Prince of the Torah (Sar ha-Torah)

This Hebrew narrative, part of the larger corpus of Hekhalot literature, recounts Israel’s plea to God in the time of Zerubbabel that their work reconstructing the Temple after their return from exile prevents them from studying Torah. God, through Zerubbabel, shares with Israel the divine names they need to adjure the Prince of the Torah, whose magic provides complete knowledge and memory of the Torah without requiring any studying.