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An amulet for a person with the falling sickness [epilepsy—Ed.]. He should wear it [the amulet] around his neck, and he should fast and ritually immerse, and it should be written in the first hour at…
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16th or 17th Century
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To kill a foe: write these twelve names on deerskin or calfskin parchment on Monday evening at the third or fourth hour, or at those times at night. And this is what you shall write:
He who gives…
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17th Century
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Printed birth amulet. The decorative borders are composed of printers’ devices and decorations that were used by printers in Fürth (Bavaria), so it is assumed that this amulet was printed in that city…
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Fürth, Holy Roman Empire (Fürth, Germany)
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ca. 1750
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Asenath the daughter of R. Samuel Adoni (Barazani) was a wise woman and a great Torah scholar. She studied the secrets of kabbalah and acquired a considerable reputation for performing miracles and…
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Unknown
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Ottoman Empire (Kurdistan, Iraq)
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16th or 17th Century
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To exorcise any spirit or any demon from a person [is] a kabbalistic power [ma‘aseh merkavah] with which King Solomon, peace be upon him, ruled all the demons. Fast for three consecutive days—Monday…
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Safed, Ottoman Empire (Safed, Israel)
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17th Century
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Abraham Bar Jacob
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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ca. 1700
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Artist Unknown
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Westheim, Holy Roman Empire (Westheim, Germany)
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ca. 1750
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Artist Unknown
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Venice, Republic of Venice (Venice, Italy)
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ca. 1750
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Moses Mendez Coutinho
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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1701
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Artist Unknown
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ca. 1725