New York (USA), Jewish Theological Seminary: Ms. 435
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Identifiers and Titles
IdentifierNew York (USA), Jewish Theological Seminary: Ms. 435
Primary Manuscript TitlesNew York, JTS, Ms. 435
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 Description264 ร 20
Content Description
SummaryThis ilan amulet constitutes 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: Mordechai Hayyim son of Rachel. The existence of an almost identical copy featuring the name of a different recipient (Jerusalem, NLI, Ms. Heb. 4=9788) indicates the commercial production of these amulets.
Colophonืื ื ืืืชื ืืืื ืื ืืฉื ืืืืฆืืืช ืืื ืืขืฉื ืืื ืืืื ืขืกืงื ืฉื ืืจืืื ืืืื ืื ืจืื ืืืื ืฆืจื ืืฆืืืื ืืืื ืืฉืจ ืืคื ื ืืฉืืื ืืืฆืืื ืืื ืืจืืืช ืืชืืจื ืืืืื ืขื ืจืฉื ืืข"ื ื'ื ื[ืืื]ืช ืื ืืฉืืืช ืืงืืืฉืื ืืืืืืจืื ืืื ืืจืืื ืืืื ืืืชืืืื ืืงื' ืืืืืจื ืืืืื ืชืืืื ืืจืืฉืืื ืขื"ืง ืชืืื"ื ืื ืก"ื
Further Information
Research LiteratureJ. H. Chajes, The Kabbalistic Tree (University Park, PA: Penn State University Press, 2022), 306, 398.
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