Jerusalem, NLI, Ms. Heb. 4=9800Great Tree

Jerusalem, NLI, Ms. Heb. 4=9800Great Tree

Shelfmark:
4=9800, Recto
The National Library of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel
Place of Creation:
Jerusalem
Date of Creation:
ca. 1900
Dimensions:
455 × 22.3 cm
Material:
paper
Form:
rotulus
Handwriting:
Square
Former Shelfmark:
Tel Aviv, GFC, Ms. 028.011.006
About the MS:
The graphical distinctiveness of this elegant paper ilan is in the precise, distinctive micrography that establish the facial features of Adam Kadmon and Arikh Anpin. The opening of this ilan resembles the openings of many ilan amulets, which may indicate a common origin.
Type:
Great Tree, Lurianic
Research Literature:
  • J. H. Chajes, The Kabbalistic Tree (University Park, PA: Penn State University Press, 2022), 210–211, 390.
NLI Record:
NLI Record