Talisman, between 1900 and 1920.
קמיע

Format:

Book

Manuscript

Author/Creator:

Aśegri, Mashiaḥ.

Contributor:

Karp, Abraham J., former owner.

Abraham J. and Deborah Karp Collection of Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

תנ"ך. תהלים, ס"ז. עברית.

Language:

Hebrew

Judeo-Persian

Subjects (All):

Jews.

History.

Talismans.

Afghanistan--Herat.

Amulets (Judaism).

Tetragrammaton.

Talismans--Specimens.

Kavvanot (Cabala).

Jews--Jerusalem--History--Sources.

Jews--Afghanistan--Herat--History--Sources.

Genre:

Sources.

Specimens.

Talismans.

Psalms.

Cryptograms.

Penn Provenance:

Formerly in the collection of Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Karp.

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf) : parchment ; 160 x 105 (156 x 103) mm

Other Title:

שם המפורש.

Place of Publication:

between 1900 and 1920.

בין 1900-1920.

Language Note:

In Hebrew; two words of scribal statement in Judeo-Persian.

Biography/History:

Cabalist, scribe and artist of amulets and talismans, active late 19th century until early 20th century; originally from Herat, Afghanistan, emigrated to Jerusalem, circa 1900.

Summary:

This is a manuscript of a talisman, used for meditation and protection, written around the Tetragrammaton. Cabalistic letter combinations are written together with verses; the 42-letter name of God is written downward at the right margin. Psalm 67 is written in a menorah motif at the center; loops and dots separate the letters framing Psalm 67. Aśegri indicates that he is composing this talisman in Jerusalem, though he comes from Herat, Afghanistan. Written in 22 lines, with all four margins framed by text; written in an Oriental square script typical of Persian and Afghani scribes in the 19th century.

Cited as:

UPenn Karp BIII.3g.

Contains:

Bible. Psalms, LXVII. Hebrew.

Shem ha-meforash.

תנ"ך. תהלים, ס"ז. עברית.

שם המפורש.

OCLC:

1262666594