Cincinnati, Hebrew Union College: Scrolls 69
The Grupa Ilan
About the Ilan
TextGrid URI of the Editiontextgrid:40zv3
FamiliesGreat Tree (Lurianic) ๐๏ธSearch for Ilanot in this Family
Surfaces of the Ilan
Recto
About the Manuscript
Identifiers and Titles
IdentifierCincinnati (USA), Hebrew Union College, Klau Library: Scrolls 69
Primary Manuscript TitlesGreat Tree - The Grupa Ilan
Alternative Manuscript TitlesCincinnati, HUC, Klau Library, Scrolls 69
Manuscript History
Origin
CreatorIsaac Grupa ๐๏ธSearch for Ilanot by this Creator
Date Informationearly 18th century
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
FormRotulus ๐A roll of parchment or paper unrolled vertically for reading. ๐๏ธSearch for Ilanot with this Form
Dimensions Description309 ร 26
Content Description
SummaryThe Grupa Ilan, a Great Tree of type KPaZP7, is the earliest known Great Tree to reach us that begins with the first four frames of Knorrโs original Saruqian ilan (Kabbala denudata I, Apparatus IV, figs. 8โ12; 12 was not included in the K module). K is followed by PaZP7, the spliced integration of Poppers and Zacuto/แบemaแธฅ. This ilan also stands out by virtue of having a rare colophon at the very bottom of the rotulus: โI made this neither out of genius nor pride, for it is not for the desire of the eyes / but only for the glory of the Lord, who dwells in the heavens, to learn within it His deep secrets / and the covenant of Isaac he will fulfill with meโ Under the formal colophon is a cursive signature that is difficult to decipher. It appears to read: โIsaac son of the honorable R. Leib of Grupa (Dolnรก Krupรก), here in Schlaining.โ Isaac Grupa is an unknown figure.
Further Information
Research LiteratureJ. H. Chajes, The Kabbalistic Tree (University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2022), 215โ221.
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