Jerusalem (Israel), The National Library of Israel: Ms. Heb. 9788=4
About the Ilan
TextGrid URI of the Editiontextgrid:4b50w
ContextAmulet or Magical ๐The usage context of the diagram is as an amulet or for other magical purposes. ๐๏ธSearch for Ilanot with this Context
FamiliesCoppio (Lurianic) ๐๏ธSearch for Ilanot in this Family
Surfaces of the Ilan
Recto
About the Manuscript
Identifiers and Titles
IdentifierJerusalem (Israel), The National Library of Israel: Ms. Heb. 9788=4
Alternative IdentifiersTel Aviv, GFC, Ms. 028.012.006
Primary Manuscript TitlesCoppio ilan amulet
Alternative Manuscript TitlesJerusalem, NLI, Ms. Heb. 4=9788
NLI ID990038357180205171
Manuscript History
Origin
ContributorsSejera, Nissim ben Hayyim (Scribe)
Moses son of Malakand Cohen (Mentioned)
Copio, Yitshฬฃakฬฃ ben Michael, (Creator)
Date Information19th century
Creation PlacesJerusalem (Israel)
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
FormRotulus ๐A roll of parchment or paper unrolled vertically for reading. ๐๏ธSearch for Ilanot with this Form
Dimensions Description2540 ร 175
Hand DescriptionSquare
Languages Used
Main LanguageRabbinic Hebrew ๐https://ilanot.org/voc/languages/he-x-rabbinic ๐๏ธSearch for Ilanot with this Language
Content Description
SummaryThis goatskin ilan amulet was likely created in Jerusalem by the scribe Nissim Sejera and is an abridged adaptation of Isaac Coppio's two column ilan (Jerusalem, NLI, Ms. Heb. 4=9790). The adaptation constitutes a significant reduction of the original from which much text has also been removed. The ilan includes a magical addendum personalized for a specific client: Moses son of Malakand Cohen. The existence of an almost identical copy featuring the name of a different recipient (New York, JTS, Ms. 435) indicates their commercial production.
Colophon"ืืืื ืื ืืฉื ืืืืฆืืืช ืืื ืืขืฉืื ืืืื ืขืกืงืื ืฉื ืืฉื ืื ืืืืงื ื ืืื ืื"ื ืืืื ืฆืจื ืืฆืืื ื ืืืื ืืฉืจ ืืคื ื ืืฉืืื ืืืฆืืื ... ืชืืืื ืืจืืฉืืื ืขื"ืง ืชืืื"ื ืื ืก"ื. ืขืฅ ืืืื ืืืื ื ืืืื ืฉื ืืืจ"ื ืืงืืืฉ ืืฆืืง"ื ืืืืข"ื ืฉืงืื ืืืืจื"ื ืืฆืืง"ื ืืืืข"ื ืกืืช ื ืงืืื. ืืจืืฉ ืืื ืงืืืื"
Further Information
Research LiteratureJ. H. Chajes, The Kabbalistic Tree: Ha-Ilan ha-Kabalai (Pennsylvania: 2022), pages 295โ296, 304โ306, 356โ357, 398.
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