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Bidding Information
Lot #    23217
Auction End Date    4/28/2009 11:03:00 AM (mm/dd/yyyy)
          
Title Information
Title (English)    Amulet
Title (Hebrew)    קמיע
Author    [Ms. - Kabbalah]
City    North Africa or Israel
Publication Date    20th cent.
          
Collection Information
Independent Item    This listing is an independent item not part of any collection
          
Description Information
Physical
Description		    Small piece of parchment, 60:104 mm., ink on vellum, creased on folds.
          
Detailed
Description		    Amulets are frequently mentioned in talmudic literature. The term used is kame'a or kami'a (pl. kemi'ot or kemi'in), a word whose origin is obscure. The written kame'a was a parchment inscribed with one or more quotations from a variety of sources, including the Scriptures (cf. Shab. 61b). Later amulets were inscribed with quotations relevant to their specific purpose. The text of the Priestly Blessing (Num. 6:24–26) was considered effective against the "evil eye." Permutations and combinations of the letters of the different names of G-d were frequently used; names of angels were also very common. Amulets subsequently merged with the Kabbalah and came to be known as "practical Kabbalah." Many mystical texts, such as the Sefer Yezirah and the Sefer Razi'el, contain instructions for the preparation of amulets and other charms, for a variety of purposes.
          
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Listing Classification
Period
20th Century:    Checked
  
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Subject
  
Kabbalah:    Checked
  
Characteristic
Language:    Hebrew
  
Manuscript Type
Other:    Amulet
  
Kind of Judaica