The Pentacles

Nine Kandariri · Row 1 · Right

A long angular figure crosses the upper part of this talisman. Several lines of Hebrew writing descend below it, with three little rings beside its right-hand upright. [1]

1914 Hebrew manuscript photographic facsimile · Gollancz (1914), facsimile f. 49a, row 1, right; set description in the English contents, printed p. xxii.

Pentacle profile

Tradition and Group: Hebrew Solomonic compilation · Nine Kandariri [1]
Position within the Set: Folio 49a, row 1, right. [1]
Attributed Purpose: One of the nine Kandariri, described in Gollancz’s contents as talismans revealed to King Solomon. [1]
Design: An angular upper figure, three small rings and several lines of Hebrew writing share the inner circle. [1]

An angular upper figure, three small rings and several lines of Hebrew writing share the inner circle. Two enclosing circles are joined by a short cross at the top. — **Source reproduction** An angular figure above Hebrew lines. Gollancz, 1914, f. 49a.

An angular figure above Hebrew lines

A long horizontal bar extends from the left towards a squared form at the upper right. Another bar crosses that form below, while two descending strokes continue into the centre. Three small rings lie beside the right-hand upright. [1]

Hebrew word groups descend below this angular structure. The script occupies more of the lower half, leaving the long bars across the upper portion. Two circles enclose the drawing, linked by the small cross above. [1]

On the nine-talisman leaf

This talisman closes the upper row on leaf 49a. Across that row, the left figure combines script with a central column, the middle joins an elongated character to rows of rings, and this one places writing beneath an angular upper structure. Gollancz identifies the nine together as talismans revealed to Solomon. [1]

Sources and editions

H. Gollancz, Sepher Maphteah Shelomo
1914 Hebrew manuscript photographic facsimile. English contents, printed p. xxii; facsimile f. 49a, row 1, right; Wellcome canvas 90, facsimile PDF p. 91. Section identified in the contents at ff. 48a–49a.
Gollancz’s 1914 photographic facsimile reproduces the Hebrew manuscript leaf.

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