Munich, BSB, Cod.hebr. 450
About the Ilan
TextGrid URI of the Editiontextgrid:4nk0r
FamiliesGreat Tree (Lurianic) ๐๏ธSearch for Ilanot in this Family
Hammerschlag ๐๏ธSearch for Ilanot in this Family
Surfaces of the Ilan
Recto
About the Manuscript
Identifiers and Titles
IdentifierMunich (Germany), Bayerische Staatsbibliothek: Cod.hebr. 450
Primary Manuscript TitlesHammerschlag's Adam Kadmon
Alternative Manuscript TitlesMunich, BSB, Cod.hebr. 450
NLI ID990001285000205171
Manuscript History
Origin
CreatorHammerschlag Nosen Neta ๐๏ธSearch for Ilanot by this Creator
Date1691
Creation PlacesMikulov (Czechia)
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 Description336 ร ca. 68
Content Description
SummaryThis manuscript, known as the Ilan of Adam Kadmon, the creation of the kabbalist, cantor, and scribe R. Natan Neta Hammerschlag, is a scroll comprising five parchment membranes, serving as the earliest witness to incorporate the Pu module (the single-column redesign of Poppers P) alongside the N module (Ilan of Expanded Names). The ilan is characterized by groundbreaking visual innovation: it departs from traditional columnar arrangement in favor of a serpentine layout, and reverses the left-right perspective in its depiction of the head of Adam Kadmon. Iconographically, the striking anthropomorphic figure of Adam Kadmon is adorned with a Habsburg imperial crown, fusing the images of the monarch, Adam Kadmon, and Shabtai แบevi. The inscriptions and illustrations are saturated with encrypted Sabbatean allusions, unique gematrias, and pseudo-citations attributed to Oแบrot แธคayyim.
Further Information
Research LiteratureJ. H. Chajes, The Kabbalistic Tree (University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2022), 226-240.
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