Jerusalem (Israel), Meir Benayahu Collection
About the Ilan
TextGrid URI of the Editiontextgrid:4b1g4
FamiliesZacuto-แบemaแธฅ (Lurianic) ๐๏ธSearch for Ilanot in this Family
Surfaces of the Ilan
Recto
About the Manuscript
Identifiers and Titles
IdentifierJerusalem (Israel), Meir Benayahu Collection Ilan
Primary Manuscript TitlesZacuto-แบemaแธฅ Arik and the Enrobings Ilan
Manuscript History
Origin
Date Information17th 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
Dimensions Description70 ร 32
Content Description
SummaryThis seventeenth-century Zacuto-แบemaแธฅ (Z) ilan, preserved in the Meir Benayahu Collection in Jerusalem, represents a seminal stage in the evolution of the Lurianic ilan. It elegantly splices together two foundational diagrammatic modules: Moses Zacutoโs Arikh Anpin (Z13) and Jacob แบemaแธฅโs visualization of the Enrobings (Z14). The manuscript exhibits a distinctive combination of Ashkenazi and Sephardi square scripts, featuring a particularly large and discordant medieval Ashkenazi square inscription. Textual analysis reveals that this ilan shares specific corruptions with the decorated Trinity Scroll in Cambridge (Cambridge, Trinity College, Scroll F.11.18), indicating they likely derive from a common source.
Further Information
Research LiteratureJ. H. Chajes, The Kabbalistic Tree (University Park, PA: Penn State University Press, 2022), 119.
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