• Ms. 565




    Categories

    Kabbalah
    Manuscript

    [Amulet]


    Manuscript ID:
    Ms. 565

    Place:
    [unknown]

    Date:
    1700s

    Description:
    ink on paper; 1 leaf; Ashkenazi square and Rabbinic characters

    Subject:
    Kabbalah


    Cabalistic amulet against the evil eye and various ills, containing a multiplicity of symbols and some prayers. The amulet, artistically designed, is divided into four large fields and a rectangular frame. The four fields show at the top right: a pattern of “revelation” from Keter (top) and the Tetragrammaton (middle) down to the Metatron; top left: a medallion with the Star of David inside and one hand each at the top and bottom; bottom left: Ps. 67 in the shape of a menorah; bottom right: the sefirotic tree.


    Manuscript Link:
    https://huc.on.worldcat.org/oclc/959357020


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