Jerusalem (Israel), National Library of Israel: Ms. Heb. 4=9819
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Identifiers and Titles
IdentifierJerusalem (Israel), National Library of Israel: Ms. Heb. 4=9819
Alternative IdentifiersTel Aviv, GFC, Ms. 028.012.009
Primary Manuscript TitlesShandukhโs First Ilan
Alternative Manuscript TitlesJerusalem, NLI, Ms. Heb. 4=9819
NLI ID997012314165305171
Manuscript History
Origin
CreatorShindukh, ลaลon ben Mordekhai ๐๏ธSearch for Ilanot by this Creator
Date Information1821
Creation PlacesBaghdad (Iraq)
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 Description10480 ร 295
Hand DescriptionOriental
Languages Used
Main LanguageRabbinic Hebrew ๐https://ilanot.org/voc/languages/he-x-rabbinic ๐๏ธSearch for Ilanot with this Language
Content Description
SummaryThis Shandukh ilan, which is over ten meters long, opens with a unique, complex sequence of miniature arboreal diagrams that, taken together, are meant to represent Adam Kadmon. Shandukh notes that the โten complete parแบufimโ it contains are each composed of ten sefirot and that this fractal pattern continues infinitely: โeach and every sefirah is composed of ten, endlessly."" The continuation of the ilan includes a visualization of the Saruqian World of Nekudot, comprising several diagrams inspired by the opening of Moshe Graf's Va-yakhel Moshe (Moses assembled, Dessau, 1699). Then follows a compact recapitulation of the first part of the ilan before the subsequent stages of emanation are represented.
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