Duplicate Jewish Lamellae from Late Antiquity: Wolfe NA 1 and Getty Museum 80.AM.55.2

This article comprises a new edition of a Jewish silver lamella from the Wolfe Family Collection (Wolfe NA 1). The lamella contains a duplicate version of a published silver lamella from the J. Paul Getty Museum (80.AM.55.2). Internal evidences indicate that the parallel sources were written by the...

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1. VerfasserIn: Abudraham, Ohad 1986- (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: 2021
In: Israel exploration journal
Jahr: 2021, Band: 71, Heft: 1, Seiten: 101-108
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Zusammenfassung:This article comprises a new edition of a Jewish silver lamella from the Wolfe Family Collection (Wolfe NA 1). The lamella contains a duplicate version of a published silver lamella from the J. Paul Getty Museum (80.AM.55.2). Internal evidences indicate that the parallel sources were written by the same hand. The presence of almost exact replicas written for different clients proves that at a certain point in Syria in late antiquity there was a professional Jewish magician who worked from a pre-set model. Both amulets include a list of 31 angels. This number is now explained as a reflection of the numerical value of the theophoric element
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ISSN:0021-2059
Enthält:Enthalten in: Israel exploration journal