Manuscript, Shorshei HaShemot, lexicon of practical kabbalah – Hashbaot, Holy Names, letter combinations, amulets and Segulot, [Morocco, 18th/19th century].
Semi-cursive Western script. Kabbalistic diagrams and illustrations.
Missing the beginning (until the middle of letter Alef) and the end (from the middle of letter Shin).

Shorshei HaShemot (also known as Sefer HaShemot) is a comprehensive work on the Holy Names, with a detailed description of their functions and use in Hashbaot and amulets. The work is arranged as an alphabetical encyclopedic lexicon, and includes thousands of Holy Names and kabbalistic name combinations, as well as much practical kabbalah. The core of the work was composed by the kabbalist R. Moshe Zacuto (the Ramaz), and it includes kabbalistic secrets he received from his teachers. The work of R. Moshe Zacuto was of limited scope, but it was later expanded upon significantly by R. Eliyahu Shapiro and Maghrebi Torah scholars.

[1], 100-111, 113-146 leaves (total of [47] leaves). Missing leaf 112. Leaf 100 bound after leaf 123. 23 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Worming. Tears and wear. Open tears, slightly affecting text to several leaves. Inscriptions. Old binding, damaged and partially lacking.

Provenance: Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, MO.011.092.

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