The Pentacles

Nine Kandariri · Row 3 · Left

A short group of Hebrew characters begins four separate tiers of marks: paired strokes, four small rings and three more below them. [1]

1914 Hebrew manuscript photographic facsimile · Gollancz (1914), facsimile f. 49a, row 3, left; 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 3, left. [1]
Attributed Purpose: One of the nine Kandariri, described in Gollancz’s contents as talismans revealed to King Solomon. [1]
Design: A short group of Hebrew characters sits above five pairs of strokes and two rows of small rings. [1]

A short group of Hebrew characters sits above five pairs of strokes and two rows of small rings. Two enclosing circles are joined by a short cross at the top. — **Source reproduction** Hebrew characters above paired strokes. Gollancz, 1914, f. 49a.

Hebrew characters above paired strokes

The upper part of the inner circle contains a short horizontal group of Hebrew characters. Beneath it, five pairs of short, curved strokes form a row. Four little rings occupy the next line, with three more below them. [1]

The elements remain separate: there is no central cross linking the writing, the paired strokes and the rings. Together they form four tiers within the double-circle boundary. The talisman beside it also uses horizontal tiers, but gives a joined character most of its width. [1]

On the nine-talisman leaf

This is the lower-left figure on leaf 49a. The nine Kandariri are arranged in three rows of three, each beneath the same small cross between its two circular outlines. Their collective title and Solomonic attribution appear in Gollancz’s English contents. [1]

Sources and editions

H. Gollancz, Sepher Maphteah Shelomo
1914 Hebrew manuscript photographic facsimile. English contents, printed p. xxii; facsimile f. 49a, row 3, left; 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.