CAJS Rar Ms 658 Collection of amulets, charms, remedies, and magic bowls. / [קמעות, קמעות, תרופות וקערות קסם]
Title
Collection of amulets, charms, remedies, and magic bowls.[קמעות, קמעות, תרופות וקערות קסם]
Other related names
- Gross, William L, former owner
Call number
CAJS Rar Ms 658(420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106-3703, University of Pennsylvania, Library at the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies)
Alternate identifiers
Publisher
University of PennsylvaniaLanguage
Hebrew and Aramaic (many amulets and texts of incantations in Aramaic)Origin
Written in Turkey during the 18th century (original manuscripts), possibly bound as two composite manuscripts (based on older foliation), circa 1800.
- Place
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Turkey
Notes
- Ms. composite codex.
- Title supplied by cataloger.
Extent
105 leaves : 170 x 130 mm bound to 180 x 145 mmSupport
PaperLayout
Script
Provenance
- Formerly owned by Tel Aviv collector William L. Gross (Kedem); former call number The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, OT.011.021.
- Sold by Kedem Auctions (Jerusalem), Auction 93 part 1, lot 80 (as part of selections from the Gross Family Collection).
Subjects topical
- Occultism--Religious aspects--Judaism
- Cabala
- Incantation bowls
- Amulets
- Jews--Turkey--18th century--History--Sources
Genres
- codices (bound manuscripts)
- Manuscripts, Hebrew--18th century
- Manuscripts, Aramaic--18th century
- incantations
Licenses
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Table of contents
- fol. 11r — Protection amulets against assassins
- fol. 22r — Instructions on creation of a glass bowl with a handle, with a precise vocalized incantation text to be read through the top circularly
- fol. 27r — Instructions on writing and reading the angelic pseudo-scripts
- fol. 29v — Creation of amulets and amuletic texts
- fol. 48v — Cipher as amuletic text
- fol. 104r — Protection amulets against robbers
- fol. 106r — Protection amulets against migraines
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