Jerusalem, NLI, Ms. Heb. 4=9797Great Tree

Jerusalem, NLI, Ms. Heb. 4=9797Great Tree

Shelfmark:
Ms. Heb. 4=9797, Recto
National Library of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel
Date of Creation:
19th century
Dimensions:
262 × 8 cm
Material:
parchment
Form:
rotulus
Handwriting:
Square
Former Shelfmark:
Tel Aviv, GFC, Ms. 028.012.016
About the MS:
This beautifully executed rotulus features a unique, seemingly apologetic subtitle: Dimyon (likeness). This disclaimer is boldly inscribed directly above Keter of Adam Kadmon, where the diagrammatic representation of the Divine begins. The substantial empty area at the bottom of the rotulus was intended to be filled with an inscription to a dedicatee.
Type:
Great Tree, Lurianic
Research Literature:
  • J. H. Chajes, The Kabbalistic Tree (University Park, PA: Penn State University Press, 2022), 211–214, 229–231, 299–302, 352, 383, 390, 392, 394, 398.
NLI Record:
NLI Record