L. (former owner)
Provenance PlacesTel Aviv (Israel)
Physical Description
MaterialParchment ๐Translucent or opaque material made from calf, sheep, or goat skin which has been limed, dehaired, scraped, and dried under tension to produce a thin, strong material for writing, bookbinding, or other uses. For finer quality calf parchment, use "vellum." The terms parchment and vellum sometimes have been and still are both confused and used interchangeably. ๐๏ธSearch for Ilanot with this Material
Dimensions Description1850 ร 200
Hand DescriptionAshkenazic
Languages Used
Main LanguageRabbinic Hebrew ๐https://ilanot.org/voc/languages/he-x-rabbinic ๐๏ธSearch for Ilanot with this Language
Content Description
SummaryThis ilan, whose author is unknown, is labelled โThe Ilan of Holinessโ in the title above the Keter of Adam Kadmon, and it is the smallest among the three extant ilanot of this type. The other two ilanot are Cincinnati, HUC, Klau Library, Scrolls 65.2, and a rotulus in the Katsh family collection. The ilan includes distinctive diagrammatic images, which thoughtfully modify Great Tree components, including the representations of Adam Kadmon and Arikh Anpin of Pa. Its Z integrates and expands Z13 and Z14; and its T and W also show significant deviations from their typical forms. Perhaps most significant is the opening of the rotulus, which presents a novel visualization of Saruqian cosmogony (as more commonly seen in the component K). This section includes a long textual unit from Ma'amar Adam de'Atzilut from Moshe Graf's Va-yakhel Moshe (Moses assembled, Dessau, 1699), within which a number of diagramsโa number of them uniqueโare integrated.
Further Information
Research LiteratureJ. H. Chajes, The Kabbalistic tree = ha-ilan ha-แธณabali, Pennsylvania, 2022, pp. 278-282, 287, 356, 389.
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