The Sword of Moses is the title of an apocryphalHebrew language book of magic edited by Moses Gaster in Zikhron Ya'akov (now in Israel) in 1896 from a 13th- or 14th-century manuscript from his own collection,[1] formerly MS Gaster 78, now London, British Library MS Or. 10678. Gaster assumed that the text predates the 11th century, based on a letter by Hai ben Sherira (939-1038) which mentions the book alongside the Sefer haYashar, described as another book of formulas, and that it may even date to as early as the first four centuries CE. Yuval Harari disagrees, saying, "It seems more reasonable that the book stemmed from the (later) era of magical treatises, such as Pishra de-Rabbi Hanina ben Dosa or Havdala de-Rabbi Aqiva. Although there is no hard proof for the date of origin of any of these compositions (including The Sword of Moses), scholars tend to agree that they were compiled during the third quarter of the first millennium."[2]
Besides the medieval manuscript used by Gaster, a short fragment of the text survives in Cod. Oxford 1531. A new critical edition was printed in 1997 by the Israeli scholar Yuval Harari based on a variant text found in another manuscript. An English translation of the same was published in 2012.
The largest manuscript of the Sword of Moses begins with a description of the heavenly realms and angels, and soon moves onto describing various prayers, invocations, and ritual procedures that the reader is to perform before he is able to use the "Sword"; this term refers to a huge list of magical names later in the text, divided into 136 sections, each with a different magical use. The list of names is given first, followed by its uses in the next section:
[1]If at a full moon you wish to seize and to bind a man and a woman so that they will be with each other, and to annul spirits and blast-demons and satans, and to bind a boat, and to free a man from prison, and for every thing, write on a red plate from TWBR TSBR until H’ BŠMHT.[2] And if you wish to destroy high mountains and to pass (in safety) through the sea and the land, and to go down into fire and come up, and to remove kings, and to cause an optical illusion, and to stop up a mouth, and to converse with the dead, and to kill the living, and to bring down and raise up and adjure angels to abide by you, and to learn all the secrets of the world, write on a silver plate, and put in it a root of artemisia, from TWBR TSBR until H’BŠMHT. [3]For a spirit that moves in the body, write on magzab from TWBR until MNGYNWN. [4]For a spirit that causes inflammation, write from MGNYNWN until HYDRSṬ'.[3]
Here is a brief abstract of the original Sword of Moses by Gaster:
The Sword of Moses. In the name of the mighty and holy God! Four angels are appointed to the “Sword” given by the Lord, the Master of mysteries, and they are appointed to the Law, and they see with penetration the mysteries from above and below; and these are their names — SKD HUZI, MRGIOIAL, VHDRZIOLO, TOTRISI. [CQD HUZI MRGIZIAL, UHDRZIULU, TUTRISI] And over these are five others, holy and mighty, who meditate on the mysteries of God in the world for seven hours every day, and they are appointed to thousands of thousands, and to myriads of thousands of Chariots, ready to do the will of their Creator.
Here is a brief abstract of the book The Sword of Moses :
In the name of mighty and holy God!
Four angels are appointed to the Sword given by the Lord, the Master of mysteries, and they are appointed the Law, and they see with penetration the mysteries from above and below; and these are their names-SHAQADHUZIAY, MARGIYOIEL, ASHARUYLIAY, TOTRUSIYAY. Pronounced Shaqad Hozi, Marji-wial, Hade-ru-i-zelu, Tu-ter-i-si And over these are five others, holy and mighty, who meditate on the mysteries of God in the world for seven hours every day, and they are appointed to thousands of thousands, and to myriads of thousands of Chariots, ready to do the will of their Creator. If you look at the transliteration of the Sacred names of the 4 angels appointed to the Sword. You will see I have decoded them. SKD HUZI= SHAQADHUZIAY MRGIOIAL= MARGIYOIEL VHDRZIOLO= ASHARUYLIAY TOTRISI= TOTRUSIYAY
Yuval Harari, אקדמון Israel (1997) חרבא דמשה: מהדורה חדשה ומחקר
Harari, Yuval (2012). "The Sword of Moses (Ḥarba de-Moshe): A New Translation and Introduction". Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft. 7 (1): 58–98. doi:10.1353/mrw.2012.0008. S2CID 162236993.
Geoffrey Harris, Author Of The Sword Of Moses With All The Divine Names
^"Interview with Yuval Harari- Jewish Magic before the Rise of Kabbalah". 4 June 2017.
^Harari, Yuval (2012). "The Sword of Moses (Ḥarba de-Moshe): A New Translation and Introduction". Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft. 7 (1): 68–69. doi:10.1353/mrw.2012.0008. S2CID 162236993.
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For another use see The Sword of Moses novel The Sword of Moses is the title of an apocryphal Hebrew language book of magic edited by Moses Gaster in Zikhron Ya akov now in Israel in 1896 from a 13th or 14th century manuscript from his own collection 1 formerly MS Gaster 78 now London British Library MS Or 10678 Gaster assumed that the text predates the 11th century based on a letter by Hai ben Sherira 939 1038 which mentions the book alongside the Sefer haYashar described as another book of formulas and that it may even date to as early as the first four centuries CE Yuval Harari disagrees saying It seems more reasonable that the book stemmed from the later era of magical treatises such as Pishra de Rabbi Hanina ben Dosa or Havdala de Rabbi Aqiva Although there is no hard proof for the date of origin of any of these compositions including The Sword of Moses scholars tend to agree that they were compiled during the third quarter of the first millennium 2 Besides the medieval manuscript used by Gaster a short fragment of the text survives in Cod Oxford 1531 A new critical edition was printed in 1997 by the Israeli scholar Yuval Harari based on a variant text found in another manuscript An English translation of the same was published in 2012 Contents 1 Contents 2 Editions 3 The Sword of Moses in fiction 4 See also 5 ReferencesContents editThe largest manuscript of the Sword of Moses begins with a description of the heavenly realms and angels and soon moves onto describing various prayers invocations and ritual procedures that the reader is to perform before he is able to use the Sword this term refers to a huge list of magical names later in the text divided into 136 sections each with a different magical use The list of names is given first followed by its uses in the next section 1 If at a full moon you wish to seize and to bind a man and a woman so that they will be with each other and to annul spirits and blast demons and satans and to bind a boat and to free a man from prison and for every thing write on a red plate from TWBR TSBR until H BSMHT 2 And if you wish to destroy high mountains and to pass in safety through the sea and the land and to go down into fire and come up and to remove kings and to cause an optical illusion and to stop up a mouth and to converse with the dead and to kill the living and to bring down and raise up and adjure angels to abide by you and to learn all the secrets of the world write on a silver plate and put in it a root of artemisia from TWBR TSBR until H BSMHT 3 For a spirit that moves in the body write on magzab from TWBR until MNGYNWN 4 For a spirit that causes inflammation write from MGNYNWN until HYDRSṬ 3 Here is a brief abstract of the original Sword of Moses by Gaster The Sword of Moses In the name of the mighty and holy God Four angels are appointed to the Sword given by the Lord the Master of mysteries and they are appointed to the Law and they see with penetration the mysteries from above and below and these are their names SKD HUZI MRGIOIAL VHDRZIOLO TOTRISI CQD HUZI MRGIZIAL UHDRZIULU TUTRISI And over these are five others holy and mighty who meditate on the mysteries of God in the world for seven hours every day and they are appointed to thousands of thousands and to myriads of thousands of Chariots ready to do the will of their Creator Here is a brief abstract of the book The Sword of Moses In the name of mighty and holy God Four angels are appointed to the Sword given by the Lord the Master of mysteries and they are appointed the Law and they see with penetration the mysteries from above and below and these are their names SHAQADHUZIAY MARGIYOIEL ASHARUYLIAY TOTRUSIYAY Pronounced Shaqad Hozi Marji wial Hade ru i zelu Tu ter i si And over these are five others holy and mighty who meditate on the mysteries of God in the world for seven hours every day and they are appointed to thousands of thousands and to myriads of thousands of Chariots ready to do the will of their Creator If you look at the transliteration of the Sacred names of the 4 angels appointed to the Sword You will see I have decoded them SKD HUZI SHAQADHUZIAY MRGIOIAL MARGIYOIEL VHDRZIOLO ASHARUYLIAY TOTRISI TOTRUSIYAY CQD HUZI MRGIZIAL UHDRZIULU TUTRISI 4 Editions editGaster Moses 1897 חרבא דמשה www hebrewbooks org Yuval Harari אקדמון Israel 1997 חרבא דמשה מהדורה חדשה ומחקר Harari Yuval 2012 The Sword of Moses Ḥarba de Moshe A New Translation and Introduction Magic Ritual and Witchcraft 7 1 58 98 doi 10 1353 mrw 2012 0008 S2CID 162236993 Geoffrey Harris Author Of The Sword Of Moses With All The Divine NamesThe Sword of Moses in fiction editThe original manuscripts of The Sword of Moses kept in London and Oxford feature centrally in Dominic Selwood s 2013 crypto thriller The Sword of Moses Corax London 2013 ISBN 978 0992633202 See also editOld Testament Pseudepigrapha Assumption of MosesReferences edit Interview with Yuval Harari Jewish Magic before the Rise of Kabbalah 4 June 2017 Harari Yuval 2012 The Sword of Moses Ḥarba de Moshe A New Translation and Introduction Magic Ritual and Witchcraft 7 1 68 69 doi 10 1353 mrw 2012 0008 S2CID 162236993 1 Harari The Sword of Moses 2 Amazon page for the book Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Sword of Moses amp oldid 1197775343, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
