A Lithographed Shiviti-Kamea Printed in Jerusalem, 5664 (1903/04): An Object Study

This note describes a small Jewish protective amulet (kamea) of the shiviti type: a lithographed Hebrew sheet printed in Jerusalem, later set under a clear layer in a hand-cut silver frame with red coral beads and filigree bells. A chronogram on the sheet, "the year of 'Jerusalem the built'" (Psalm 122:3), gives the printing date as 5664, that is 1903/04. The sheet follows the classic Jerusalem layout of the period: the Divine Name at the top with Psalm 16:8 around it, Psalm 36:10 beneath, a menorah formed from Psalm 67 in micrography at the centre, the 42-letter Name flanking it, the 72-letter Name in two side ovals, and two tablet-shaped panels with the standard childbirth and bedtime formulas below. The paper records the object, the reading of each of its twenty zones with an explicit secure/probable flag, the derivation of the date, and the function each element has in the kabbalistic grammar of the amulet. It accompanies an open, bilingual interactive guide to the same object. Resumen. Esta nota describe un pequeño amuleto judío de protección (kamea) del tipo shiviti: una hoja hebrea litografiada, impresa en Jerusalén y montada después en un marco de plata con cuentas de coral rojo. Un cronograma (Salmo 122:3) da como fecha de impresión 5664, es decir 1903/04. El artículo registra el objeto, la lectura de sus veinte zonas con una marca de lectura segura o probable, la derivación de la fecha y la función de cada elemento dentro de la gramática cabalística del amuleto. Acompaña a una guía interactiva, abierta y bilingüe. Interactive guide: kamea-shiviti.netlify.app · Source: github.com/Jossifresben/kamea-shiviti-jerusalem