General

Title

The Grupa Ilan

Manuscript name

Klau Library Scrolls 69

Summary

The Grupa Ilan, a Great Tree of type KPaZP7, is the earliest known Great Tree to reach us that begins with the first four frames of Knorr’s original Saruqian ilan (Kabbala denudata I, Apparatus IV, figs. 8–11). K is followed by PaZP7, the spliced integration of Poppers and Ẓemaḥ. This ilan also stands out by virtue of having a rare colophon at the very bottom of the rotulus: “I made this neither out of genius nor pride, for it is not for the desire of the eyes / but only for the glory of the Lord, who dwells in the heavens, to learn within it His deep secrets / and the covenant of isaac he will fulfill with me” Under the formal colophon is a cursive signature that is difficult to decipher. It appears to read: “Isaac son of the honorable R. Leib of Grupa (Dolná Krupá), here in Schlaining.” Isaac Grupa is an unknown figure. On this ilan, see J. H. Chajes, The Kabbalistic Tree, pp. 215–221

Layout

1

Support material

parchment

Form

http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300028629

Identifier

Scrolls 69

Alternative identifier

Klau Library Scrolls 69

Repository

Hebrew Union College Klau Library

Country

http://ontologi.es/place/USA

Settlement

Cincinnati

Dimensions

Measure

6 sheets

Width

26.0 cm

Height

309.0 cm

Creation time