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Or 16206

Record Id:
032-003459872
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Or 16206
Title:
Jewish kabbalistic amulet
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
1 sheet
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http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_16206 (digital images currently unavailable)
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Languages:
Hebrew
Scripts:
Hebrew
Start Date:
1700
End Date:
1899
Date Range:
1700-1899
Era:
CE
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Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project

Or 16206

Jewish kabbalistic amulet

Contents

Amulet for a woman.

Language(s): Hebrew

f. 1r
Title: קמיע
Title: Ḳameʿa

Amulet for the protection of Esther bat Miriam against all sorts of illness and misfortune, against spirits and demons, etc. With Magen David in the centre.

In the margins: בכח השמות על פי שתהיה להצלה לרפוא לשמירה לאסתר בת מרים ..., followed by numerous names of angels.

Upper paragraph: עמ"י עש"ו בעזר ובסיוע האל יתעלה נתחיל ונגמור קמיע זו על שם אסתר בת מרים שישמירה ויצילה מחולה נופל ומכל מיני פחד שבעולם שלא תפחידו אותה לא במחשבה ולא בשום דמות שבעולם לא ביום ולא בלילה לא בצהרים ולא בערב לא בבקר ולא בשכבה ולא בקומה ... בשם יואחצצבירירון שישמירה למשקז"ע מכל מיני שידין ורוחין ....

The paragraph on the right side contains the name of scribe(?) Abraham: ואני אברהם.

Verso side is blank.

Colophon:

Physical Description

Parchment sheet of the 18th-19th century.
Form: codex
Material: parchment
Support:
Extent: 1 sheet
Dimensions (leaf): 295 × 258 mm.
Foliation:

Foliation in Arabic numerals in pencil.

Collation

Condition

Folding lines, usage stains.

Hand(s)

Hebrew square script.

Binding

Mounted. In flap case.

History

Origin: 1700-1899 18th-19th century?

Provenance and Acquisition

Acquired at Jewish Treasures auction sale Zurich, December 13th, 2005, lot 106.

Record Sources

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